Page 17 of Turn Me On
“And you should be shitting your pants over the fact that you’ve been harassing my club’s top talent,” Adam added.
A feeble squawk bellowed from his lips. “My lawyers will?—”
I rolled my eyes. “Your daddy’s lawyers will do fuck all, Bradley.”
“Get out of my club, or I will ruin you. And you know exactly how I’ll do it,” Adam threatened, raising an eyebrow.
“Fine!” he hissed through his teeth.
I released the human shitstain from my grasp, and he rubbed desperately at his neck while making a beeline for the elevator.
“Aren’t you forgetting something?” Adamasked, strolling to Brad’s side and holding out his palm.
Brad mumbled a string of curse words while fishing his membership card out of his pocket. He slapped it in Adam’s palm and angrily punched thedownbutton.
“See that Mr. Calloway successfully exits the building, Michael,” Adam directed before signalling for Charlie and me to follow him into the lounge.
She reached her hand out for mine and I joined her, following quickly after Adam and away from where Pissbag Brad was waiting to be escorted out of the club—and the building—for good.
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“What the fuckwas that all about?” Adam asked as we exited the lounge and hurried down the hall.
“Obviously, we pissed him off. That wasn’t our intention,” Charlie started.
“Well, itkind ofwas our intention,” I interrupted. “But we didn’t think he’d show up here.”
Adam threw open the door to the exhibition room, and the three of us scrambled inside.
“Okay. In short, tell me what happened.”
I took a breath before answering. “Rider recorded himself eating me out and sent it to Brad.”
A tug at the corner of Adam’s lips told me he was trying not to snicker. “Why?” he demanded.
“Because he wouldn’t stop harassing Charlie. He keeps sending her photos of him and all these women. Sometimes they come with insulting messages and I was tired of it. That’s why,” Rider admitted.
“I thought you had an agreement that he had to stay away?” Adam questioned.
I nodded. “You know what a narcissist he is. Maybe he just snapped?”
“I can see that. He’s always been a prick to have around the club. But daddy’s money tends to go a long way when you know the right people. But no more.”
I took a step toward Adam. “You’ll handle it?”
“Of course I will, Charlie. He’s done here. For all I care, his father can be banned, too. Lord knows I don’t need his bankroll to keep this place going. The other board members might not agree, but they will when I’m done with them.”
I grabbed his hand and squeezed before letting go. “Thank you.”
“Not a problem. I’m glad I was there tokeep Rider from pounding his face into the floor. That wouldn’t have been as easy a mess to clean up.”
Rider had the decency to look somewhat sheepish. “Sorry, man. I won’t deny it felt good, though.”
Adam laughed. “The little shit needed a good fist to the face. No apologies necessary.”
“We should clean up and reset the room. Have a good night, Adam.”
