Page 21 of At the Edge of Surrender

That jagoff better not have.

And what the hell?

Heart eyes?

Me

None of you would have sat idle if you saw what was going down. So you fuck off. And you fuck off. And you fuck off. Cash, you and I are good, man.

I couldn’t help but grin as I sent it, knowing Theo, River, and Otto would get the message.

River

Think you’re right, Theo. Something is up. Kane is the first to brag about his endless conquests, and here he is, getting defensive.

Me

No defense here. Just don’t know why Theo is talking out his ass. Some prick got a little too friendly with a woman who didn’t want the attention at one of my fine establishments. You know that shit doesn’t fly.

After I sent it, I roamed into the en suite bathroom attached to my bedroom.

My place was cool as shit, thanks to Raven who had a knack for design. She’d helped a ton when I’d purchased the old church that I’d converted into Kane’s, the club that I owned.

This old house sat on the far back of the property, and I’d fully renovated it to call it my own.

Everything about it was masculine, including the rambling bathroom. Black wainscoting covered the bottom half of the walls, and the upper portion was a textured mesh of black and bronze. The floors were a white and black checked pattern, and the mirrors and light fixtures were the same bronze as the walls.

An oversized claw-foot bathtub sat beneath a giant picture window. It overlooked the forest at the back of the property where a stream ran through on its way to the lake that was about a mile away.

Yeah, my nights might be filled with disorder but during the day I just wanted a little peace.

I took a piss, washed my hands, then glanced down at my phone where it sat on the veined granite countertop of the vanity as I pulled a tube of toothpaste from the drawer and grabbed my toothbrush.

River

So, what’s this we need to talk about?

Me

Meeting tonight.

I didn’t need to say where or when. We all knew.

It took a second for another text to come through, and I could hear the worry in Otto’s tone.

Otto

All good, brother?

I had my toothbrush stuffed inside my mouth as I tapped out a reply.

Me

Yeah. Just have something we need to discuss.

Otto

Okay. And don’t forget Raven is hosting family get together tomorrow.

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