Page 59 of Lust

It was the ringing of phones that made Kace look away from me. Pulling out his phone. The weird thing? Gabe’s phone rang at the same time.

Gabe shouted a what into the phone. While Kace shouted a fuck. Both said the same next like, I’m coming.’ And then they hung up.

“What’s wrong?” Elle and I asked at the same time.

Gabe looked furious, nearly as furious as Kace. What could possibly happen that would result in them both getting phone calls and both being worked up?

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I lookedat the firefighters packing up, and Gabe was talking to the police. Arsonist’s. Had burnt the garages down. Worse of all The NASCARS were locked inside. Going up in flames with the sheds. Kace and Gabe had both been targeted.

“You aren’t listening!” Gabe shouts at the officer. “The only person I have as an enemy got his shed burnt to the ground too!”

Elle and I shared a look. When Kace’s car arrived at Gabe’s shed. While Gabe was shouting at the officer, Kace walked towards us.

“How bad is yours?” I asked the question but know the answer from his face.

“The club won’t be competing again. We can’t bankroll another car.” His words shatter me. Kace is an amazing driver. And I’m pissed because someone has ripped Kace’s ability to race from him. “I was summoned by the cops to give a statement about where I was last night.”

My expression drops. He was at the club. But what the cops don’t know is that Kace is a biker. If they linked Kace and the club to this, they would blame the club. Taking the easy way out.

I push my sunglasses up. “Well that’s easy. We were together all night.” I say. He has to know why I’m doing this. He then looks at me, shaking his head.

“I don’t expect that of you Ivory.” He says lowering his voice. We were standing on our own.

“They link a one percent club to this mess. You will bring hell to your club.” I lowly whisper. “You and I were together all night. The storm upset me. You didn’t leave me.”

I feel his hand clench mine at my side, “I owe you.” He says slowly, and my head turned to the side, looking at him. I see thankfulness in his eyes, and I just smile at him.

“Kace Striking?” An officer was now standing in front of us. “Are you ready to give a statement about your whereabouts last night?”

Kace and I share a look. I know I’m to disappear now, because I need to know what Kace says in his statement. Which means the police would have to follow me up tomorrow, or later after I know what Kace has said. So I head for the car, and leave.

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Kace

Ivory was loyal, so fucking loyal that it blew my mind. Standing in the living room of Elle’s house. Gabe handed me a beer. While the officers questioned Ivory in the study.

“Don’t worry she knows what to do.” Gabe says, surprising me. My eyes went to him. “Not the first time she is somewhere she wasn’t.” is all he adds.

We hear the voices approach and then the front door opens, and closes. Ivory appears a few moments later.

“All handled?” Gabe hands her a beer and the guilt of her lying again, rolls through me.

I was glaring at my beer.

“I’m heading to the family dinner.” Gabe said, and I was still glaring at my beer. She had to lie because I was a biker. She had lied to protect the club. I never expected that of her. Nor did I want to put her in a position where she has to protect the club.

“Tell mom and dad, I’ll catch the next one.” Ivory words confuse me and I look up. She is staring directly at me. “Night Gabe.”

He looks between us and sighs, before nodding his head and leaving. Which left Ivory and I alone. As Elle leaves with Gabe for their family’s dinner.

My phone ringing causes me to answer it seeing her name. I didn’t even know I had her number in my phone.

“Hey Bell.” I answer the phone call knowing it must be important for her to call me.

Ivory’s eyes are on me, and I can feel judgement for answering another woman’s call. But she had to know I wouldn’t do anything to risk her and mines relationship. Or friends with benefits as she labelled it.

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