Page 100 of Vow to Hate You

“Give me the address,” I repeated. “I want to see you.”

“Fine,” she replied curtly. “I’ll be at Cosmos.”

She hung up before I could respond. I blew out a frustrated breath as I turned around to see Ash and Rhyett staring at me.

“We’re going to Cosmos,” I mumbled, grabbing my wrinkled tie off the couch.

Ash gawked at me. “The line to get in there is insane.”

Rhyett scoffed. “Please. We’ll get in.”

I was curious how Charlotte had the pull to get into Cosmos. While her last name carried weight, everyone who walked through those doors after it opened had to have a stack of cash. Which I knew Talie’s sister didn’t have since she’d spent all of it getting into my club. It opened two years ago and was one of the best in the city.

I finished putting my tie back on before rolling my sleeves back down. “Let’s go.”

“The paperwork isn’t done,” Ash complained as he shut his laptop. “But I can’t pass up going to Cosmos. I’ll finish it tonight.”

“Dad gave me three weeks.” I grabbed my jacket. “I have every intention of being here as much as I can until then.”

“Talie is at Cosmos?” Rhyett questioned, raising a brow. “She has expensive taste.”

I chuckled. “It also has some of the best music, which is why she’s interested.”

We left the office, and Ash called Kal to make sure he locked up. Rhyett fell into step next to me, his hands in his pockets as we left the building.

“If you think she’s there for the music, then what was the phone call about?” he asked quietly.

“I asked her where she was.”

The parking garage was empty besides a few cars. The lights on Ash’s black sedan blinked when he unlocked it.

“Bullshit,” Ash coughed as he opened the driver door. “We both heard you. But you clearly don’t think she’s with another guy because you’re far too calm.”

Rhyett crossed his arms, leaning against the door. “I don’t think she’s cheating like Christian thinks. She wouldn’t go behind your back to do that. If she wasn’t happy with you, she’d make sure you knew it.”

I scoffed. “I’m aware. But sheissneaking around.”

“If she was sneaking around, she wouldn’t have told you she was at Cosmos.” Ash paused. “Unless she lied about where she was.” When I glared at him, he grinned and shrugged. “Come on—you really didn’t think about that?”

No.I believed what she’d told me. Especially after we hashed out the past, both of us promising to start fresh.

“Let’s go,” I said gruffly, opening the passenger door.

My heart pounded furiously as I slid into the car. Whatever my wife was up to, I was going to find out.

“Shit,” Ash muttered as we strode past everyone. “Look at this line.”

We got a few glares and side eyes from the people waiting to get into Cosmos. The line wrapped around the block, and even I was surprised. This was the kind of crowd for a weekend, not for a Wednesday night.

Rhyett cleared his throat, nudging me in the shoulder, nodding toward the line. I followed his gaze, anger flashing through me when I locked eyes with Jack. He had a scowl on his lips, and he crossed his arms as we went past him without saying a word.

Ash snickered. “Well, at least you know Talie is here.”

There were two bouncers in expensive suits standing in front of the door, and one of them raised his hand, making sure we stopped behind the velvet rope.

“We’re full right now,” the guy said firmly. “Go to the back of the line.”

I pulled out a wad of rolled bills, holding it up. “We need to find someone. We won’t be in there long.”

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