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“Yeah, me and Beast. He likes you, Pen, and my man barely likes anyone.”
“Does he like me enough to go easy on Dax?”
Grim laughs. “Nope.”
“Good, because I don’t want any special treatment,” Dax says as he enters the room wearing the same boxing shorts as he had the last time he fought here. My gaze lingers on the red skull motif emblazoned on the shorts and my stomach churns. He nods at Grim. “Evening.”
She gives him a curt nod. “Well, I guess that’s my cue to leave. You’re up in fifteen, Dax. Make this quick.”
“Got it.” When Grim leaves, Dax kicks his foot against the door, shutting it, before pulling me into his arms. “She likes you,” he mutters against my hair as I press my cheek against his bare chest.
“I’m her employee. I think that’s as far as her liking me goes.”
“It’s more than that.”
“Yeah? If she liked me so much, why has she allowed Malik Brov in here tonight? The guy wanted tobuyme, Dax,” I point out, looking up at him.
“That motherfucker’s here tonight?”
“Yes. As if I haven’t already got two crazies to worry about. Now I have to worry about that arsehole too.”
“Nothing will happen, okay? Jeb already made a deal with Grim. He can’t back out on that. You’re safe,” he repeats, echoing Grim’s words.
“I don’t feel safe, Dax.” It hurts me to say that to him, standing here wrapped up in his arms, but it’s the truth.
“I swear to you, Pen. We won’t let anything happen to you.” He pulls back and rests his forehead against mine. “I would rather die than see you taken from us again.”
“Don’t say things like that, Dax. Not when you’re about to go into the cage with Beast.”
He smiles at me. “You think I’m going to lose, don’t you?”
“I think you’re going to get very badly hurt.”
“Have a little faith, Pen.”
I frown, and he presses a gentle kiss against the crease between my brows. “Do you know how many times I wished I could turn back time, Dax? How often I’ve thought about making a different choice? I should’ve gone to the police. I should’ve told you back then what happened. Maybe Xeno was right, maybe together we could’ve dealt with my brother. Now look at us. Xeno has gone AWOL, you’re about to go head-to-head with Beast, York and Zayn are out there sitting at a table withJeb, and you’re still part of his crew. You’re still Skins.”
“You can’t change what’s happened, Kid, but you gotta trust me on this. We’re gonna make this right. I promise you.”
“How? How can you possibly make this right? Xeno’s gone, and my brother will be ringing me at the end of the month regardless. I know Grim and Beast have made a promise to protect Lena, but can anyone actually tell me that she’s going to be one-hundred percent safe?”
“Believe me when I say, no motherfucker is getting anywhere near Lena. The rest? We’ll figure it out. Itwillbe okay.”
Outside a bell rings telling us both that Dax’s fight will be starting in five minutes. He hugs me close. “You gonna come out and watch?”
I shake my head. “I don’t think I can,” I murmur.
“I’ll see you back here in twenty then.”
“Twenty minutes? You’re that confident you’re going to win?”
“Yeah, Kid. I’m that confident.” He gives me another lingering kiss on the lips then leaves.
* * *
The fight isover in thirty-five minutes.
Beast wins.
