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Yeah, I was pissing him off, but that’s what I did. If I gave in like all his other guys, he would be suspicious of me. This way, I kept him on his toes.
“What were you doing with Skylar?”
“I don’t see how that’s any of your business.”
“She’s my grandson’s mother. This wasn’t part of the deal when I got you out of prison.”
“There was no deal,” I spat. “You got me out, but I told you I wouldn’t work for you. Your son’s a fucking idiot. I’m not getting involved in his shit.”
“Yet, you’re spending time with his ex.”
“I wouldn’t say that.”
“Really?”
He motioned for one of his guys to come over. The guy pulled out a phone, flipping through pictures of me smiling with Skylar and carrying Parker around on my shoulders.
“What’s your point?” I asked, staring at Baz with disinterest.
He stormed forward and slammed his fist into my face, cutting thecorner of my eyebrow. At least one of them could hit. “Don’t fuck with me. I told you to stay away.”
“You told me to watch your son,” I retorted.
“Is that what you call following his woman around?”
“Last I checked, she’s not his woman, and he hasn’t bothered to check on her once. Unless you count him stealing money from her.”
His nostrils flared as he snapped his fingers. “Everyone out.”
The men left in a hurry, slamming the door on their way out. Baz walked closer, his eyes calculating with every step.
“What do you know?”
“You mean, besides the fact that your son is a fucking idiot?”
“Don’t test me right now,” he growled. “What do you know?”
Rico could get money from his daddy any time, and Baz knew he would ask unless it was something Rico didn’t want his old man to know. I weighed the pros and cons of keeping Rico’s idiotic scheme to myself. Rico stood to make a lot of money if he could follow through on his sale. But if it went sideways, it would be an even bigger problem.
On the other hand, if I snitched on Rico, it would make Baz happy. But there would always be a part of him that wondered if I would do the same to him. Loyalty meant everything to these people, and by showing Rico loyalty, I was doing the same for Baz.
“If you want answers, talk to your son.”
Rage burned through Gelbero. I’d never seen him lose control, but I was pretty sure I was about to witness it. He spun around, kicking me hard in the chest. The chair tipped backward from the force, slamming me into the ground as my head bounced painfully off the concrete floor.
I shook off the dizzying feeling as best I could, but only seconds later, Baz had me by the hair, dragging me and the chair I was attached to over to the corner. I gritted my teeth, my hands gripping the chair as I fought the pain in my scalp. He tossed me against the wall, my head cracking against it and drawing blood this time. Red liquid dribbled over my cheek from the gash at my temple. I had a fleeting moment where I considered that maybe this wasn’t the best route to take, butthose thoughts were quickly banished when the door slammed open and a man strode in carrying a large case.
Baz bent over, getting right in my face. “You know, there’s always been something off about you. I just can’t put my finger on it.”
“That’s a fucking shame,” I gritted out.
“What I can’t figure out is whose side you’re really on. You don’t want to work for me, yet you protected my son in prison.” He stood and stormed away from me, but didn’t go far before spinning back around. “And then there’s the fact that you spent time with Skylar, a woman you shouldn’t want anything to do with. Yet, you protected her and her son.”
“So much for trying to do the right thing,” I muttered.
“But you don’t do the right thing,” he said, staring at me intently. “You shot a cop.”
“I was fucked up,” I said, my head swimming in pain.
