Page 110 of Left in the Dark

“Have I?” I arch my brows, my face impassive despite the burning desire to head back and see Delaney.

Fuck, I’ve missed her.

“I think something’s changed. You’re trying to make us believe she’s still your enemy, but I don’t think she is.”

I scoff, my eyes moving to the fire, not wanting him to see the truth, even as doubt creeps in.

She’s keeping me a secret again.

“It’s all under control, Jaxson. Don’t worry about it.” I slap his shoulder and then head toward Luca. It’s time for me to say goodbye and return to her. I’m thirsting to take out my enemies after seeing Luca take out his.

“Awesome job, lil bro. Your dad would be proud.” I slap him on the back, giving him a genuine smile.

“Thanks, man.” He holds out his hand, and we do the handshake we invented years ago when Jaxson and I visited him at his grandparents’ house. It seems like a lifetime ago.

Luca cocks his head. “Are you heading out?”

“Yeah. I have business to attend to.”

Luca chuckles. “Uh-huh.” He pulls Keira against him, kissing the top of her head. “More like you see what we have, and you’ve finally decided you’re marriage material after all.”

I roll my eyes. “Fuck you, asshole. That’ll never happen.”

I move to Keira, hugging her like I’m her big brother. In some ways, she and Luca remind me of me and Delaney when we were in high school.

“Thanks for listening to me. Luca didn’t torch your balls after all,” she whispers.

I release her, giving her a teasing grin. “Why do you think I’m leaving now? I’m not taking that chance.”

I wave at them and then spin around, heading for my truck, impatient to return to Green Haven. Watching Delaney via the cameras and texting her isn’t cutting it.

A sense of uneasiness rolls through me.I know Stryker’s a good kid, but can he handle Daniel and Richard?

Even though Devil’s Den is only an hour away from Green Haven, I know the drive will feel like a fucking eternity.

I sitat the red light in town, shaking my head as I watch Delaney stumble up the steps, a drunken giggle coming from her lips. Stryker has his hands full with her, but he’s doing a good job, even though I’m going to give him shit for letting her drink so much.

There’s no way he could’ve stopped her, though. She’s been down since I left. Callie’s arrival helped. She kept Delaney occupied. The two had a blast at Callie’s mom’s Halloween Eve party.

Stryker guides her to the porch. I hear their conversation since he’s wearing the two-way. When he heads inside the house to retrieve water for her, I relax.

The light changes turns green, but there’s no one behind me at this hour, so I text her. I have a second phone clamped into a holder, watching her expression on the camera.

God, she’s gorgeous. I can’t wait to fuck her in that witch costume she’s wearing.

I’m reading her message when I hear a loud noise from Stryker’s two-way.

What the hell?I call out his name, but all I hear is a groan.

Fuck.I look at the cameras as a text comes through from Delaney.

MINX: I heard a noise in my house. BRB.

I switch to a different camera, horrified as a man with a knife attacks Stryker. “Motherfucker,” I scream when I see who it is.

How the fuck did Daniel get around our cameras and inside her house?

ME: Delaney. DON’T GO INSIDE.

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