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Even though I wasn’t really a fan of cigars, I smoked it anyway. I didn’t want to seem ungrateful in front of our boss. This man could make or break just about anyone in the city. It was because of him that we got Clover back before she was sold off to some sick fuck. If we weren’t able to track down JD sooner than later, we may need another assist. Although I really hoped it didn’t come to that.

Desmond continued to make friendly conversation, asking us about campus life, wondering how our vigilante activity had been going. We did our best to answer while keeping the details vague. I kept subtly checking the time on my phone. I needed to get back to Clover.

I was ready to jump out of my skin when we finally left. The drive back to the house seemed to take exceptionally long.Frustration had me biting my tongue. I wanted to shout at Knight to hit the fucking gas already.

Nobody else seemed to feel what I felt. I’d never been an anxious person. Maybe falling in love had changed that.

Finally, we pulled up to the house. Right away it became blatantly clear that something was very wrong.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

CLOVER

After the guys left, Raina and I cleaned up the kitchen. She muttered about them being lazy shits while sticking the rest of the dishes in the dishwasher.

“I don’t know about your guys,” she said. “But Knight is the only one who’s useful around here. The other two would pay for cleaners and takeout for the rest of their lives if it wasn’t for the two of us.”

I considered her remark thoughtfully. “Actually, they’re not too bad. They tend to clean up after themselves, for the most part. Although none of them do much cooking. Blaze tries to help, but he’s kind of comically useless in the kitchen.”

Raina gave the table a wipe. She paused, a grin lighting up her face. “Well, at least they’re good for one thing, am I right?”

“You’re so bad,” I laughed.

“You know I’m right. Don’t tell me three on one isn’t the best sex you’ve ever had.” She flashed me a saucy wink.

My cheeks warmed at the thought of my three Angels owning me in every way. “No argument here.”

Our conversation took a filthy turn as we compared notes. Our guys would be mortified if they heard the way we talked about them. It may also inflate their egos to ridiculous levels. Once the kitchen had been tidied up, Raina placed an order fordessert. She was hung up on this cheesecake idea. I had to admit, it was the best cheesecake in town.

While we waited for the delivery person to show up, Raina surfed through Netflix. We struggled to agree on something to watch. She wanted something filled with action and some scares while I wanted a feel good watch. I’d had more than enough action lately.

“How about a stand-up comedy special?” she asked. “This guy is supposed to be pretty funny.”

Not recognizing the man on the screen, I shrugged. “Sure. Why not?”

We got comfortable on the couch, settling in for some laughs. Eventually, the man on the screen got us both laughing. It felt so good to laugh. I needed that. I even stopped worrying about the guys.

I almost forgot about the cheesecake until the doorbell rang. Raina hopped off the couch to go answer the door while I got up to grab plates and forks from the kitchen. Raina’s startled shriek stopped me in my tracks.

I rounded the corner and hurried to the front door in time to see the delivery guy drop at Raina’s feet. Two masked men appeared as if they’d been lurking in the shadows. They burst into the house with guns in hand. Having a gun suddenly pointed in my face made the blood rush from my head and my mouth go dry.

“What the fuck?” Raina gasped, backstepping toward me. Her hazel eyes were wide, her face pale.

A man wearing a rabbit mask waved his gun at Raina. “On your knees. Right now. Don’t try anything unless you want to end up like the two mobsters outside.”

Oh shit. If the men who were supposed to protect us had been taken out by these guys, we were in serious trouble.

Raina glanced around, searching the room for a weapon. Other than a small lamp in the front sitting room, there was nothing we could use. Her eyes met mine, and I saw the terror within them.

We should have known. These guys had found our house. They had located us on campus. Of course they would find us here too. I’d run right to my best friend and endangered her.

“How?” I squeaked out. “How did you find us?”

The second man wore a beaver mask. He stepped forward to aggressively shove me to the floor. “None of you are nearly as smart as you think you are. Didn’t think to check your vehicles for trackers, did you? We planted them before the fire. Just in case.”

That didn’t answer all of my questions, but it was a start. We fucked up. I didn’t know how we’d overlooked something that should’ve been so obvious.

“Don’t hurt her,” Raina protested, sinking to her knees next to me. “If you do anything to either of us, Desmond Monroe won’t rest until you’re all dead.”

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