Page 36 of Grim Justice

“I told you to fucking stay put. Said we couldn’t leave. Oh no, you had to go for fucking lube.”

“Rael.”

“Fuck no. I’m not hearing it. You could have been hurt.”

“You have your Reaper. He would have protected me.”

“Not the fucking point.”

“Why are you so cranky? Nothing happened.”

“Fucking women, man. Do you argue about everything?”

I glared in his direction. “You want to go there? Want me to tell Nylah how I got traumatized, and you yelled at me?”

He sneered as he hit the steering wheel.

“Or you want me to tell Nylah that you were my hero and saved me? You got me safely home and back to Grim.”

“Fucking hell.”

“Yeah, I figured.”

He stuck out his pierced tongue. “Bite me. But don’t. I don’t fucking want that shit. Only Nylah gets her teeth on me.”

“Ugh. Why do you always have to tell everyone about the weird shit you do in the bedroom? I don’t want to know.”

“Yeah, you do. It gives you ideas.”

Uh, no.

“I can’t with you.”

“Then don’t.”

Why the hell did I ever go anywhere with Rael?

“I can’t believe that fucker is still alive. We got the wrong fucking asshole. Go figure.”

My phone vibrated in my purse, and I checked the screen. “It’s Grim.”

Rael cringed.

“Hey, babe.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes.”

“Unharmed?”

“Yeah, Dex.”

“Tell me you didn’t leave The Crossroads.”

“I didn’t leave,” I paused, “alone.”

“Trish, my angel, my fucking goddess, I am going to spank that ass when I get ahold of you.”

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