Page 63 of Warrior

It’s either that or the drugs, but I’m sure as fuck not bringing that up again.

On the bright side—I reconnect with my phone, which had been forgotten in my room when I left to burn down Kade’s house. I scroll through the few messages, which mainly consist of my Bow & Arrow managers checking in with updates, and pause on one from Barry.

The bouncer rarely texts. But he’s alerted me to the fact that Saint and Kade are in my club, and then the hostess at the rooftop restaurant letting me know they went down to my apartment.

I grit my teeth and kick my door closed.

They’re inmyclub? Did they break into my apartment, or were they just hoping to sneak up on me?

I change into a short, tight gold dress, strap on gladiator-style gold sandals that have a little heel, and unzip my makeup bag.

Fifteen minutes later, I’m ready.

Reese starts when I emerge, his eyes rounding. “Where are you going?”

“To see the look on Saint’s face when I kick him and Kade out of my club.”

He scrambles after me.

Which is probably good, because I still shouldn’t drive. I dangle the keys from my finger in the elevator, and he takes them with a shake of his head.

We arrive in record time, and he glides the car into my reserved parking space at Bow & Arrow.

“Where to?” he asks.

“My apartment first.” I hop out, leaving him to follow once again.

We go upstairs, and I try the handle of my door. It swings inward. I curse, stepping in fast to catch them by surprise.

But it’s empty.

Seems they checked it, came up with nothing, and left.

For… the club?

It’s open now. The faint notes of electric dance music reaches the hallway.

I text Sam, the nightclub manager. She replies with their location in under a minute. I flash it to Reese, and he sighs.

VIP lounge.

Naturally.

That’s where I found Reese. Well, Reese found me. It’s where Kade went, too. Not every time—occasionally he slums it with the rest of the patrons. When he’s sneaking in and trying to get my attention…

The VIP lounge they’ve chosen is on one of the upper levels. It has its own private bar, U-shaped booths in black velvet and leather, and a wall of glass that looks down on the dance floor.

We find Saint and Kade at the bar.

My shoulders hike automatically, and I stop.

“I don’t think I can do this,” I whisper to Reese.

He nods and brushes past me. He steps up between them, one hand on each of their shoulders, and leans in. I don’t know what he says to them, but they don’t seem particularly surprised to see him.

What the fuck do I do?

Kade is with the Cyclopes pushing into Sterling Falls. I don’t believe they’re just filling in the gaps that the Titans left behind… but I don’t know for certain. I don’t know who’s in charge. Is it Kade? Is it Gabriel? Some combination of the two?

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