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By now, she’s sobbing, her voice so strained with emotion, it’s difficult to understand what she’s saying, but I now understand why Demi didn’t go to the police.

“Get me the names,” I command. “I’ll take care of it. In the meantime, have her quit that fucking job because the club business can probably find a position for her.”

“Make them hurt, Marcum, please?” she asks. “Because Demi’s a badass bitch but right now, she’s absolutely destroyed. They need to pay for what they’ve done to her.”

I’m already making plans in my head as to what we can do to bring those fuckers to their knees. Auto is one of the best tech guys there is and he’ll be able to find the information needed to hit them where it’ll hurt the worst, their bank accounts. A smirk forms on my face as I consider everything he can do. Because I’m sure it’s been done to others before; there’s no way Demi was the first woman they did this to, and we’ll get justice for them as well.

“They’ll pay, my moon,” I vow. “Get me the names and see if Demi’s willing to talk to Auto.” At her look, I continue. “He’s our tech guy and I’m willing to bet they’ve pulled this shit before.”

Her eyes widen and she says, “I remember that there’ve been two other women who had the job Demi’s in now who suddenly quit. That’s how she got that promotion.”

“That doesn’t surprise me. They probably offered them some sort of compensation to keep their traps shut. That’s how men like that operate,” I inform her.

“I’ll ask Demi if they offered her anything for keeping quiet,” she states, leaning into me.

“I’m in awe of the fact that you haven’t freaked out that I’m going to use violence to resolve Demi’s issue, Luna.”

“I’m not dumb, Marcum. I already suspected that things work differently in your world than it does for most civilians,” she edicts. “Plus, I was sorta hoping when I opened up to you that you’d use brutal strength when dishing out some payback.”

“I won’t let you down, Luna.” I squeeze her to me and place a chaste kiss to the crown of her head. “I need you to promise not to ask any questions though. Don’t beg for any updates because I’m not gonna tell you anything that could incriminate you.”

“My lips are sealed,” she promises. “Demi may be another story though. She doesn’t like to let things rest and is bloodthirsty at times which is how we ended up as guests at the local precinct over the weekend.”

“Then I’ll tell her the same thing I just told you. It’ll be better for both of you in the long run not to know anything, including the fact that I’ll be taking care of this one way or another. Got it?”

“Got it,” she says, bobbing her head.

“So, you mentioned something about jail, my moon. Care to share?” I ask.

I watch as a blush rises in her cheeks, my brows raise as I wait.

“Um, well, Demi and I went out and I started feeling kind of queasy so I rushed to the bathroom. Some woman took exception to the fact that I broke the line because I was about to be sick and she put her hands on me. Demi lost her shit and slugged her,” she says.

“What did you do?” I question. I know what happened; I saw the fucking video, but I want to see how much she trusts me.

She giggles, then looks me dead in the eye and says, “I projectile vomited all over her then started throwing hands to help Demi.”

“Youpukedon the bitch?” I query.

Laughter erupts as she nods. “It was so gross. I mean, I hadn’t even had a full drink, so it must’ve been something I ate but she was pissed that I was trying to make it to a stall in the ladies room. Gotta say, she deserved what she got. Of course, all of us involved got arrested, but at least I was with Demi and we were in a different cell from the whack job.”

“Good thing they separated you. Things could’ve gotten violent if they hadn’t,” I laugh.

“You have no idea,” she muses.

We spend a few hours talking, nothing consequential, just enjoying time together. Before we know it, the sun is rising and we need to get to our separate homes to get some rest before needing to start our days.

This time, watching her drive away is harder than it was the first time. At least we have a plan—she’ll be coming to the clubhouse to a barbecue the guys have insisted on having. I told her to bring Demi with her so I can lay down the law so to speak.

Luna won’t be telling her the guys and I are going to look into her past employers, I’ll be doing that myself. I’m not as easy to sway as my Moon is, so I’ve been delegated the task of keeping her out of the fray.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

LUNA

I wasn’tsure how Demi would take it when I told her I’d been talking with a biker in a motorcycle club, but surprisingly, she was enthusiastic. Encouraging even. What those men did to her might have hurt her emotionally, but she’s a rockstar who’s bounced back and refuses to let them dictate her future.

As she told me, they may have dented her a little, but she won’t let them destroy her.

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