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"You’re not my boss, Aidan. I do these things for the family’s safety." His jaw tipped up. "That means I’m answerable to no one when I monitor your conversations."
"Who do you report to now Da’s dead?" I jibed.
"You, of course. Wasn’t that obvious?"
"Not really. What with the whole ‘I’m answerable to no one and you’re not my boss,’ bullshit." I rolled my eyes before I repeated, "Whatareyou doing here?"
"Coming with you to Queens of Heart."
"Why?"
"Because I want to go?"
"Why?"
"Because I’m curious."
I snorted. "You wanna get a lap dance? Is that it?"
He huffed. "No, fuckwit. I want to know what Grainne’s going to give you. It has to be information. That’s clearly the only reason Da would own a strip joint that wasn’t on the books."
"You checked?"
"Of course I did. Grainne Ledger—she pays us protection money."
"She does?" Confusion had me scowling at him. "Why the fuck would Da pay protection money to himself? Why not make it known to the Points that he owns the place?"
"Secrets." Conor tapped his nose. "Hence my interest."
I grimaced. "I’m tired of those."
"I’m not. They make the world go around." He peered at the door. "Is Savannah okay?"
He timed that perfectly with a shriek louder than any of the others which was saying fucking something.
"You really want to know what I did to her?"
"She’s safe?"
"She is now," I muttered, knowing point blank that she’d have found a way to follow me to the strip club. Not just because it was work, but maybe out of jealousy too.
In all honesty, knowing she was tied to the bed was like a load off my shoulders.
I didn’t want to head out in the middle of the night to Queens of fucking Heart, but if I had to, at least I knew she was safe at home.
"You’re right. I don’t want to know."
Smirking as we headed toward the elevator, I asked, "You ain’t been sleeping?"
"None of us have," he said dismissively, his gaze on the panel over the door.
I couldn’t argue there.
"Any news from Lodestar?"
His Adam’s apple bobbed as we boarded the elevator and I hit the button for the parking garage. "No."
Pissed at her for hurting my kid brother, I gritted my teeth. "Nothing at all?"
