His eyes widen. “Damn. I saw you and Ryder happening a mile away, maybe even Gage. But I didn’t see this coming.”
“I didn’t either,” I tell him honestly, “but I’m glad it did.”
“You deserve to be happy, Lessie. It’s what your dad would have wanted,” Boone says, causing tears to spring into my eyes at the mention of my dad. He wraps his arm around my shoulders, pulling me into his side.
“I miss him,” I whisper.
“I do too. He would be proud of you.”
I let out a watery laugh. “Even after I cause a war with Viktor Orlov?”
I filled Gerald and Boone in on what was happening, so they were alert for anything.
“Especially then. Your dad would be proud of you no matter what.”
Even if he found out I was a serial killer? “I know,” I say instead.
“You make sure those boys know that if they tre
