Page 104 of Wishing for La Luna
“Are you crazy? I didn’t put those guys up to that.”
Adina’s hand travels to her ear, and she looks away.
Yup, got her.
“Well?” I ask.
“Fine,” Thierry says and calls Hank back.
It takes a few minutes to convince his lawyer, but we go back to the room.
Esme flips her hands and asks, “What did we decide?”
Hank turns a sour look my way. “Go ahead. You seem to know more than I do.”
“Thierry will cover his own medical bills. Your client must replace the mirrors and damaged equipment,” I say, without looking at Rio. “Maeven and I can prepare twin statements.”
I walk out, followed by my group. Hank turns to me outside the room and whispers, “Start looking for another job. Victor will hear from me.”
Adina faces me. “We held up our end. Now you keep your mouth shut,Luna.”
They walk out, leaving me alone. My heart is pounding fast. My decision echoes in my ear, and the consequences are already dragging my body down.
What the fuck did you do, Luna?
What I had to. For him.
And that’s when the anger really hits. This is Rio’s fault. He couldn’t control himself, and I think I just ruined my career to help him.
Because I couldn’t bear the thought of this bringing him down.
And now you’re the one going down.It will look as if I couldn’t cut it. Victor is probably calling for the pink slip as we speak.
Rio and his team walk out. Our gazes cross, and I pivot, heading for the door.
“Luna.” He rushes after me. I throw a hand up before he can come any closer.
“I can’t talk to you right now. I’ll call you later.”
I walk out into the summer air. It’s hot as hell and feels like I’m in a swamp cloud. I don’t even call an Uber as I take the first set of stairs down into the subway.
He knows how important this job is to me, and he let himself get baited into this dumb fight. He doesn’t even look like he regrets it, while I’m on the verge of losing my dream job. I didn’t think twice about putting myself on the line to defend him, and he didn’t think about me once before he got into this shit.
Now I’m pissed.
* * *
Rio
I keep staring at my phone, only half listening to Esme’s instructions. Sel arrived minutes after we came home. She’s alone, and Luna is not answering any of us.
She stands in front of Tito and me. “I’m not sure if anyone told you a million times, but the two of you are idiots.”
Tito folds his arms in front of himself. “Were we supposed to let them beat us, Sel? He swung at Rio.”
A light crosses over Sel’s eyes, but she turns a stone-faced look at my cousin. “Do I look like a fucking cop? No, right? Then don’t bullshit me, Tito. Do you think we’re all stupid? You morons went there to bait him.” She turns to me. “I mean, you did a good job. The idiot fell for it. But now you got in hot water again.” She points at me. “Not only that, but you’re probably going to get Luna fired.”
“What are you talking about?” I ask.
