Wrath runs his fingers over his beard a few times and flashes a sinister smile. “Car bomb’s nice. Should scare the piss out of all those corrupt fucks. They’ll assume it’s related to the trial.” He nods at Rock. “Or the lack of justice.”

“Right. That was my other thought. He’s got so many people gunning for him, there’s no reason to look my way. And like you said, it’s a method we haven’t used in decades.”

“You can’t do it anywhere someone else is gonna get hurt. That’s what got that club in Idaho in so much shit,” Teller reminds me.

“I’m aware. Trust me, brother, I don’t want any collateral damage. Just this guy.” I nudge Rock with my elbow. “Loco had some good insight for me. I think planting the bomb at his place and setting it off at the Senator’s home will be the way to go.”

“Sounds good.” Rock shakes his head. “Even if Loco puts the pieces together once it’s done, he’s sure as fuck not going to snitch on anyone.”

“Loco’s crazy, but he’s not dumb,” Wrath says. “He’ll put the pieces together fast.”

“Trust me, he’s got no love lost for this guy. He’ll probably congratulate me.”

Chapter Forty

Lilly

The guys have “club business” to attend to so I end up at Hope’s house, helping Heidi sort through wedding stuff while the kids play together. Well, really, they play near each other. Alexa showed Chance which toys of hers he was allowed to touch when we got here.

“I like her spunk,” I say to Heidi.

“Notice it was the “boy toys” she gave him. I’ve been giving her all the gender-neutral toys and clothes and—”

“She’s a girly-girl?”

Heidi laughs. “Yup. But at least she picked it out for herself. I didn’t force it on her.”

“What about Murphy?”

She considers the question before shaking her head. “Nah, he buys her all that unicorn stuff because she asks for it. I think he was hoping she’d be more of a tomboy.”

“She’s so little,” Hope says. “I’m sure she’ll go through a lot of phases.”

Heidi stands and clears the table. While she’s at the sink washing dishes, I lean closer to Hope. “Gender neutral toys, huh?”

She leans in too. “Heidi makes me feel about a hundred years old. I didn’t realize that was such a big thing until Alexa.”

I sit back and chuckle. “I imagine college has exposed her to all sorts of theories that will shake up this place.”

Hope laughs uncontrollably. “Oh, god. If only you knew how on point that was. Charlotte and I have done our part as well.”

“Two female lawyers? Yeah, I can imagine.”