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Yeah, that’s it. And it’s why I’m hugging him right now. Because I’m so excited, I’m not thinking clearly.
Clearing my throat, I step back, my cheeks feeling stupidly warm. “I’m going to head to school before I end up late.” I back toward the door. “But seriously, thank you again. It’s really cool you did that. And that you let me sleep in your bed.” And I’m rambling now.
Yeah, it’s definitely time to go.
But as I turn to open the door, he snags the hem of my shirt.
“Wait. There’s one more thing I need to tell you.” Worry laces his tone.
I twist around and, sure enough, the same worry has taken over his face. “What’s wrong?”
His gaze darts over my shoulder then lands back on me. “It’s about your dad and some trouble I think he might’ve gotten himself into.”
I grimace. “What’d he do now?”
He glances over my shoulder again then folds his fingers around my wrist and steers me back toward the middle of the kitchen. “I’m not sure yet, but I think he might’ve been working for this guy named Axel who’s also my dad’s rival.”
“Okay.” My brows dip. “Is it that big of a deal that he has two jobs?”
He wavers. “It’s sort of an understood rule that if you choose to work for Axel, then you make a silent promise to never associate with my father or the men who work for him. And vice versa. And working for both is considered a betrayal to both men and you’re deemed a traitor.”
My heart rate quickens. Since his fingers are still wrapped around my wrist, I’m sure he can feel it. “Do they know he’s a traitor?”
He hesitates. “I think they might.”
From what I read online, Blaise’s father is a very corrupt man. And I may not know anything about this Axel guy, but if he has anything to do with why my father buried a bag of drugs and money in the backyard …
“Shit,” I mumble. “I can’t believe he fucking did this.” I quickly shake my head. “No, actually I can. That’s what’s really messed up about all of this.”
“It’s going to be okay,” Blaise tries to reassure me.
“No, I don’t think it is.” I sigh heavily. “So, what’s going to happen to him?”
“I’m not sure, but I can talk to my father and see if I can find some stuff out.” Tension ripples through him.
I may not know him very well, but I’ve heard enough about his past to understand he’s not a fan of his dad. And that his dad is probably a huge fucking douchebag.
“No, I don’t want to make you do that… I’ll figure something out.”
“You’re not making me do anything,” he insists. “I’m offering.”
“No, you’ve already helped me enough. I can handle this. It’s not the first time my dad’s pissed off the wrong people.” I move to leave, my mind spinning with worry.
He tightens his hold on my wrist. “I can’t let you go out there.”
I elevate my brows at him. “Didn’t we already do this whole I’m-not-going-to-let-you-go-out-there bit? And if I’m remembering correctly, all that resulted from it was your ass falling to the floor.”
He bites back a smile. “Yeah, because you tripped and took me down with you.”
“I did that on purpose,” I lie with a cheeky smile.
“Why? So I’d land on top of you?” he challenges with a smirk.
“No, I did it so I could …” I struggle for something good, but all I can think of islick you.“Whatever. My point is that you can’t stop me from going outside.” I try to wiggle my wrist from his grip, but he stubbornly won’t let go.
“Look, I swear I’m not trying to make you do anything.” His fingertips rest against my pulse as he grasps my wrist. “There’s a car parked in your driveway right now. It was also parked outside on the street for quite awhile last night and I’m pretty sure it was watching your house.”
I stiffen. “Do you know who the car belongs to?”
