Page 28 of The Echo of Violence

“So fucking sensitive,” I tease, but keep my eyes on the woman who is dressed the part yet still seems out of place. She says something to Scooter before looking around, her eyes pausing briefly on me before she turns back to him.

I don’t miss the lust on his face or the way he adjusts himself when he walks around the bar and takes her hand as he leads her outside.

“You got the camera outside available? Same time.”

I wait for Wizz to work his magic and then watch as she climbs into a car and Scooter straddles his bike and follows her off the property.

“Well, the fucker can’t say she was his ride either. I’ll admit she didn’t show her face to the cameras much, but from what I did see, she was hot. Not hot enough to get me the fuck out of bed, though,” Wizz complains.

I sigh and lean back. “I want to see footage of Tiny. She tried to get with me all night, and I told her to fuck off. Then I wake up this morning, and she’s naked in my bed. I figured I got fucked up and just couldn’t remember, but Spoons says I didn’t drink much. There’s a fucking hole I can’t account for, so I don’t know if he just didn’t notice someone else serving me or…”

“Or if she slipped you something. Son of a bitch,” Wizz curses.

We sit and watch Tiny as she singles me out and practically glues herself to me for the rest of the night. We watch her until I leave the party and head to my room alone.

Tiny looks around after ten minutes, and when she realizes I’m gone, she heads off after me.

“Well, if she slipped you something, I didn’t see it.” Wizz leans back, looking at Kaz, who shakes his head. He didn’t see anything either.

“Where is she now?”

“Spoons has her in interrogation room 3.”

“Let’s go see what she has to say for herself.” Kaz stands and waits for me to do the same.

“Stay out of sight while we question her. I’m curious what she’ll say when you’re not there.”

I nod, wishing I’d had coffee before we started playing fucking detectives.

I follow them down and stand outside the door, hearing Tiny crying.

Spoons walks out and looks at me. “You want a coffee?”

“Yeah, man.”

“You got it.”

Best fucking prospect ever.

“She give you any trouble?”

He snorts. “Dumb bitch was trying to seduce Peep when I walked in. Dude looked like a deer in the headlights. I’ll be back with your coffee in a sec.”

He walks away, and I turn back to listen in on what’s happening in the room. Needing to see what’s happening, I peer inside, just enough to see but not enough to let Tiny know I’m here.

“I’m not kidding, Tiny. If I have to go through hours of film to find the truth, I’ll gut you like a fish,” Kaz warns her.

She sits on a metal chair, still naked, only this time, tears run down her face and drip off her chin, leaving streaks of black shit on her skin. “I’m telling you the truth. I didn’t give Knight anything. I wouldn’t do anything to hurt him. I love him.”

“Bitch, please.” Wizz calls her out. “If you think following him around and begging for scraps is love, then you have bigger issues than I thought.”

She continues to cry, but she doesn’t say anything else.

“From here on out, someone will be watching you. Stay the fuck away from Knight. And if I find out you did slip him something, so help me God, you’ll be praying for death. Nobody fucks with Chaos. You get me?” Kaz warns her.

She whimpers but agrees.

I walk back to the main room and sit at one of the tables.

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