Page 23 of Feast

I pushed back from Haze’s grip and shot him a look. “Oh?” I asked, raising a brow. “You do, do you?”

Truthfully, it doesn’t show me to hear. Haze has always been one to prefer luxury things. Even strip clubs.

He glared at Spider, the muscles in his body completely tight and wound as he struggled with his temper. “You know, one of these days, I’m going to fucking beat your ass.”

Spider raised a brow and winked. “Looking forward to it.”

“Excuse me.” Everyone looked over at Dream at the sound of her gentle voice as it broke the tension. “But…if this meeting is being held at a strip club, why not let Indi go undercover?” My blood ran cold, and all eyes fell on me. “I mean…she’s got plenty of experience caming and working in the sex work industry. Not to mention her familiarity with club culture.” Her hazel eyes met mine. “I take it you have some experience with dancing, too?”

I nodded. “I mean, a-a little, I guess.”

Her face lit up, and she clasped her hands together. “Then it’s settled! Indi should go undercover as a stripper! Oh! I can even show you a few moves.” She paused, noticing that we were all looking at her in shock. “What?”

She never ceases to amaze me.

Felix looked at Haze, who was already shaking his head. “No. And I say this with respect, hermano, but fuck you for even considering it.”

“Haze…Indi is all we have.”

“I fucking said no,” he growled. “I already had to break some drunk fucker’s hands tonight just for touching her! I’m not letting her set foot in a fucking strip club! End of discussion.” Haze shot to his feet and left the dining room, fuming.

He….broke that man’s hands? For touching me?

The rest of us sat there, half hoping he’d return. But he didn’t.

“Pfft! Typical Taurus.” Spider stood and stretched. “Stubborn as fuck.” He turned to look at Felix, who was rubbing his temples. “I’m going to take a nap on the couch.” He looked at me. “Holler if anything changes.” I nodded.

Dream blinked, looking from my brother to me. “Was it something I said?”

Felix grabbed her hand and comforted her. “No…my brother is just a fucking asshole.” His eyes shot to me. “Indi, I wouldn’t ask if we had another option. But⁠—”

“I’ll do it.”

He seemed surprised by my quick decision. “Are you sure?”

I nodded. “We don’t exactly have a choice, do we?”

His face dropped. “No, we don’t. But if Haze doesn’t agree, I can’t⁠—”

“Leave Haze to me. I can handle him.” He nodded, and I turned to leave the dining room, heading towards our bedroom.

Alright Indi, time to put this outfit to good use.

HAZE

“Damn, she must really have your ass whipped if you actually agreed to this.” I looked over at Spider’s smug face. He was smoking a blunt while leaning against the back door of The Cosmic Oxen. The fucker grinned like the cocky little prick he was, enjoying how pissed I was at the situation. “Oh, ease up, tiger. Ain’t nothing to be ashamed of. A good fuck can knock some sense into anyone. Trust me.” He reached out to playfully smack my arm, but I rotated my shoulder, making him miss.

I can’t wait to beat this fucker’s face in.

I reached up and adjusted the collar of my dress shirt, fucking with the tie. “Indi might’ve fucked some sense into me, but I’m not here cause I’m whipped.” I shot him a glare. “I’m here ‘cause I need to be. Someone’s gotta keep a fucking eye on her. Especially in a place like this.” I crossed my arms, the sleeves of my suit tight as hell around my muscles. “Besides, everyone knows I’d be more of a problem anywhere else. Where Indi goes, I go. And I don’t give a fuck if Charlotte’s Web likes it or not. They don’t have a fucking choice.”

No one does.

Spider nodded. “I noticed.” He took another drag before offering the blunt to me. “I gotta say, you Osvaldo siblings sure are loyal as fuck.”

“Yeah.” I scoffed, taking the blunt as I raised it to my lips. “Loyal.”

Definitely not what I would call it. More like a possessive protectiveness. And while I might be standing out here, freezing my ass off, I still don’t fucking want Indi here. Especially considering she’s currently strutting around pretending to be a god damn stripper named Venus.