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I took a stab in the dark. “William Watkins is dead.”

“How the fuck did you know?”

“Call it luck.”

Hunter snorted. “What the hell?”

“How?”

“He was shot leaving a restaurant in New York.”

“Interesting. See what else you can find.”

“Already on it.”

Just as I ended the call, all three of our phones made noise.

I took a deep breath before shifting to the correct screen.

A long time ago I met three men who I fell in love with. They were rugged and dangerous, requiring my surrender. They thought me to be innocent, a budding flower. However, in their arms, the woman inside was awakened, the passion we shared undeniable. Until tragedy brought the budding romance to an end. Yet fate had other things in mind. Together again.

Sage…

CHAPTER 25

Sage

“Who was Kelly? My roommate?” I asked as Cain handed me a glass of wine.

Hunter turned around, his eyes opening wide. “She was. She was also a groupie of the Elite, for the lack of a better word.”

I thought about the bits and pieces of my memory. “A chosen one.”

“Yes,” Cain said quietly. “Part of our large flock of women who would do anything we asked.”

“Including luring me to the party.” I had no anger in my voice. There was no need. We were different people now, the experience altering all our lives significantly. I’d seen the pain in their faces when I’d left the gangway, the desire roaring through them as well as twisted anticipation.

“If you’re thinking she had something to do with this, think again. She’s currently married to a senator. She had three kids and they own four homes,” Hunter said casually.

I’d clung to the three of them as they’d surrounded me inside the airport, realizing that we’d made a spectacle of ourselves. I’d learned soldiers had surrounded the airport and that I was in danger from the person or persons responsible for sending the threats.

“She knew she’d get married to someone who could provide her with a wealthy life.”

“You remember more than you let on,” Cristiano said as he sat back against the couch.

A whiteboard had been set up, the men determined to work through the mystery methodically. I’d learned someone had attempted to kill the three of them while I was jetting off to San Diego. I’d also heard stories of attempts made on their lives before.

No wonder they were dead set on finding out what was going on.

And it was no wonder they initially suspected I might be behind what they called a game being played. I called it a recipe for disaster.

“I remember enough. Theo hated you. Kelly was in love with one or all of you. Did you know that?”

Cristiano lifted his eyebrows. “Kelly hoped to be selected that night, promised to one of the Elite.”

“But that was never allowed again after what occurred.”

Hunter shook his head, studying me as he’d done continuously. “It was the last straw for the administration. I can’t tell you how many people were angry that the house was shut down. A lot of kids were tossed out, the ripple effect derailing many careers. She obviously did okay.”

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