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“It’s what she fucking wanted, so it’s what I’m giving her,” I snap.

“I’m right here, you know!” Sandy whines.

“Shut up. You’re getting paid, aren’t you?” I counter. When she told me what Alina had told her, I wanted to bend Alina over my fucking knee and tan her ass. I didn’t know what she was thinking. Was she testing me or pushing me away? Deep inside, I knew it was the latter, so I was calling her fucking bluff. I paid Sandy to come back to the house with me. What I would do when we got there, I had no fucking clue. I was pissed. No, I was furious that she had tried to set me up like that.

“I’m not sleeping with you. I ain’t no whore,” Sandy protests.

I sigh and pinch the bridge of my nose. “Darlin’, I mean this with the utmost respect, but I wouldn’t sleep with you if you were the last fucking woman on the shitty earth. My dick firmly belongs to the woman waiting for me at home.”

“Your aunt?! You’re a sick fucker,” she gasps, her face full of disgust.

“She ain’t my fucking aunt,” I growl. Hawk snorts a laugh from the passenger seat of the truck. “You can shut your fucking mouth,” I snap, but Hawk just laughs louder.

“Sorry brother, but this shit is hilarious. You know Alina is going to hit the fucking roof when she sees Sandy,” he warns.

“Hey, I tried to warn him. It’s his fucking funeral,” Beast mutters.

“Alina will not lose her shit. She contains that shit. Hell, she is the most stubborn woman I have ever fucking met. She will be making a fucking cup of tea, refusing to back down.”

“Pfft, I hope you’re right,” Beast scoffs.

After the truck comes to a stop, I jump out and wait for Sandy to get out. The other truck that has Ghost, Cash, Spider, and Acid in comes to a stop a few seconds later. I hear the door slam shut, and the sound of heavy boot stomping follows us. Ghost was pissed. He was sure it was Star that had come up with the idea. I wasn’t so sure. Alina was cunning, and she worked every angle she could to get the result she wanted.

I grab Sandy’s hand in mine and drag her through the front door, the clicking of her heels scurrying behind me as I go in search of Alina. I walk past the living room and see it’s empty and storm straight to the bedroom, but as I turn the handle to open it, I find it’s locked.

I beat my fist against the door. “Alina! Open the fucking door!” I yell.

“No!” she yells back.

“Alina, I’m not fucking playing. Open the fucking door!” I roar.

“Kiss my ass!” she yells back.

“Maybe we should leave it be,” Sandy whispers nervously beside me.

“Alina, open this damn door or I will kick it in,” I warn, giving it a swift kick in warning.

I hear the lock turn, and Alina swings the door open, her face flushed with anger, her eyes ablaze with fire. Her eyes flick to Sandy, and that fire in her eyes soars.

“Why the fuck is she here?” she asks through gritted teeth.

I cross my arms over my chest. “Well. It’s what you arranged, isn’t it? So I figured I’d just bring her back here. Sandy, go and make yourself comfortable on the bed. I will be there in a minute,” I state.

“She isn’t going anywhere near my bed!” Alina seethes.

“It’s my room and my bed,” I argue. “Sandy, go to my bed.”

Sandy takes a tentative step forward, and that’s when Alina glares at her, a snarl curling at her lips. “Take one more step towards this room, and I will knock you on your fucking ass,” Alina threatens. Sandy freezes. “That goes for you, too,” she adds, flicking her venomous glare to me.

“I will be sleeping in that bed,” I growl back at her.

“Do you know what? Fine, take the bed. Take your whore and enjoy all the young athletic fucking!” she yells as she turns away, only to return carrying a bag and wheeling her case as she pushes Sandy out of the way, knocking her into me. I steady Sandy by holding her shoulders as Alina storms towards the front door. She doesn’t get far before I turn and run after her.

“Warned you it wouldn’t end well,” Beast mutters to me as I pass.

“Fuck off!” I snap. Alina grabs the handle of the front door, ready to swing it open when I place my hand on it and slam it shut before she can open it fully.

“Get out of my way. I’m going home,” she sighs.

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