Oracle Seeing (The Phoenix Files Book 2) (53 page)

The man smiled.

“I'm dead serious, Bishop. Marry me.”

She stared at the love of her life. He needed this.

“Can I brush my teeth at least?” she asked.

Silas handed her a toothbrush.

“So damn predictable,” he teased.

Bishop had only one choice. She laughed. What else could she do? “Okay, Lucian, for better or worse, you asked for this. I’m going to marry you right now. There better not be any damn photographs!”

He grinned.

“Would I do that?” he asked.

She snorted.

“Oh, one last thing.”

That had her attention. She was almost afraid to ask. With Lucian, who the hell knew what he was going to come up with?

“Yeah?” she asked, hesitantly.

“You’re no longer my Bishop. Right now, you’re my queen.”

And that was the absolute truth—for the rest of their damn lives.

       
                
* * *
  O R A C L E   * * *

Jagger handled everything.

He’d broken into the places that had footage, he’d burnt a building down, and he’d taken care of business.

Except for one thing.

Only one loose end was waiting to be handled, and her name was Roxanne Faust.

She was hiding.

So, he decided to bite the bullet and head to her place. They had to have a conversation, and it was about time.

He was ready.

After watching Avalon nearly die, and Nate suffering, he got it. Throw in having to watch Lucian nearly dying from heartbreak, it made him think of Roxy.

Yeah, he loved her.

How?

Why?

When?

He didn’t know. All he did know was, that he’d never felt that way before. It was time to man up, tell the girl, and let her help him navigate this.

As he drove to her place, he got out and looked around.

It looked…quiet.

Maybe she wasn’t home.

Heading toward the porch, he knocked on the door. Only she didn’t answer. The woman, Roxy’s next-door neighbor, stuck her head outside.

“Are you Jagger?” she asked.

That was a little odd, but he went with it.

“Uh, yeah, I am. Where’s the doctor?”

“She left this for you.”

The woman handed it to him.

Jagger was confused, and he didn’t understand. His face must have showed it.

The neighbor clued him in.

“She left three days ago and wanted me to give you this if you showed up. She described you perfectly.”

His heart skipped.

Left?

Jagger opened the letter. The first thing he noticed was that it smelled like her. That was like a punch to the solar plexus.

Then he was forced to read her words.

‘Jagger,

I’m sorry. I don’t do relationships well, and I certainly don’t do goodbyes. They suck. I wanted to tell you that the last few days, this has haunted me. When you and I fell into bed, I knew I couldn’t stay. I wanted to be with you way too much, and in the end, it would be a disaster.

I fell for you.

It’s lame, stupid, and so damn cliché, but you deserve to know the truth. If I wasn’t a broken mess, I would have been here. I hope you forgive me, and you move on.

Thank you for the best moments of my life.

Love,

Roxy.’

He folded it up, and tucked it away.

Jagger headed back to his ride and tossed on his sunglasses. He wasn’t surprised. This was exactly why he didn’t get attached to the opposite sex.

He’d been right.

Even looking at that woman was a bad idea. It had been the worst mistake he’d ever made.

He let her in.

She walked away.

Now he was left to fix what damaged had been done to his heart. It looked like his cleanup duty had been extended to his personal life.

There was one thing for sure. Roxanne Faust could kiss his ass—along with every other woman.

He was done.

Jagger Armstrong wasn’t doing this again.

He’d learned his lesson.

He was a Marine, and there was one thing that Marines did. They stumbled, they rectified, and they never took that road again.

It was time to move on.

Forever.

Roxanne Faust would be a distant memory, and truth be told, he didn’t think he could ever look at her again.

She’d burned that bridge, and a Marine never forgot.

       
                
* * *
  O R A C L E   * * *

Fire Bay

Four Weeks Later

The postcard came, and Avalon was excited to get it. When Nate told her about it, she smiled like a maniac. She’d been waiting for this.

“Read it to me, Nathaniel.”

He sat and took her hand in his.

‘Dear Avalon,

The honeymoon is awesome, and I can’t believe I’m married. I’m sorry there wasn’t a wedding, but when you get married, I’ll be there. I promise.

Lucian is a maniac, but nothing is new. The doctor said the cast will be off in six weeks. I told him that the coconuts in the tree were just as good as the ones in the cabana. He’s a menace to himself.

We love you.

Thank you for what you’ve done.

Much love,

Bishop and Lucian Monroe.’

Luke handed her the file. “It looks like case file number two is officially closed.”

Avalon tucked the card inside. She was proud of her team. Even though they’d had some moments of stress on the last case, they’d pulled through.

She and Nate were working on picking a date, Maura and Luke were perfectly content to hang out around Fire Bay, but that left one person who wasn’t doing so well.

“Where’s Jagger?” she asked.

Maura sighed. “I don’t know.”

Yeah, that’s what she thought.

“He’s not doing well,” Maura offered. “He’s not laughing, he won’t bust anyone’s ass, and he’s hooked up with every free woman this side of the town.”

She was aware.

It was time to step in and handle it. The voices were calling, and she knew what needed to be done.

“I need all of your help.”

They listened.

Avalon laid out her plan. There was one way to fix this, healing Jagger in the process. They’d have their case, and then they’d have their friend back.

“Are you sure?” Nate asked. “He really hates when we meddle in his life.”

Oh, he didn’t have a life.

That was her point.

“Trust Oracle,” she stated.

Avalon was positive this would work. She’d heard it in the chatter. Roxanne Faust needed their help, and for that matter, so did Jagger Armstrong.

Case three was going to be personal.

It was going to be one of the most important ones they ever handled.

Why?

It was for family.

Jagger needed to re-find his soul. She was out there, hiding, and time was just about up.

            
 
TO BE CONTINUED….

Next in the Phoenix Files…

    O
racle
S
aving

Coming Next:

               
 
D
ark
J
ustice

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