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50 Will
MUSIC BLARED, LIGHTS blinded me, and Cori had her A-game on. She’d pulled me out to dance twice, hugged me a few times to whisper into my ear to “perk the fuck up,” and she pecked me on the lips a few times.
I hated every second of being in Club R. But I didn’t have a fucking choice. Axel needed the time to get inside Jason’s condo. That wasn’t going to be easy.
How could I have mentioned the wok? As if I’d given a shit about it. Like an idiot, I’d backpedaled after nearly begging Miranda to not be upset and declaring my love for the umpteenth time. But Axel had walked into my office with a stern gaze. I should have known he’d be watching my office and listening in on my calls.
And did he ever bitch about me being weak. “You’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. Do you hear me?” he had said. “Even break her heart.”
I didn’t understand how Axel could be so emotionless. The black depths of his eyes had shown he didn’t have a soul. Beyond what I observed, I knew nothing else about Axel Pérez, and that was apparently the way it would remain.
The thought of breaking Miranda’s heart gutted me, but if she got hurt because of me, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself. By the sound in her voice, my stupid comment set her off and she was furious.
“Jason looks like he’ll be leaving soon with Tabitha,” Cori said, elbowing me. “Go ask him about Vegas. He’s on his fifth scotch.”
I did as commanded.
“Thanks for the invite tonight. I needed it.” Lies… I hated them.
“Anytime, buddy. How’s your girl over there?” He jerked his chin toward Cori who was talking to Tabitha. “I’m gladourgirls get along.”
“Yeah, it’s fantastic. What’s the latest about Vegas? I gotta say, I’m looking forward to it.” I eyed Jason’s skinny neck and my hands burned to squeeze the life out of him.
“Still working it.”
“Okay, cool. Miranda is pressuring me to take her to Arizona to see her parents.” I forced an exaggerated eye roll.
“Keep Labor Day weekend free.” Jason winked. He said it so fast, he probably didn’t even realize it. Stupid son of a bitch.
“Hell yeah!” I threw my hand up for a high five, which he returned, grinning like he’d scored the winning touchdown. “Now I have something to look forward to. August has been dragging on.”
“That’s because you haven’t been partying with me.” Jason drained his glass and rubbed his nose. When he’d disappeared into the bathroom not long ago, I suspected it was to snort some shit. He’d always craved the high coke and other drugs gave him but hadn’t been able to afford the hard stuff so he stuck with weed.
Was drugs the reason Jason was stealing from SJI?
“True. I’m changing that right now. What are you doing tomorrow night?”
“What’d ya have in mind?”
“I scored four tickets for Maroon 5. Cori’s been begging to see them. Think Tabitha would want to go?”
“Ask her yourself.”
Tabitha appeared between us. “Hey, Tab. Would you like to see Maroon 5 tomorrow night?”
“Are you kidding? YES!” She squealed and wrapped her arms around me, bouncing on her tiptoes, and kissed me on the lips. Multiple flashes caught my attention from the crowd. The kind from a cell phone.Shit. I couldn’t see anyone looking in my direction. This was bad. So fucking bad, I nearly puked all over Tabitha.
“Then it’s a date.” Jason pulled Tabitha into his arms. “We’re heading out.”
“All right. We’ll pick you up for dinner at five. The concert is at eight.”
“Perfect.” The devil and his victim slinked away. I hated him with a passion.
“What did you find out?”
“Where were you?”
“The bathroom. Why?”
