My stomach twisted.
Hmmm.
I’d been around them all long enough to know exactly what that meant. Hiro wouldn't be doing much talking. There would be questions, sure, but not the kind that came with answers anyone walked away from. Tet had grabbed Reo once before,and I bet the Claws had been keeping that bill on the counter ever since.
Now that Hiro heard about them trying to crash the Claws’ party. . .
Tet won't make it through the day.
The thought sat heavy in my chest. I tried to find guilt for it and couldn’t gather any.
Kiko and Tet had pushed the party issue, knowing what sort of world they existed in.
Tet made his own bed, and. . .now that bill came due. . .
I swallowed and nodded at my guard. "Tell Reo. . .thank you for his. . .soul and my cart, and also I appreciate the information."
"Yes, Tora." The guard typed it in.
The cart stopped at the villa steps.
My guard got out first and offered me his hand.
I took it and stepped down.
Now I have to deal with this slave situation. Who will be his new master?
Chapter twenty-five
Even Queens Can Bow
Nyomi
ThedooropenedbeforeI knocked.
Hiroko’s assistant, Tsukiko, appeared. "Nyomi, good day.”
“It is.”
Most of my guards remained on the porch and got into their positions.
“Come in." She gave me a bow and stepped aside. “Your party was lovely last night. It was just what Ayame and I needed.”
I entered with only two guards. “Oh, good. I’m so glad you both came.”
“Oh yes.” She closed the door. “And the after party was just as exciting.”
I quirked my brows. “The after party?”
“Yes. You didn’t hear?”
“Hear what?”
“The Claws’ orgy.”
I might have shrieked. “Excuse me?”
“Yes. Hiro announced the orgy at the end and then kicked the Fangs out.”
