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Turning the knob, I peeked around the door, glancing up and down the long corridor. Joshua was nowhere in sight; in fact, the club was empty from what I could tell. There were no sounds of smacking flesh echoing from the dungeon. Even the lights were dimmed, as if the place had closed up hours ago.
Suddenly, the sound of heavy footsteps echoed from an open archway to my right, followed by deep male voices. I held my breath, straining to hear their conversation.
“Do you think she’s telling the truth?”
The voice sounded like James, but I wasn’t certain.
“No,” Joshua replied emphatically. His tone teemed with disgust. “I don’t believe a word that bitch says anymore, and neither should Mika.”
“Wait at the bar. I’ll go back upstairs and help him keep an eye on her until the unit arrives. You’ll need to file a vandalism report.”
By then, I knew James was the man talking to Joshua.
“No problem. I’m going to check on Mellie first.”
Their voices grew louder. I knew any second they’d round the corner and catch me eavesdropping. Closing the door quietly, I scurried back across the room, tossed the robe in the closet, and jumped back into bed. As the key jingled in the lock, I yanked the covers around me and sat up as Joshua walked in the door.
“Is everything all right?”
“No, unfortunately not. Someone slashed my tires.”
“What? Who would do such a thing?”
“Ah,” he hesitated and scrubbed a hand through his hair. “My former sub is upstairs in Mika’s office as we speak.”
“She slashed your tires?”
“Well, she claims she didn’t, but I parked so far back in the lot, my car was out of camera range so there’s no video proof. James just happened to be taking out the trash and saw a figure by my car. He went to investigate and hauled her upstairs. She claims she didn’t even notice the tires were flat. But she was the only one around.”
“What was she doing waiting by your car?”
“She said she was waiting for me to come out so we could talk again.”
“She was the blonde at the wedding today, right?”
“Yeah,” he replied on a heavy sigh.
I wanted to ask if she was coming around to see if he’d take her back. But I didn’t. I wanted him to volunteer the reason, to share a part of himself with me. He didn’t, and it chafed.
“Do you believe her?”
“No.” There was a distant harshness in his reply that told me he’d been burned far deeper by the woman than Sanna had revealed.
“So, now what happens, with her, I mean?”
“The cops are on their way. They’ll question her. I’ll fill out a report and call my insurance company in the morning.”
“Is there anything I can do?”
“No. I need to wait for the police in the bar.”
“I’ll wait with you, if you’d like.”
“I’d rather you didn’t. I don’t want to risk her seeing us together. It’s not safe for you.”
His desire to shield me from the girl frightened me a little. “Is she an axe murderer or something?”
Joshua smiled for the first time since he’d entered the room. “I don’t think so. But she’s territorial, to an unstable degree. She thought for a time I was playing around with Leagh. That’s what ultimately led to me releasing her.”
