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Mary. This little ritual is shrouded in secrecy. Besides, it would ruin the fun.”
    As Richard walked through the door to the garage with SE and Ana, everyone started to clap.
    SE gave them all a mischievous grin. “Whoa, what’s all this?”
    Pax laughed. “Dimitri’s been spending wads of cash again.”
    SE smiled. “Oh, is that all.”
    “Soaring Eagle, our eighth brother to come into the fold. You were also gracious enough to bring us a new sister as well. I thought maybe you’d like to bring her home to the Kikapu Rez in Mexico at some point. So I went all-terrain on your ass.”
    Geoffrey rounded the corner driving a new, black Mercedes, G class SUV.
    “I love this part,” Diesel whispered to Helen.
    SE’s eyes practically left his skull.
    “Phone!” Diesel said to Pax, who held up his cell and took a picture of SE’s face.
    “Holy shit, Dimitri,” SE choked out.
    “Hang on. We’re not done yet. Ana, you were a little tougher. I know you’re big on utility, but then I figured you could just borrow SE’s car.”
    SE smiled and kissed his mate’s temple. “Yeah, like that’s gonna happen.”
    Everyone laughed and Helen couldn’t help but appreciate the couple. Even though SE was close to twice Ana’s age, they seemed to complement one another perfectly.
    “So, anyway, I thought I’d appeal more to your wild side, little sister. I got you a Dodge SRT Viper.” Mary drove up behind Geoffrey and parked the midnight blue sports car.
    Ana screamed and Pax took another photo.
    SE took his mate’s hand and led her toward the car. On his way by Dimitri, Helen heard him say thank you to the brother, and she had the distinct impression he was thanking him for what he had given Ana.
    Dimitri slapped his shoulder. “My pleasure, bro.”
    The male walked his mate to the driver side of her new car and helped her in. Then he walked to the passenger side. He opened the door and turned around.
    He grinned. “Don’t wait up, kids.” He slid into the car, slammed the door, and they took off.
    Diesel looked over at Pax. “Did you get any good shots?”
    “Oh, yeah.” He motioned for Diesel and Helen to have a look.
    Helen laughed at the looks on their shocked faces.
    “Classic. Those are totally going on the breakfast table in the morning,” Diesel said.
    She followed him back into the compound. “Is it me or was that about two hundred grand in cars back there?”
    He nodded. “Actually, I’d say you’re pretty damn close.”
    “Wow.”
    “Yeah, Dimitri loves it though. He hasn’t had any living family for a long time. He jokes about the Goddess only wanting him for his money, but he knows it’s pretty empty without people to share it with. This is better than Christmas to him.”
    “So, tell me, how’d you start riding motorcycles?”
    “Oh, I used to fix up dirt bikes as a kid in Cali. I guess I just graduated to bigger toys as I got older.”
    “You’d never catch me on one.” Helen knew all too well the danger those toys presented. They had countless patients in the ER every month because of accidents on those things.
    “You’re kidding, right? You operate on people all the time and you won’t ride a motorcycle?”
    “Nope.”
    “I have a feeling I’ll be able to get you on one at some point.”
    Helen shook her head emphatically. “Dream on.”

CHAPTER TWO
     
    Ana pulled on her other boot. She could hear SE’s electric shaver in the bathroom.
    “SE, are you almost ready?”
    “I’m coming. Just give me two seconds, ihkweea .”
    Ihkweea. Every time he called her by his Kikapu nickname for her she still got goose bumps. She picked her Coke up off SE’s nightstand and took a swig. For no real reason, she leaned over and pulled open the drawer of his nightstand. At first she thought it was empty and then she noticed a framed photo lying at the bottom. She took it out and looked at it. It was an old picture of SE with his first mate, Gabriela. They were with Richard and Adriana