Page 49 of Slick

“Well, my trailer is off-limits for a while.”For obvious reasons, and when he gives a stiff nod, I ask the burning question that’s at the forefront of my mind. “And what about the governor? Do you really think he’s okay with this, or is he going to cause problems?”

He grimaces like he’s tasted something bad. “Well, he’s stubborn as fuck, I’ll admit that. He thinks he has to be loyal to your bitch of a boss, but I guarantee he knows he belongs here. It’s just...”

“He’s the governor and I’m a slick slave.”

We both turn to face Diana, who’s looking at us with sad eyes.

“Don’t call yourself that,” Dex says in a tight voice, coming up behind her to nuzzle her neck. “None of that’s your fault.”

“But it’s true, isn’t it?” She stares at Kane, her scent sour with rejection. “He left because he’s ashamed to be mine.”

Kane huffs out a breath. “Babe, he’s beenminesince college and I’ve embarrassed the fuck out of him a hundred different ways, but he always stuck. He’s loyal, like I said, and once he gets his head straight, he’ll be back.”

“But if he’s loyal toyou, why did he leave?”

“He probably feels like he owes Luscious a conversation,” I say carefully.

“Owesher?” It’s fascinating watching Diana bristle all over, even the hair in her new fishtail seeming to stand on end. I guess this is what happens when an omega starts to feel territorial. “She’s a thief, and he doesn’t owe her a thing!”

She’s a magnificent sight as she tries to storm past us to the door, but Kane puts up an arm, amusement dancing around his mouth as he pulls her close. “Where are you storming off to, hellion?”

Diana casts one of her sweeping glances our way, green fire snapping in her eyes as she draws us into her web. “I’m not sure about the rest of you, but I’m not leaving my scent mate in that bitch’s hands a moment longer.”

Kane makes a call to the governor’s security – a guy he addresses, strangely, as Plan B – his face twitching with disgust as he hangs up. “He’s at the studio.” He turns to look at me. “Can you get us onto the lot?”

“Sure, but they’ll alert Luscious the second we arrive.”

He grunts, pulling on his dusty boots and reaching for his leather coat. “I don’t give a fuck about that. I just want to make sure she doesn’t suck Moore any deeper into her diseased pussy.”

I splutter a laugh, even though the visual isew.

Lewis checks us out of the suite while the rest of us head down to his car. While he drives us to the studio, I update Kennedy on our movements by text. She immediately replies that she’ll come join us, but I tell her to stay with Nina, since it’s not likewe’re unprotected with both Lewis and Kane watching our every move.

When we arrive at Sultry Studios twenty minutes later, the gate is suspiciously quiet. We drive through without being checked, and the governor’s security guy meets us outside reception, a river of sweat clinging to his hairline. I immediately recognize him as one of the bodyguards Kennedy put on his knees when we confronted his boss at breakfast.

“The governor got called to an emergency not long ago,” he informs us, his nose twitching as he looks Diana’s way. “He said to meet him at the mansion.”

“Eyes on me,” Kane growls, and anger flares in the other alpha’s gaze. But he quickly nods in the direction of an SUV with tinted windows, like he wants to hustle us away. My radar is going off at his strange behavior, and I’m not surprised when Kane grabs his collar and hauls him into the studio. There’s no one at the reception desk, but Kane doesn’t hesitate as he strides down the hall and shoves the security guy into an empty room. It’s a box without furniture; one of the many ‘sets’ Luscious uses to shoot clips for her social media accounts. Kane pushes the security guy into a chair and points his finger in Lewis’ face. “Anyone so much as breathes on my mates, you shoot ‘em, got it?”

Lewis nods and once Kane has dropped a kiss on Diana’s mouth, he grabs my arm and hustles me down the hall. “You know where the bitch would be this time of day?”

“She’s probably holding court in her throne room.”

Kane grunts, but he must have been here before, because he doesn’t miss a beat as he takes the next left and almost kicks a hole in the door. It flies open, and I brace myself for whatever depravity Luscious has in store for us. What I’m not expecting is an empty room. No matter the time of day, there’s always someone hanging out here, and I look around in confusion. Herthrone is still here, and the walls are lined with rows of unlit candles, but the gaudy statues and frilly cushions are all gone.

“Maybe she’s in her office.” We head down the back corridor, my stomach clenching at the loud moans and deep cries floating towards us.Ew.“Uh, it sounds like she’s busy.”

“Yeah.” The alpha’s scowl is a terrifying sight. “With my bone-headed best friend, no doubt.”

He stalks towards the office, and as much as seeing Luscious in all her naked glory will scar me, I follow on his heels as he shoves open the door. The bitter laugh that bursts out of him makes me peer around his shoulder. “What is it?”

“Just a fucking sex tape.”

“Well, Luscious has plenty of those…”

My next words are smothered by a whoosh of hot air that plasters my hair to my skull and knocks me off my feet. Worse still is having the roof fall in on me. Or at least that’s what it feels like when Kane throws himself across me, pinning me to the floor. The earth shakes and my ears pop, and I cough out a groan. “What the fuck was that?”

“Boobytrap.” Kane peels himself off me, then sticks out a hand, pulling me to my feet. “You alright?”

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