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I take a sip of the fruity drink and screw up my nose. This shit is so damn sweet, but he just downs his in one mouthful.
“I see everything with you and Kai is okay.” Sinclair says.
“I wouldn’t say it’s great but we're working on it.”
“Hey sweet cheeks.” Colt says to Sinclair as he takes a seat beside her. “Change your mind about me yet?”
Her face goes bright red, the flush creeping down her neck and across her chest. I actually think she might like him. “Not a chance in hell.”
“Well they don’t fuck in heaven, so I still have a chance.”
“That doesn’t even make sense dipshit,” Blayne says after slamming Jimmie's arm to the table.
“The guys want to go do shots outside, come find me later if you want,” Summer says as she extracts herself from her chair. Khale bends down and she jumps onto his back, then he runs from the room. It’s a vast difference seeing him interact with her and how he is with the others. Her team is full of alpha-males just like mine. Where Blaynes' team seems to have a good mix, Colt and Van seem like the alphas but the other three don’t seem as in your face about it. Not that I have spent that much time with them to know for sure.
Jimmie and Danika decide to play pool. Kai sits back and I can feel him watching me as I watch Colt and Blayne both staring at Sinclair. Oh shit, she's in big trouble if they have both set their sights on her.
“I’m going to go and have shots with Summer. Does anyone want to come?”
“I think I'll stay and play pool,” Sinclair says.
“Me too.” Both Colt and Blayne say at the same time, causing me to laugh.
“Good luck with them,” I whisper to her and she blushes.
“What about you?” I ask Kai as I stand and he follows suit.
“Do you even need to ask me that? Wherever you go, I go. Pay close attention to Summer or Blayne. Wherever they are, at least one of the guys is there. It’s just how it is. We follow protocol.”
“Who the hell is going to come after us?”
“Seriously? Mr. Z has so many enemies. You’re at risk more so than anyone else. The only link to the woman he loved to death. And he keeps that no secret. Our teams have done jobs and pissed people off. We try to leave no evidence behind but that doesn’t mean someone won’t figure it out again.”
“It still seems excessive. Summer and Blayne seem like they can protect themselves.”
“I have no doubt that they could kick my ass, but that’s a risk they're not willing to take for the most valuable member on their teams.”
“Mood” by 24kGoldn blasts through the speakers as we make our way to the outside patio where Summer and her guys are all doing shots. Khale glares at us as we approach. I flip him off, sick of the constant hate coming my way from him. He snarls at us and I just laugh.
“You came to do some shots with us! Leland, get these guys some shot glasses.” Summer cheers. “Where are your friends?”
“Jimmie and Danika are playing pool and Sinclair is currently the meat in a Colt and Blayne sandwich. Or at least they're trying.”
Summer laughs. “Yeah, their dynamic is weird. I've seen teams like mine all be together, I have seen one girl and one guy but never like them. I don’t get it but they seem happy.”
Leland places shot glasses in front of us and fills them up, spilling a bit onto the table. I watch as Kai adds a small drop to the glass with a slip of his hand. He's probably done this a million times.
“To good times,” Kai says, lifting the shot glass. Everyone lifts theirs except Khale. Summer elbows him in the ribs and he lets out an audible omph.
“What's your problem?” She asks him after she downs her shot. His eyes flick to mine immediately.
“What did I ever do to you?” I ask.
“You came back, that’s what you did. Summer wanting to be friends with everyone fucking puts her at risk. Do you even realise how lethal your team is, and was? One fuck up and they’ll come after her. I can’t risk that.”
“Bullshit, Mr. Z put her at risk. He knew what he was doing and yet you all played into his hands. I know he fed you information to tell me. And I think that I’m in more danger around you than she is around Team Zeus. As long as she doesn’t try to sleep with me, that is.”
Summer raises a brow at me. “Long story short, apparently Chester is the obsessive stalker type. I would have pegged Creed to be that way but apparently not.”
