Page 1 of A Vow To Redeem The Greek
“Turn up the volume,” Garrett said angrily.
I could hear Blake’s laughter now.
“White trash,” Eliana said, holding my purse with her finger and thumb, as if it were something gross.“The cheap-ass purse fits her.”
“What are you gonna do with it?”Blake asked, giggling.
“Put it where nasty shit goes,” she replied and flashed her stunning white smile at Blake.
The evilness in her expression, however, made her appear cold and callous.When she walked to the door that led to the showers, I frowned.I’d checked in there.Then, it slowly dawned on me … she’d saidshit.She meant it literally.I hadn’t gone into the toilet stalls.
“Bitch,” Garrett swore.“Send Core to retrieve Fawn’s purse and have her things cleaned and dried for her.Now, pull up the Winchester Parlor.”
“Yes, sir,” the man replied.
And there I was, walking away from the bar with the single drink on my tray.Eliana came up to me, and the look on my face made me feel weak.I should have stood up for myself.Why had I let that kid run all over me?Because I had been scared of Garrett?
Her words played over the speakers in the room just as she took the tray and flipped it.I flickered my eyes from the screen to Garrett.The veins on his neck stood out as he clenched his jaw.The way he glared angrily at the screen made me suddenly worried for Eliana.The threat that hung in the air when this man was unhappy was terrifying.How could someone so beautiful be so impossibly chilling as well?
The other man reentered the room, and I realized I hadn’t heard him leave.He said something in Garrett’s ear that was so quiet I couldn’t hear him.
“I’ve seen all I need.Make sure Eliana is handled before she leaves,” he said, not looking back at the man but turning to me.“Let’s go.”
He moved past me, giving me another whiff of his alluring scent before opening the door and standing back for me to exit.
Once we were in the hallway, alone, he looked down at me.“Your purse is being cleaned, and everything that can be salvaged inside will be.Whatever was ruined will be replaced.I’m going to have my driver take you home.Your car will be waiting for you at your place in the morning.”
I shook my head.“Just put my purse in a plastic bag.I’ll handle it all when I get home.”
He raised his eyebrows at me, as if my request was ridiculous.“Your purse was in a toilet.A used toilet.”
I covered my mouth, horrified.I had already guessed it was in a toilet, but she’d gone as far as to then use the toilet on top of it.That was sick.I hadn’t realized she was twisted as well as being cruel.
“Why would she do that?”I asked, shaking my head.
I didn’t understand what about me brought out such ugliness in her.
“She’s a jealous bitch.I would think, in your life, you’ve come across many of them.Nevertheless, that kind of treatment will not be tolerated in my establishment.If she wants to act like a criminal, then she can be treated like one as well.”
I frowned.“What do you mean?”
“Exactly what I said, Fawn.Now, come with me.My driver is waiting on you at the back entrance.”
He started walking, and I had no choice but to follow him.I was getting more annoyed by the way he was controlling everything.Giving me no choice in the matter.Just telling me what I was going to do.I wasn’t a child.I had been making my own decisions since I had been a sixteen-year-old girl, running away from an abusive foster home.
“I would like my things, and I want to drive myself home,” I stated as we stepped into the elevator.
“You’ll get your things tomorrow,” he replied.
“I want them now.I want my car,” I demanded.
His gaze swung to me, and I felt a shiver run down my spine.
“No.I will not allow you to touch or see your things in their current state.You will be driven home in my car.”
I placed my hands on my hips and tried to glare at him, but it was difficult when my head was screaming,Back away.Danger.Proceed with caution.
“I don’t appreciate you making decisions for me.”
