Page 93 of Elicit (Decadence After Dark)

I curl my lip in warning. “If you can handle it, I can handle it.”

Jenna isn’t the only girl Javier has abused. Three weeks ago, he weaseled his way into Ellie’s room and orally raped her. If Kayne hadn’t walked in when he did, who knows what else could have happened. What a fucking backfire that was. Kayne took her to prevent that very thing from happening, and he got to her anyway. If Kayne didn’t kill him for that, I won’t kill him for this.Yet.

Javier’s number will come up. And we’ll be ready and waiting when it does—with incredibly sharp and rusty objects.

London is perched worriedly on my bed when I enter the room.

“What the fuck happened?” She rushes to me to help with Jenna.

“Javier,” I seethe. “Where’s the ice?”

London flies around the bed as I lay Jenna on the cool satin sheets. She moans uncomfortably as she comes around.

“Relax.” I try to keep her calm her as I apply the ice pack to her shoulder.

Jenna winces. “That hurts.”

“It will. For a little while.”

“What happened?” London presses, brushing some damp hair away from Jenna’s forehead.

Jenna withdraws, recoiling away from London’s touch. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen Jenna shut her out. The devastated look on London’s angelic face shatters my heart. It seems that more than just Jenna’s arm is injured. Her pride and fortitude is damaged too.

“Jenna?” London tries to reach her, but Jenna just cuts her off.

“I’m really tired.” Tears roll down her cheeks. “I just want to sleep.” She closes her eyes and presses her head into the pillow.

London frowns, the sting of rejection pinching her features. I swipe my thumb lovingly over her lips.

“Rest with her,” I encourage London. “I don’t want either of you to be alone.”

“Where are you going?” London questions, distraught.

“To shut the house down. I want everyone gone.”

“Okay.” She slides onto her side, spooning Jenna.

The two lie together motionless. Their stress palpable.

Mine, too.

I kiss each of their cheeks softly before I slip out into the hallway. Once alone, I keel over, panting violently as the fury chokes me tighter than a training collar.

Few things set me off in this world. My girls being hurt is number one on the list.

We will fucking kill that bastard. Take down El Rey, and burn their entire empire to the ground.

I pledge my life to seeing it happen.

I pace Kayne’s office like a fucking madman.

“Something’s wrong,” I vent as Kayne sits behind his huge oak desk daydreaming. “Hello.” I wave my hand in front of his face. “Earth to Kayne.”

He snaps back to reality. “It hasn’t gone unnoticed.” His tone is perturbed. At the moment, it should be a little more than that. It should be venomous. Like mine.

“We should have heard from El Rey by now. There should be meetings set up. A drop point. Accounts established. None of that has happened. It’s been a month.” I go back to pacing. “Javier has us by the balls, and he knows it. He’s jerking us around, and we’re letting him.”

“We can’t do anything rash, and you know it,” Kayne argues his position.

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