Page 99 of His Enforcer

“You fucking took drugs you shouldn’t have and passed out. You could have fucking died.”

My words are gruff and stiff. I want to strangle him and kiss him. I want to make him beg for forgiveness.

He blinks at me, confusion marring his handsome features, and then he swallows. “Oh. Yeah.”

“That’s all you have to say about it?”

My voice is clearly angry, and Viktor just stares up at me. “Why are you yelling at me?”

“You could have fuckingdied,” I repeat.

My heart is racing now, and I suddenly feel something ugly well up inside of me, something dangerous. I peel myself away from him and out of bed, standing up and adjusting my rumpled shirt.

“I take drugs, Luca. It’s not all the time, but it’s not a big deal.”

“But it is when you take it fromHenry.”

Viktor freezes and runs his hand across his face. “Did I?”

“Yeah. And why the fuck did you leave me in that hallway? You were safe and then you fucking disappeared.”

Viktor glances away and his eyes screw shut. “I don’t know…I can’t remember.”

His eyes open and his troubled gaze meets mine. Before he can say anything else, Jax moves into the room, pushing past Tatum and Teddy, his face filled with relief when he sees his friend awake. He sits on the bed and hugs him roughly.

“Fuck, man. I thought for sure you were dead. We were all worried.”

Viktor glances up at me, and I can’t help the rage that moves across my face. I know he can see it. He has to. It’s clear as fucking day.

I need to punch something.

“Luca…” Viktor begins, but I’m already striding from the room.

Be gentle with him, I think as my vision reds out.

I can only be gentle after I fucking wreck something. As I move toward the gym, I pull out my phone and call Agro.

“Yeah?” he clips when he answers.

“Can I get on the books tonight?”

“Yep. I’ll put you in.”

The phone disconnects, and I feel relief almost immediately.

I’m still going to work out this anxiety, but tonight I’ll expel it completely.

12

VIKTOR

Ifind Luca in that shady warehouse, his face bloody, his knuckles red. He’s been pummeled, and the man he’s fighting is just as bad, if not worse. The man staggers back after taking a punch to the jaw, his mouth open as he sucks in breaths, his chest riddled with blood and bruises.

“What the fuck?” I murmur as Bane and I make our way through the crowd. It’s hot and sweaty in here despite the chill outside. Just like last time. I catch sight of Jax, who trails slightly behind us, his eyes sweeping around as if looking for danger. And he should be. This place is foul. I can feel the tension in the air. It’s thick and oppressive.

How Luca managed to find his way into fighting here, I have no idea. But then again, I don’t know him that well.

I just know how he likes his cock sucked.

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