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“Hudson,” she starts, and I roll my eyes as I turn towards her.
“No, Vikki, I know you don’t trust him with me, but what happened wasn’t his fault. He loves me and that’s the end of it.”
“Does he? Where was he over the last year when you could barely function? Or the nights you woke up screaming for him, does he know how hard it was for you? Or how much you were hurting without him? Or how about when he was fucking you on set and it broke you again? Does he know about that? Does he even care?”
I open my mouth, fury coursing through me, about to tell her to mind her own fucking business, that she knows nothing about Landon and me when Jamie, one of the production assistants comes into the trailer and drags me to set, saving me falling out with one of my best friends.
Chapter Nine
LANDON
My legs shake beneath me as I go for my second shower of the day to wash the smell of sweat and sex off me. Greg says nothing and while I’m standing under the spray, I think back to all the things that Hudson and I missed out on in the last year as hurt and anger swell in my gut. We missed out on so much of each other because of Xander and I can’t seem to let it go. The ache in my chest reminds me of the fact that he was all alone, violated, then abandoned by me, which makes me feel even guiltier than before, especially now, and the desire for revenge burns in my veins.
I dress quickly after my shower, calling for Greg. I need to talk out a plan with Greg about my revenge. The wrap for the movie is in a few weeks and I wanna do something at the wrap party but I need to be careful about. If Hudson finds out he’ll never let me do this. I have to get my revenge. I need it. I need to hold him accountable and if that means putting myself at risk then so be it.
“What’s up, boss man?”
Greg hands me a comb as he approaches me, and I quickly comb my hair while thinking about my plan to lure out Xander. I want to make him come to me and to exact revenge on the person who almost destroyed the love of my life. It’s reckless, dangerous but if I take the right precautions then it should be okay.
“Do you think that you could help me get revenge on someone for fucking Hudson and me over?”
He raises his eyebrow at me, and I smirk at his face.
“It’s okay. I can do it with or without you. I just…” I pause, running my fingers through my hair before I face my best friend face on and swallow a deep breath as I consider my next words carefully. “I need to… fuck… Greg…”
“Hey, it’s okay, whatever it is, I’ll help you if I can…” He cuts me off and I want to cry at his loyalty, He doesn’t even know what I’m planning but he’s already offering me help. Fuck, I’m lucky to have him.
“I need to get revenge on Xander.” My words come out soft and tentative and he shakes his head.
“No. Landon. No. Just leave him alone. You know how connected that fucker is and you really wanna put Hudson in his path again.” His eyes are wide as he speaks and he reaches out, gripping my shoulder tightly as he speaks.
My body burns as the thought of Hudson being anywhere near that fucker burns through me.
“No. No way is he even getting close to Hudson. I’ll make damn sure of that…”
My voice is a low growl and Greg smiles, brushing his brown hair off his damp forehead before he speaks again.
“Does Hudson know? What exactly are you planning, Landon? Why do you need my help?”
My heart starts hammering quickly and I shake my head, knowing that if he thinks for a moment I’m involving my boy in this then he’s dead wrong.
“No and he can’t find out. I need to keep him out of this. I want to use myself as bait. I want to lure in Xander and try and get him to come to the wrap party, so I can pretend to flirt with him and maybe catch him over what happened with Hudson which is why I need your help. Hudson will never agree to me being the bait, but I have to try. I have to.”
I know I’m starting to beg, but I need him on my side. I can’t do it without him.
“Mate, are you sure about this? That’s pretty dangerous. I mean there is things we can do to make sure you’re safe, but is this really about Xander, about what happened last year? Or is it because you feel guilty because Hudson tried to commit suicide?”
I watch him contemplating how to answer, truthfully but without revealing too much.
“Part of it is…” I begin, but he cuts me off, stopping my explanation and I can only watch as he drops his hands from my shoulders again and stares at me in dismay.
“Fuck sake, Landon. No! He could rape you or fuck up your life and out you. Or you know he could end your career and Hudson’s too. His uncle is one of Hudson’s fucking managers and that whole family are a bunch of sociopaths with cops and lawyers and judges amongst them. It’s insane that you wanna do this.”
I roll my eyes because I know all of that, but that’s what makes it worse, he can still get to my boy and if I don’t act on it and protect Huds, it could happen again and that would kill both of us.
“I know. I know, but that’s why we’re keeping Hudson as far away from this as possible. I don’t want him involved. I want everyone on set to talk about how much we hate each other and barely talk now and if anyone thinks differently then I’m gonna show them tonight just how much I hate him.”
I’m practically begging now, and he knows it. He knows me too well and I know he’ll support me, but I need his help too if I wanna catch that fucker and put a stop to his predatory behavior.
