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I looked around the room. “What about…” I waved at the messed-up bed and the paddles still out.
“We have a cleaning staff. All I have to do is press the button on this side of the wall, and someone will be in here to sanitize everything for the next couple to enjoy.”
Hitting the button on the wall as we left, Bane walked me back through the club. A lot of his dancers were looking at me strangely, but I ignored them. I turned my head when I heard shouting, though. There were a bunch of guys enjoying one of the dancers who was simulating a blowjob on one of them.
“Bachelor party,” Bane told me. “Things might get a little crazy here tonight.”
As he passed the bar, he told the bartender to have a whisky ready for him when he returned. She nodded at him, then smiled at me.
Outside, Andy was waiting for me at the curb.
Bane claimed my mouth in a bruising kiss. “I’ll see you tonight, right?”
“I’ll be the one in your bed,” I whispered back, enjoying the way heat flashed in his eyes.
“Fuck yeah, you will.” Giving me one last kiss, he helped me in the car, then stalked back inside.
“Returning to Bane’s?” Andy asked me when he was settled back into his seat.
“Please, Andy. Thank you.”
He shot me a smile and pulled out into traffic. Given the time and the location, the streets were choked with cars, but Andy moved swiftly through the congestion, finding pockets and spaces to slide into to get us where we needed to go.
I’d just settled back into the chair when the car suddenly swerved into a car parked against the curb. With my pulse pounding in the back of my throat, I pulled myself forward to find Andy slumped over in the driver’s seat, blood blooming on the front of his shirt.What the fuck just happened?I looked out the window to see if I could see the shooter, then screamed when someone opened the rear door and grabbed me by the back of the shirt. I was yanked from the car, landing heavily on the sidewalk where a man stood over me. With a cold smile that made fear skitter down my spine, he pulled me up and shoved a bag over my head. The last thing I saw before being manhandled into another car was Andy’s lips moving slowly and blood bubbling from the corner of his mouth.
29
Bane
I dialedAndy’s number and put the call on speaker. He hadn’t texted me to let me know he’d dropped Wren off at my apartment, and the guy was notorious for following orders to the letter. Hanging up, I tried again, but it simply went to voice mail. Fuck, where the hell was he?
“Everything all right, boss?” Dagger asked as he strolled into my office.
“Yes. No. Fuck.” I ran my hands through my hair. “I don’t know. I can’t get a hold of Andy.”
“What was he supposed to be doing?”
“Dropping Wren off, but that was an hour ago.”
Dagger pressed his lips together in a tight line. “I’ll follow it up.” He turned to leave, but I stopped him.
“What happened with Cox? Did she speak to you?”
He peered at me over his shoulder. “No, boss,” he replied, leaving me in the room alone with nothing but my fear. If something happened to Wren, I didn’t know what I’d do. But this was the risk in getting attached to one woman. They could be used as a weapon against you.
Standing, I began to pace, running my fingers through my hair as a new reality settled over me—one where Wren could be hurt.
Digging into my pocket, I pulled out my phone and dialed Hawk’s number. It had almost rung out when he finally picked up.
“Bane,” he said softly.
“Have you heard from Wren?”
“No. Why?”
I bit the inside of my cheek, stopping myself from screaming until I was hoarse. “If you hear from her, let me know.”
“H-How is she? Is she staying with you?”
