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He knows about him.
I turn quickly toward Mike. “What do we do?”
He blinks several times, biting his lip, lost in thought.
“It was Billy,” I say. “He all but admitted that this would happen.”
Mike lowers his head, shaking. “This isn’t Billy.” He looks back up. “It’s your mother.”
Aiden flinches at the mention of her.
“That bitch,” Mike says. “I swear to God, if I get my hands on her.” His words trail off because I’m too focused on Aiden.
“Was this your family problem? She threatened this. You?”
He nods. “I’ve been paying her a shit ton of money to keep her away.” His head falls back on a deep sigh. “I recently cut her off and told her there would be no more.” He huffs a humorless laugh. “She threatened to expose me.”
“You should’ve allowed me to take care of it,” Mike says, sounding beyond angry. “You never listen to me where she’s concerned.”
“Stop,” Aiden snaps. “Right now, I don’t want to hear another word. I want to get the fuck out of this place.”
Aiden’s practically shaking. I grab his hand and squeeze, letting him know I’m here. I won’t leave his side.
Seeing the hold that woman still has over Aiden makes me murderous. I vow here and now that I’ll find her myself. She won’t get near him ever again.
31
AIDEN
I wanna vomit.
My palms are sweaty, and my head is spinning.
How could she do this?
That broken child in me hoped that I’d be more important to her than money. That all the threats had just been a desperate attempt to see how far she needed to push, to get me to cooperate. I thought when I finally put my foot down and refused, she’d back off—all talk, no action.
I was wrong.
She has only ever cared about one thing. Herself.
Drugs, alcohol…whatever provided a quick fix of dopamine.
She’s a piece of shit, and I swear I’m done.
Done chasing her love.
Done being surprised by her selfishness.
Just fucking done.
Mike got the bastard removed and staff from the hotel helped to usher us to the safety of the Town Car without incident. We’re heading toward my house, Cassidy, Mike, and I all in the same vehicle, nobody speaking.
It’s been like this since we left.
Nobody knows what to say.
Mike’s been on his phone typing away, likely working on damage control with my publicist.
