Page 26 of Lust

Which just confirmed the fact she wasn’t safe here. I yawned, wondering how much more I could ask of my body before I passed out from no sleep.

Hearing the zippy engine approach I didn’t even put two and two together, till the slim black sports bike, pulled in and I knew it was her.

She had blocked my number.

She hadn’t been to the tracks.

This was my only chance at reaching her. And here I had been for the last three days with no sleep. Because I didn’t want to miss her. I swear if I had another energy drink, I’d be killing my liver for good.

Getting out of the sedan, I head towards her. As she climbs off her bike. I noticed how her clothes are covered in grease. But I don’t connect it to anything I’m more focused on the fact she is here.

“Ivory.” I growl her name, as she gets off the bike.

Her eyes were wide when she pulled the helmet off.

“You think you can just lock me out and I won’t do anything?” I yelled and a dog started barking.

Her eyes sharpened on me. “Leave Kace. You aren’t welcome here.”

“Fuck off. The club owns these apartments. Who do you think collects your rent.” I stand over her. “Now you going to let me explain myself, or you just going to storm off again?”

She tilts her head back to look up at me. “There is nothing you can say that will undo what you’ve done.”

“I haven’t done a fucking thing.” I hissed at her. “I hate Gabe.”

“I know!” She scoffed. “Clearly!”

“I mean I hate him. But I don’t hate him that much, to destroy his life.” I try to explain. “Look Olivia came to me a week before she left him, telling me shit and I didn’t believe her till she did it.”

She rolled her eyes. “Seriously, you are playing the I didn’t know card. Fucking just own it Kace.”

“I’m not owning shit. That I didn’t do. Olivia called me, out of the blue. Told me not to trust you. Told me that she was planning on coming back to me. I called bullshit.”

She pinched her lips shut. Crossing her arms.

“I had nothing to do with what she did to your brother.” My voice lowers a little, from yelling to having a harsh conversation.

“Then why was she at your house?” She said, and the hurt in her tone, told me I had hurt her.

Fuck. If I could rewind time. I would have kicked Olivia out. Instead…. “Olivia owns half the place. I couldn’t not let her stay at a house she half owns.”

Ivory shook her head. “What is with you males, letting her trick you!” Ivory said that out loud like it was a mystery to her.

“Look I got her to release the stock car. I know it was basically your car anyway. She gave it up. It’s at the shed.”

“You couldn’t have told me that two days ago!” her fists clenched at her side. “When I went on a mission to build one from the ground up!”

“So that’s where you’ve been.” It clicked into place. “I’ve been waiting here for you. You blocked my number.”

“Yeah well I didn’t want an asshole to have my number.”

“Anyway, the car is back and yours. Or Gabes.” I shoved my hands in my jeans pocket. “I’m sorry for what it is worth. I know what it feels like when she rips through you.”

Ivory kept her words to herself and then finally nodded her head. “Kace?”

“Mmm?” I say back to her about to leave.

“What did you give her for her to give up the car?” She knows Olivia too well.

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