Epilogue Seven Months Later
I could hardly believe it. Finally, the threat was entirely over.
No more worrying that I’d get myself, Swerve, or any of the Horsemen and their friends killed by simply existing.
After obtaining the names from the four captives, we turned them over to Anderson.
I thought for sure my life was over. I’d have to leave Swerve and go on the hunt.
I would never rest until I made him and his club safe.
However, my man knew me better than I thought he did. He knew exactly what I had planned, and he refused to let me leave. To my shock, when I asked Anderson to convince them, he adamantly declined. He said that they were better off with me than without.
I lived in terror of what would become of us.
It had been hard on everyone. The club made sacrifices because of me.
Ones I never could repay. The biggest being that Jauhnna, Jaycee, Chasin, and Paige didn’t live at the compound with the rest of us.
The O’Sheerans allowed them to remain on their estate under their protection for the duration.
Their men came and went freely so they could be with them.
I had gotten somewhat comfortable relying on the so-called Irish Mafia for help, though it took some time.
Prior to this, they had been seen as the enemy.
I was beyond thrilled that Diablo and Scorpion could spend time with their families, since having them miss out on the bulk of their wives’ pregnancies would’ve been terrible.
And for Jaycee and Chasin not to see their dad would’ve been worse.
Barely over six weeks ago, Jauhnna gave birth to her and Diablo’s second son.
They named him Kody. Two weeks later, just a few days before Thanksgiving, Paige had her and Scorpion’s twins.
They named their son Kamran and their daughter Leylah.
Their names were nods to Scorpion’s Arabic heritage.
All three babies were adorable, and now that they were all back home at the compound where they belonged, everyone was getting time to admire them.
It seemed that not even Hiroki Ogawa would go up against the O’Sheerans, and the other Yakuza bosses weren’t willing to do it either.
Imagine our shock when we discovered that the other Yakuza bosses hated Ogawa and wanted him gone.
He was too brash and brought too much heat down on them as a whole.
With help from Lyle Villard, who spilled everything when he was confronted, we’d gotten the leads we needed to trace and take down Ogawa’s various business interests.
It was slow work, but it progressed more quickly than most cases I’d worked with the FBI.
Apparently, when you worked with Anderson as part of his team, things got done much faster.
The majority of people still had no clue exactly who he worked for, which meant who I worked for, but they were, without a doubt, a powerful government entity.
Yeah, I’d accepted his offer to be a part of his team. I knew the secret of who we worked for, but I kept that to myself. The only one I told was Swerve. He was understanding about keeping that to himself, even from the club, and the Horsemen didn’t ask him if he knew.
Earlier, the entire club had gathered in the clubhouse.
We all wanted to spend time together and complete the final preparations for the upcoming Christmas holiday in a few days.
Special guests joined us. Since the club had been under a death threat, Diablo had been unable to see his oldest daughter, Brooklyn, and her family for six months.
With that threat gone, she, her man, Torch, and their three kids—Thane, Jai, and Eden—had come to Florida to spend the holiday with the Horsemen.
I was happy to meet her. Swerve had told me all about her. They’d grown up together.
I wondered if they’d resent or dislike me because I’d kept them apart from the club and her dad for so long, but she was as sweet and kind as could be. Torch was like the Horsemen, in my opinion.
Now that the evening was over, Swerve and I were back in town at his place.
We could now live here freely, or at least for the next six months or so.
With the danger past, we were starting to build our house on the Horsemen’s compound.
I agreed that the safest place for us was there.
All the plans used to modify his current house were given to the builder to ensure they would be incorporated into the new house.
With that underway, we had two final things to do.
One was to get married finally. Even while living under the threat of death, Swerve proposed to me a month after we began our takedown of Ogawa and wouldn’t let me say no.
Since I didn’t have anyone other than Rhodes on my side of the family, I left it up to Swerve to decide when and where we’d get married.
If I thought he’d want a trip to the courthouse and be done with it, I was wrong.
He was insisting on a whole wedding with tons of friends, presents, and a big dress.
He told me he planned to get married only once, and we were doing it right.
I gave him whatever he wanted. As long as I ended up his wife, it was fine by me.
“What are you thinking about?” he asked.
“I was just remembering everything that’s happened these past several months. And then I thought of the wedding. You know, we’ve only got one other thing to settle and we’ll be set for the rest of our lives,” I told him.
“You mean finding out the results of the test? Yeah, I’ve been hoping we’d find out before Christmas, but I guess the holiday has slowed everything down. You’re sure that if they confirm what I said, you won’t be upset?”
“Honey, I would love to have your baby, but if it’s not possible, we’ll adopt. Will you be okay if we can’t?”
“As long as we’re together, I’ll be good.”
“What if there’s a chance that you can father a child, even a small chance? Would you rather have them try to harvest your sperm and fertilize my eggs so they can implant them or try to do it the old-fashioned way?”
He thought for several moments, then shrugged. “It’s up to you, but I do have to admit, I wouldn’t say no to trying the old-fashioned way for a bit. Who says we can’t do both at the same time?” He grinned and nipped my bottom lip. Instantly, warmth rushed through my body.
Pressing my body closer to his, I brought his head down until our mouths were a mere inch apart. “I love that idea. And I think there’s no better time than now to get started. Maybe this will be our lucky night.”
“Lucky night?”
“Yeah, I’ve been waiting all day to tell you that the doctor called today with the results.
It appears that there is a ten percent chance that you can father a child naturally.
That percentage increases to twenty percent with medical help after repeated attempts.
He told me to think it over with you and let him know after the new year. ”
Swerve’s shock lasted a few heartbeats before he plastered me to his chest. “Please tell me you’re not joking,” he whispered hoarsely.
“I would never joke about this, Santiago. We have a chance. And I’m open to taking the time to see if we can achieve it ourselves or to go straight to artificial insemination. Whichever you want, I’m all for it.”
His growl made me shiver as his mouth captured mine.
We hungrily kissed, our hands moving over each other’s bodies.
Sleeping in the nude had advantages, and this was one of them.
It took only that and the kissing to make me slick and ready for him.
Based on the hardness pressing into my side, Swerve was feeling the same.
My man, when he let go of my mouth, buried his face between my breasts.
“God, I’d love to be able to see these beauties full of milk and to have our child nurse from them.
Electra, baby, I want us to try this way.
I know we haven’t been using birth control, and you haven’t gotten pregnant, but let’s give it a few more months.
If that doesn’t work, then we’ll go the other route. ”
I hugged him closer. “Then what are you waiting for, Santiago? Make love with me and give me your seed. Let’s see if we can make a baby,” I moaned.
Swerve raised, then pushed me onto my side.
He rolled onto his, spooning me from behind.
His hand lifted my top leg and brought it back to rest on his hip.
His cock rubbed along my wet folds, causing us both to groan.
Then he found my entrance and pushed the thick head inside.
Our groans grew louder. One hard thrust and Swerve was fully enveloped.
Gripping my hip, he flexed his middle. This movement allowed his cock to pull back and then thrust back inside of me.
I assisted in the rocking movement, driving him as deep as he could go.
It was a fast coupling. We were both too excited to prolong it.
I knew that this wouldn’t be the only one tonight or over the coming weeks and months.
We always had a very active sex life, but the chance to make a baby would increase it even more.
And if we failed, we had other options to achieve our family.