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“Night, sweetheart.”
I leave Mom downstairs and head for my room. Moonlight pours in through the windows, and I don’t bother to hit the light switch. After mom’s ex disappeared, it took me a long while to feel safe in my bedroom, and I smile to myself, realizing how far I’ve come. I no longer flinch at every creak, or sleep with the lamp on.
It feels good to finally feel in control of my life. Of the choices I make and steps I take.
I change into my pajamas and slip under the covers, staring out at the vastness of the sea beyond my window.
It doesn’t take long for the pull of sleep to creep up and my eyes grow heavy. And as I give into the darkness, I swear the last thing I see is Ace standing outside my bedroom window.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Ace
Conner: I need you at Hayden’s now.
The dread that was already sitting in the pit of my stomach from first reading his message inside Remi’s house doesn't lessen any as I scan it again and plug Hayden’s address into my GPS.
I have no idea what I’m about to walk into,
but my money is on it involving Cole.
And I’m proved right when I storm through the house in the direction of the girls’ screams. Entering the kitchen, I find Hayden pinned up against his own kitchen wall by none other than my brother.
“Is it not enough you take my position on the team, you want my fucking girl too?” Hayden snarls, only feeding my brother’s fury.
By the looks of Hayden’s nose, it seems Cole has already had a pop.
“Cole, let him go.”
He turns his cold, drugged out eyes on me. “This doesn’t concern you, brother.” His voice is emotionless. Dead. A shudder runs down my spine.
I need to get him away from Hayden—and fucking fast, before he does something I can’t save him from.
He turns his stare back to Hayden, who mostly seems oblivious to the serious threat in front of him. “She’s not yours. She said no, motherfucker.”
Cole slams his head into Hayden’s nose. Blood sprays both of them but thankfully, in Cole’s daze, I’m able to pull him from Hayden and throw him into the corner of the kitchen.
I stand over him, waiting for him to come back to himself as Conner comes to stand beside me.
“He’s on something.”
“I can fucking see that. His eyes are blown.”
“I tried to stop him.” Conner sounds pissed. “Told him that he’d lose his place on the team, his future, but he wouldn’t fucking listen.”
“Just get him the fuck out of here,” I bark at him.
“You’re not coming?” he asks.
“Yeah, I’ll be right there. I just need to deal with something.”
Conner rolls his eyes at me but leans down to pull Cole from the floor. He tries to fight, but Conner gets the better of him as he drags him from the floor and toward the front door.
“You good?” I ask Hayden who now has a swarm of girls around him, trying to tend to him.
“Yeah, man. I’ve been worse.”
I roll my eyes, leaving him to be molested by horny girls. Stalking from the room, I go in search of another member of the team. It’s time Bexley and I had a little chat, especially now I need him on my side to keep my brother on the fucking team. One word to Coach from their captain about whatever Cole has taken tonight, and I’ve no doubt he’ll be benched.
