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“He gave me the same speech Lyra gave you. You know, hurt my bestie and I’ll kill you.”
“Do you want me to kick his ass?”
She chuckled and shook her head. “No.”
He sighed and visibly relaxed his body. “Too bad. That would have been fun. I might do it later, anyway.”
After he settled down, a smile touched his mouth, and he reached across the seat to take her hand. He threaded his fingers through hers. “So you’re all in, huh?”
“I feel like we’ve had this discussion before.”
“So? We can never talk enough about how I get to keep you.”
Benny snorted up front and said, “Pussy.”
“Benny, shut the fuck up or you’re fired,” Ryker replied without missing a beat.
“Big threats from a little pussy. I’ll believe it when I see it.” Benny smirked at Ryker through the rearview mirror.
Jade chimed in, “Benny, that’s my pussy you’re talking about. Don’t make me soap your coffee again, ‘cause I will.”
Benny’s smirk disappeared. “Now her, I believe,” he grumbled.
Ryker burst out laughing, and Benny did a double take. He stared at Ryker like Ryker had sprouted a second head. Just as Benny opened his mouth to comment on Ryker’s non-typical show of humor, Ryker’s phone rang.
Ryker flipped Benny off, pulled his phone out of his pocket, and answered the call. “Vittroli.”
Jade couldn’t hear the other side of the conversation.
“Affirmative. Our ETA is 45 minutes. Yes, Jade’s fine. No, there’s no need to meet us at the hotel. Uh-huh. No, we’re fine. My team is on it. No, you should probably work on cancelling the next few tour dates because there is no way Lyra will be able to play when we find her. No, we will update you if there is any news. There’s no need for you to come by tonight. Uh-huh, maybe tomorrow. Goodbye.”
Ryker ended the call and returned his phone to his pocket.
“Who was that?” Jade asked.
“Tawny. She wanted to make sure you’re okay and discuss the tour. Maybe do dinner tonight. It’s not a good idea right now, though. Maybe tomorrow after we’re settled in at the hotel.”
“Agreed. Tonight I want to take a long bath and drink alcohol. Not particularly in that order.”
Ryker frowned.
“What? It’s been a long day and it’s not like I’ll be leaving the hotel room. I’ll also have a billion body guards around to keep me from doing stupid shit. My ideal night tonight sounds like a good buzz, a long bath, and maybe a massage from my badass bodyguard boyfriend. Happy ending required, of course.”
The corner of his mouth tipped up. “Oh, of course.”
Benny rolled his eyes at them right as his phone chimed with a text from Roark to pick him up, and soon they were on their way to the hotel.
Chapter 24
Jade
The giant hot tub in the ritzy hotel room felt like heaven. Jade closed her eyes, sipped some wine, and tried to let the jets melt away some tension.
She was worried for Lyra and felt helpless. She kept her phone in reach at all times, but so far there was no response from Rosé. She wasn’t sure she would be able to relax until Lyra was safe.
A soft knock sounded at the door. “Can I come in?” Ryker asked.
Jade opened her eyes.”It’s not locked.”
