Page 47 of Last Chance Seduction
Brooklyn nearly swooned in her seat.“I’m just texting him an update.I won’t be long.”
“I’m going to need to hear all about this Duke,” I said, finally leaning into the whole girls’ night thing.
“Oh, don’t get her started.She’s going to go on forever,” Sasha teased, though her eyes were filled with laughter.
I sat back and listened to Brooklyn talk about every aspect of the man that she was falling for.In her own words, she usually dated losers, but Duke was in finance, worked his ass off, and was actually a good guy.And the more I asked about Duke, and Hugh, Daisy’s sexy British husband, maybe they wouldn’t ask so much about Lexington.It was a win-win for me because I had no answers for them.Let alone myself.
We went to three different bars for tapas and wine.While the others had all gotten rideshares to bring them here, Brooklyn had only had one glass of wine, and then water for the rest of the night since she’d be driving us home.I felt a little buzzed, a lot happy, and was ready to call it a night when someone slid his hand over my mouth.I screamed, kicking out, but the guy shoved me to his chest.
“Quiet.”
I stepped on his foot with my high-heeled boot, before he let out a groan.And when he pushed me to the ground, roughing up my knees as my tights tore, I tried to get up.
Only, the man wasn’t there anymore.Instead, Daisy was there, and in a blink, he was on his stomach, arms pinned behind him, her knee pressed tightly between his shoulder blades.
“Are you okay?”
Brooklyn helped me get up as I leaned into her, my eyes wide.
“I’m fine.”
“Your knees are bleeding.Is someone calling the cops?”Daisy asked, her voice no longer slightly buzzed, but all business.
“On it,” Brooklyn said.
My hands shook and my tights were torn, blood oozing from the slight wounds, and I just ran my hands over my arms, wondering what the hell had just happened.
By the time Brooklyn dropped me off, we had already given our statements to the cops, and the man who refused to speak was in custody.I didn’t know what would happen then, as I didn’t understand the justice system at that point, but I was exhausted and just wanted to be home.
“Thank you for driving me home,” I said after a moment, and Brooklyn just squeezed my hand.
“Don’t worry about it.I’m just glad that you’re okay.”
Daisy’s husband had picked her up since he had been close by, and I was grateful that I wouldn’t have to explain that I was fine to anyone else.
Of course, I had spoken too soon.
As soon as I got out of my car, Lex was there, his hands on my face.“Are you okay?What the hell happened?”
“How did you….What—who told you?”I blurted.
“Well,youdidn’t,” he ground out.
While it was nice that someone waited for me at home and was worried, I didn’t like the tone.“I’m fine.They got the guy.It was just a weird mugging, I guess.Who called you?”
“The Montgomery phone tree is really good,” a deep voice said from the shadows, and I jumped.
Reece moved forward, hands up.“Sorry.I was at Lex’s house when his phone started blowing up, letting us know what happened.And I’m the one that held him back from driving out there and trying to murder someone.”
“Lex,” I said, exasperated.
“Don’t Lex me.Why didn’t you call me?”
“Because we were handling it.And I was going to tell you, I promise.It just didn’t occur to me to text you right away.I’m sorry.”
“Lex, ease up,” Brooklyn ordered before wrapping her arms around herself.“Daisy was really good at her job.”
“I don’t like it,” Lex growled.
