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“Fuck off.”

“I know what you’re thinking, but that’s not what I mean. We don’t have to take things too far. A simple kiss should suffice.”

There was literally nothing simple about any of this, and the fact he was downplaying a kiss knowing Nix was with the Demons was further proof that Juri had fully gone off his rocker. Simple?

“Thatsimpleact could get us both killed,” he sneered. “Take your pick by who.”

“By the time the Demons know about it, it’ll be too late for them to do anything. We’ll have the protection of the Order. We’re both still members of the club, remember. They’ll keep us safe from Lake and the rest.”

“And why would they do that?”

“Because we’re going to follow up that photo by lodging a petition to remove Lake from the line of succession. The picture will get us through the door, your testimony against him will be the final blow needed to ensure he’s taken down and I’m installed in his place.”

“You want me to meet with the Order and tell them lies about Lake?”

“Not lies,” Juri insisted. “The truth. That he forced the mating bite on you against your will.”

Yeah, that was sort of what the word forced meant, but okay.

“And that he made you sleep with his best friends even when you didn’t want to. That he had you engage in sexual acts in front of me.”

Nix had done that one hundred percent of his own volition, and Juri was well aware of that fact. But again. Okay.

“Finally, that he plans on overthrowing Demitrious and the many other members of the Order once he’s crowned. The second they hear they can’t trust his false promises, they’ll turn against him. They’d rather that than risk we’re telling the truth. It’s a foolproof plan, Nix.”

“Right.” Bitch was crazy. “And you just expect the Demons to stay away long enough for us to go to the Club House and call this meeting without them?” Little did he know, Nix couldn’t even step foot outside this room without West detecting his movement and following him with the security cameras.

They wouldn’t even make it to the lobby without the Demons knowing, let alone all the way to the Club House.

“The photo will help us with that as well,” Juri said.

“How?”

“I think I’ve explained enough. Are you going to willingly do this with me or not?”

“It’s not willing if you’re blackmailing someone into it, Juri. Taking away my choice like this? You’re no better than the rest of them.”

“I will be,” he said. “Once this is done.”

“You mean once you’ve achieved your goals and have no further use for me?” He clicked his tongue. “Justifying how and when you take advantage of people doesn’t make you right.”

Juri had lost his patience, it was clear in the way his spine straightened. When he moved closer to Nix, some of his irritation slipped from behind the mask of friendship he’d been desperately clinging to. “Are you going to do it or not, Nix?”

“If I do, you’ll tell me where you’re keeping Briant?”

He nodded. “He can’t get out himself, so he’ll need you to go and get him. If everything goes to plan, we’ll be done with this by midnight at the latest.”

So he wanted to do all of this within a handful of hours.

“If we draw this out, we risk the Demons catching on. I’m sure they’re already sitting by their multi-slates waiting to hear from you, the possessive fuckers that they are. Did they give you a time limit? Tell you to check in with them if you spent too long with me?”

“No,” Nix said, but then added to avoid looking suspicious, “I’m just not allowed to leave the building.”

“How would they know?”

“I’m supposed to call Yejun when I’m ready.”

“That’s it?”

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