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"You don't fucking need me."
"Hey, how's it going?" I ask, walking into the room as if nothing is amiss.
Cade's anger only increases as his dark eyes turn on me. "What the fuck do you want, Easton?" he spits at me.
"Channing and I have something to do. Right, Rexford?"
Channing looks at me, his eyes narrowing in question before turning back to Cade. "Yeah, do you mind?" He tries to shove him off.
Cade's chin drops in shock. "Since when the fuck are you two friends?"
I panic, fighting to scramble for an answer, but Channing is faster.
"We're just going for a run together,” he says. “Don't get your panties in a twist."
Cade looks over at me, his eyes dropping to my gym shorts and sneakers. The last thing I want to do right now is go for a fucking run, but something tells me Channing needs an out, and let's be honest, I'm not one to pass up an opportunity to piss Cade off, hangover or no hangover.
With a growl, Cade releases Channing and marches into the middle of the room. "We're not done talking about this, Rexford."
"We've got a meeting with Q in the morning. How about we continue then?"
Cade pauses with his hand in his hair and spins toward us. "You want to talk to Q about this?"
"Yeah," Channing states.
"You actually want out?" Cade's eyes bore into Channing, disbelief filling them as if he really can't understand why everyone doesn't want this life.
"This bullshit doesn't run in all our blood, Kingsley," Channing scoffs before marching past me.
Not wanting to get stuck with Cade, I hightail it after him and out the front door. I have no idea if he was planning on going for a run, but he seems to be going anyway.
"Channing, wait," I call when he's already halfway down the driveway.
"You didn't need to do that," he mutters when I catch up with him and he begins walking again.
"I know."
Silence falls between us as we get to the end of the driveway, but before we pass through the gates, Channing takes a left and we walk along the perimeter edge.
"You really want out?"
"Don't you?"
"I never wanted in in the first place."
"I'm not the Rexford heir now Alex is here. They can let me go."
"You think it'll be that easy?"
He shrugs. "Probably not, but I want to try. I'll keep all their bullshit secrets, I just…" He trails off.
"You just?" I encourage.
Ever since he came and got us last weekend to ensure we didn't miss our own initiation ceremony, I've started to question exactly whose side Channing is actually on. This is just another thing that points toward the fact that he's not on Cade's.
"I can't have what I want while I'm part of this shit."
"What the fuck does—" Realization dawns. "You want Sasha." It's not a question. It doesn't need to be. I've seen the way he looks at her. The way he tries to protect her. "But Electi heirs aren't allowed to be with Electi siblings."
