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His smile is warm and genuine as his eyes light up. “Thank you.”
Greer gives him a hug before he heads back through the door.
“How’s the club?” I ask Ledger.
Ledger takes a seat and gives me a look that means something bad happened. I can always sense Ledger’s mood anytime I talk to him, and today is no different. “Not good. A woman was attacked at the club.”
“What happened?” Greer asks, taking a seat next to my brother.
“It was Posey, Bane Delgado’s fiancée”—he uses his fingers to make air quotes—“she was waiting in a room all by herself. She said the lights went out and someone ambushed her in the room.”
I take the seat across from Ledger and Greer.
“She didn’t see anyone come into the room?” Greer asks, her eyes widening as she pulls out her phone. “Has this made it onto social media yet?”
Ledger shakes his head. “Nobody knows. We made sure the story didn’t get out. Bane’s released from jail this morning, all fitted with an ankle bracelet this afternoon, and his fiancée is hanging out at Club Greed. By herself? Something doesn’t add up.”
Greer and I exchange looks as my mind tries to wrap around somebody getting attacked at the club.
“What did she say? Did you catch the person who assaulted her?” Greer fires off questions in rapid succession, leaving no doubt in my mind that she has many more ready to follow.
Ledger’s shaking his head. “She’s pretty shaken up, and no we didn’t catch anyone. Nobody on any cameras, and the VIP members were all accounted for. I don’t know what happened.” Ledger checks his phone and slides it back into his pocket. “I gave her my number if she thinks of anything else.”
“Has she reached out?” Greer asks.
He shakes his head. “No, not yet.”
“Maybe she will. I hate that this happened at my brother’s club. Have you told him yet?”
Ledger looks mortified at the idea of telling Devereaux. “Not while Chloe’s in labor. This is something I can handle on my own.”
I nod. “If you need any help, let me know.”
“I’m just wondering what will happen once Bane finds out.”
“Maybe Bane had something to do with it,” Greer shocks us both by saying.
“Why do you think that?” I ask her.
She shrugs, her mahogany-colored hair falling over her shoulders as she does. “I don’t know. Just a feeling I get about him. You should have seen him in the arraignment. I don’t trust him.”
“Me either,” I add on. “I don’t trust anyone.” It’s true. I trust the people closest to me, and that’s it. I trust Greer. Having her around calms my anxiety.
And at the thought of my anxiety, it’s here, rearing its ugly face.
"Are you okay, Roman?" Greer's voice cuts through the tension, prompting me to take another deep breath, drawing in air until my lungs are fully expanded.
I nod, knowing if I’ve got Greer around I don’t need to worry about my anxiety. “I’m fine,” I smile, my body unwinding.
I push away the thoughts of losing control over my body and lock eyes with Ledger. He nods at me, silently asking me if I’m okay.
“I’m seriously fine,” I say aloud, knowing that I can control this anxiety. At least, hoping I can. Greer makes it easier to face it.
Ledger and Greer discuss Bane and Posey more, and I think about my life. My best friend is having a baby right now, and it makes me reflect on myself. Will I ever have a baby? Will Greer be the mother?
I watch my brother as he speaks about this Posey woman with Greer, and I can tell he’s got a little something for this woman, even if he doesn’t admit it out loud.
Dangerous territory he’s wading into.
