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What was the big deal? Dahlia didn’t even question security since Rogue and Oz had their own. Clearly, they were powerful and wealthy. Dahlia assumed it was the norm for men like this. Hell, East had security in the form of the brothers for each other. How different could it be?
Penny paced around the small area by the door. It was clear she was seconds from losing it again.
“Penny?”
Penny held up her hand, continuing to walk in circles and stare at the ground. It was as if she was brainstorming. Or? Trying to put all the pieces together. Shit! Penny didn’t get enough credit for being extremely intuitive and incredibly intelligent. She stopped mid-step and spun around.
“Why would Trey give a shit about what that guy said to you?” Penny stepped closer, cocking her head. “Nash asked Sean if he wanted to repeat what he said to Trey.”
Dahlia shrugged, trying to play it off. “He’s my boss.”
Penny shook her head, “No, no.”
Penny stepped back, staring at Dahlia and darting her gaze to the back door. It was silent for a full minute, which felt like an eternity, until something shifted in Penny’s eyes. A realization. Fuck!
“Are you sleeping with Trey?”
Dahlia blinked incessantly, completely unprepared to answer anything. What it that obvious? Dahlia couldn’t recall any interactions she’d had with Trey in front of Penny except maybe for the fights. Even then, though, she wasn’t sure Penny had seen them together, and she hadn’t questioned her at the time. What the hell is going on?
“Why are you getting so upset with me?”
“Because I’m trying to figure out what the hell just happened back there and why?”
Dahlia waved it off. “That was nothing.”
“Dahlia.” Penny narrowed her gaze and cocked her head, hooking her thumb over her shoulder. “That was something. And it never happens. Ever. So, I need you to be honest with me, okay? Are you with Trey?”
Dahlia hesitated, but in the end, Penny would be relentless, and she’d figure it out eventually. Maybe it was easier to come clean, put her mind at ease, and settle the situation. Penny was one of Dahlia’s closest friends. Surely, she’d keep this between them if Dahlia asked.
“Yes. But you can’t say anything.”
“Oh, my God.” Penny leaned down, bracing her hands on her knees, bending over. It was dramatic and over the top, but nothing she had ever seen from her friend in the past.
“Penny, I don’t get why…”
Penny whipped up, her lips twisting. “You really have no clue what you’ve gotten yourself into, do you?”
A relationship with a gorgeous, sexy, and smart man who protects and respects me? If anything, Penny should be happy for her.
“Trey makes me happy.”
“At what cost, Dahlia? Is being with him worth risking your life?”
What the…
“What are you talking about?”
“Ever hear of the Underground?”
The Underground. Dahlia had heard of it through her ex-boyfriend from the fights. Usually, she didn’t pay much attention. It sounded more like the premise for a movie than anything that actually went down. Kyle loved to talk up a good game, so she hadn’t given it much thought.
Penny spread out her arms, and in a tone harsher than usual, she shouted. “Well, fucking welcome…”
What?
“Oz runs this state, Dahl. Everything illegal that happens, he not only knows about but orchestrates most of it. Drugs, guns, murder—he facilitates it all. There isn’t anything that happens in this state that the Underground doesn’t have a hand in. Hell, Oz is more powerful than our own fucking Governor! And from what I’ve heard, it even goes beyond our state.”
Now, it was Dahlia’s turn to piece everything together. Did Trey know about this? Hell, they’d grown up together. He had to know something. Penny’s implications were clear.
