Mick POV
When Miles and Chloe walked back into the room minutes later, Chloe had a shy look on her face and my brother seemed more relaxed than he had been all day. I felt more relaxed with Chloe’s emotions exuding less hostility than before.
“Hey cara mia,” I crooned, opening my arms as Chloe walked towards me. She smiled at my Italian nickname for her in that sultry way that always gets me going. I kissed her head, and then her nose. “Did you have a good talk?”
She looked back shyly at my brother, and he gave her a reassuring smile. “Yes,” she said softly.
“Good,” I leaned in and whispered in her ear. “Because we need to have a talk too later. About a gunshot.”
Her eyes narrowed. “It was just a scratch.”
“Bull snarky,” Winnie scoffed. “We had to bathe you thoroughly because of yo
