Page 108 of Warrior

“What the fuck, Kade?” I glare at him. “What’s going on?”

“This is one of the pillars,” he says.

He’s so fucking calm.

“Did you know that before? When?—”

“Before what?” He tugs the collar of his shirt, baring the tattoo I gave him. “Before this? Yes. Before I caught you ogling my dick? Yes. It’s been set in motion for a long time now. This is just one thing that has to happen.”

“Because you want to take over the town.”

I’m such an idiot. I knew it, didn’t I? We all knew the Cyclopes had their sights set on taking over more ground than West Falls.

They shouldn’t have been allowed to enter the city in the first place. That’s a failure on Jace King’s part. And Wolfe. And Apollo.

But they’re not here…

And somehow, I surmise that, too, was part of the plan.

“This is Tem’s club,” I say quietly. “You’re hurting her.”

“She will understand.” He sighs. “It’s not my plan, okay? I’m just following along.”

He sent a bomb to the Hell Hounds. He somehow managed to get the Olympians out of Sterling Falls, and he’s using their absence to take over everything.

“Did you see our handiwork at City Hall?”

I pause. He pushes me up against the wall, and I fucking let it happen. Mainly because I want to see what he’s going to do… and I need him to keep talking.

“I’ll take that as a no. The poor sheriff. He thought compliance would keep him safe. But we burned it all down.”

My shoulders inch higher. “Is that what you’re going to do here?”

Kade makes a show of looking around.

I growl.

His smirk gives me anxiety.

“No,” he finally says. “I’m not going to burn down this club. Gabriel might have other ideas. He’s been toying with Artemis. That was part of our deal, you know? He gets her, I get Reese.”

“Bullshit.”

He appraises me. Dark eyes, dark hair. He’s taller than me. He smells like citrus.

Why am I smelling him?

He inches closer, until we’re practically touching. “What would you give me to stop all of this?”

“What do you want?”

“I want you to admit you were ogling my dick.” His gaze drops. “And that you’re a little turned on by me.”

“I’m straight.” I shake my head. “Fuck off.”

“I’d like to fuckyou, if we’re being honest.” He puts his palm on my chest, right over that damn brand. He pushes, and I hit the wall.

My dick wakes up.

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