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“What?” I ask, leaning forward to get a closer look. Cartier’s name is on the top of the message, and the corner of my mouth curves up in a grin. Or maybe she does.
“Why the fuck you smirking, Keat?” Throwing his phone onto the sofa, he flops down beside it. “This isn’t funny. Why did I hear this from her and not from Perse? What the fuck is happening?”
“What do you mean?” So it isn’t what I think it is, but something is happening. I widen my legs and rest my phone on top of my thigh, my other holding my protein shake.
“Motherfucker, did you not read that? It said that we’re flying out of LAX.” He pins me with a stare, his eyes flickering. “This has turned into an international itinerary and I heard this from my sister.”
I pause. All train of thought dies out as my leg slows its jiggling. “Hold up.”
Seconds pass.
One.
Two.
Three.
Her taking Delila’s bus to her in Kiznitch for the recruit.
I shoot up from the chair. “She’s fucking CEO.” And I, of all people, know what happens and what that position entails, which means… my blood turns cold.
“I don’t know for sure and I’m guessing her slipup is on purpose. Like she wants us to figure it out without her telling us.”
“Shit…” I make my way into the kitchen and dump my shake into the sink. I could do with a shot of vodka right now, and I don’t even fucking drink often, let alone at this time of day. “That doesn’t make sense…”
“Nah, brother… it really doesn’t and I’m fucking done with her being a step in front of us.”
“Well, she’s not,” I remind him simply, and it doesn’t take him long to catch on to my words.
He winces. “Don’t start.”
Pushing off the counter, I make my way back to the lounge. “What do you want to do about this? Play it out?”
Kyrin’s face hardens. “Yeah. Let’s see what she’s got.”
I don’t question him, mainly because I know Ky wouldn’t let anything get too far with her, so I feel safe enough to fuck around with it, but also because I know at least if I’m in the game, I can control it too.
And what a game it will be.
