“I arrested Bryce a couple of weeks ago.”
“What?” I screeched, blinking and shaking my head slightly. I was confused. So confused.
“I know. I didn’t know until I was face to face with him. I’m not sure when he realized it was me, but he agreed to be an informant to bring Tony down.”
“His own father?”
“Yeah. He hates him.”
“What about Cruella?”
Joss stood with her back to me. “She killed herself.”
I wanted to say, “Good,” but that probably wasn’t the best reply, so I didn’t say anything.
“Anyway, I was sent here to work undercover to bring down a sex trafficking ring. I had no idea that I would be tied to it. Now I’m determined more than ever to bring down the King Pin. I brought Seth in to help.”
“He’s—here?” I knew he was, but I needed Joss to confirm it.
“He and Paul are at the house where I’m getting married. And we better go, or I’ll be late to my own wedding.” She laughed.
“Right.” I stood, knowing that it wouldn’t be long until I would see Seth.
She wrapped me in her arms again. “For my honeymoon, I’m working a case with Seth. We start everything on Monday, but after it’s all done, I’ll tell you more. I’ll come visit you in Miami, and we’ll catch up on everything. I want to know everything I’ve missed.”
We pulled apart. “That sounds really nice.”
“Okay.” She smiled and went to the mirror to check her hair and makeup. “One more thing.” She turned from the mirror to look at me again. “I wasn’t sure if you were actually going to show, and since this is all short notice and on a limb, I asked Autumn to stand with me when I get married.”
A lump started to form in my throat. I understood her decision, but it still stung. “I understand. I’m just happy to be here.” I smiled a warm smile, trying to hide the pain.
Joss smiled back. “Me too. And now it’s time to get married.”
We tooka white limo to a house on the outskirts of Vegas. It was good riding over with Joss and Autumn. They both got along with Nathan, and I’d learned that Paul, Autumn’s fiancé, and Gabe were both former male escorts. Never in my life would I have ever guessed that Joss would have fallen in love with a man who used to have sex for a living. Granted, Joss and Autumn both swore up and down that they were only paid to go on dates, but everyone knows what a gigolo does. And not only were Paul and Gabe going to be at the wedding, but their gigolo friends were too.A girl might need to have some fun if you know what I mean,especially after seeing Seth. No telling what emotions were on the horizon for our reunion.
“Ready?” Autumn asked, looking at Joss as the limo came to a stop.
“Beyond ready,” she beamed.
The driver opened the door, and we all piled out. The front door swung open, and my heart fell out of my chest. I watched it flop on the ground as I sensed Seth walking toward us. His short, dark brown hair was spiked a little in the front, and his green eyes felt as though they were piercing my soul as he stared at me. Plus, he had the same light dusting of a beard that he’d had the last time I’d seen him, and I still had the urge to run my fingers across it or feel it between my legs.
Seth was a man.
A fine piece of a man.
A man I wanted to maul even though he’d ripped my heart out.
“Fuck,” I murmured under my breath. And just like he said he would, Nathan was in full boyfriend mode. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, pulling me to him. “Thank you,” I whispered.
Against my ear, Nathan whispered back, “If you don’t bang him this weekend, I will.”
I smiled, trying to mask my laughter as I looked into the emerald eyes I thought I’d never see again.
“Kitty Cat,” Seth clipped in a harsh but direct tone, then looked at Nathan’s arm around me. I hadn’t heard that name in so long that, when he spoke the two words, my stomach dipped as though it was trying to resurrect the butterflies that had died when he’d broken my heart. Even if he sounded annoyed to see me.
My hands itched to wrap around his waist and hug him. I’d missed him so much. Except I stood there in my fake boyfriend’s embrace. “Seth, it’s good to see you. This is my boyfriend, Nathan.”
Nathan released me, and the men shook hands. Then the person we were all here for stepped around me, and Seth turned to her.
