“No.” He frowned. “I didn’t. But I wanted to. One last fuck to hold me over for eternity. She begged me to let her go. Told me I was killing her. I knew I was. That we were. So I released her. Then she slashed the tires on one of my SUVS and threatened to stab me. After, she fucked Klaus Seeley, lord knows how many times. I knew she was good and done once that was confirmed. And here I am. Mourning her like she’s fucking dead like Fox.”
I swallowed hard. He had no idea she was still with Klaus. That she now had an entirely new harem.
I couldn’t tell him either. I promised her, but I knew it would gut him. And if it gutted him, it would absolutely destroy Cole.
“So now what?” I asked.
He shrugged. “Maybe Cole is onto something with us just fucking each other. It works for the kings.”
“I don’t know,” I said. “Seems…”
“Like we’d piss people off?” He laughed at that. “Fuck people.”
He drank more, and I followed at a slower pace.
“Call Cole,” he slurred, several more glasses in. “See where the fuck he is. Tell him to come get all these fucking cat boxes out of the living room. They’re taking up space.”
I nodded and pulled out my phone before calling him.
“Yeah?” he answered, sounding breathless.
“Where are you?” I asked, closing my eyes to stop the spins.
“Uh, I’m working on my cattery, man?—”
“Get home.”
“Why? What’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong is we’re drinking, and you’re not here,” I said. “Fuck the cats. Come home.” I put him on speakerphone.
He sighed. “I-I can’t. I’m committed.”
“We’ll come there—” Enzo started.
“No! No. Uh, I’ll be there. I’m coming. Just give me a few minutes.”
“Good, you can suck my dick when you get here,” Enzo slurred out. “Maybe E’s too.”
“Oh. Uh… Yeah. I’ll be there in a few. Bye.” He disconnected the call.
I frowned and looked at Enzo. “Did he sound weird to you?”
“It’s Cole. He is fucking weird.” He pulled out some sugar and lit it up before taking a deep drag. “Want some?”
I shook my head. “No. I’m fucked on this alcohol. I’m good. I need to be up for Laz in the morning. Besides, that’s the new designer strain I’ve been working on. It has those aphrodisiacs I’ve been experimenting with. We really would be fucking. Be careful on it. I haven’t tested it as much as I need to.”
He nodded like he didn’t give a shit and went back to smoking. The guys never pushed me on smoking with them. I rarely did, and when I did, it was only a hit or two. Drugs no longer had a hold over me. I didn’t crave anything but success these days.
A lot had changed with me, but one thing remained the same.
Rosalie.
She would always be my sweetheart. She would always have my entire heart.
6
ENZO
