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“Well then…” He smiles wolfishly as he squeezes Dizzy’s knee. “Now we just need to talk about your payment.”
“I-I don’t have anything,” I say. “I could get money. Maybe. I’d have to borrow from Adira.”
“I don’t want money.” He waves at the spacious and luxurious interior of the vehicle. “I already have money.”
“Then what?”
“A favor. And a promise that you’ll fulfill that favor when I ask you to.” He unbuttons his jacket and reaches into a pocket in the lining. Pulling out a folded piece of paper, he hands it to me. “What I’m about to do for you…It isn’t exactly ethical. There would be ramifications for me if it ever comes to light. So this is my… safety net. A little document that says you voluntarily put yourself in this situation. And that you’ll owe me much more than a favor if you tell anyone what happens here tonight.”
“West.” Dizzy grabs at his arm. “You said—"
“I am aware of what I said.” He covers her hand with his own. “But I still need her silence.”
I scan the contract to get the gist of it. I’m responsible for whatever occurs here tonight. If it doesn’t work I can’t back out of the promised payment. And I cannot under any circumstances talk about the deal I’m making with him.
A shiver wiggles its way up my spine and makes the hairs rise on my nape. Is this secret contract in the back of a limo in the middle of the night really happening? Or is this just another dream? I pinch my thigh to see if it hurts. Ow! Yep, it does. “And what’s the favor that I’ll owe you?”
“I bargained for you.” Dizzy beams proudly. “Because we’re friends.”
“An introduction. At a time of my choosing,” West says. “Are we in agreeance, Ivy Love?”
He’s asking for almost nothing and offering me a chance to help Rogue. “Yes.”
“Good.” He smiles. “Sunshine, would you like to do the honors?”
“Can I?” Her eyes light up.
“Yes, my love.”
Her gaze lands on mine as she moves across the cozy interior of the limo to sit next to me. “I promise you can trust my brother. We’ll get all the answers you need.”
Considering my own family has potentially put a man in the hospital in an attempt to control my life, this feels far less dangerous. “Do you have a pen?”
Dizzy hands one to me. “Just sign at the bottom.”
I think about Rogue while the tip of the ball point scratches across the paper to seal this clandestine deal. I think about how he looked at me as we stood in front of our family, ready to commit to forever. With so much love. He is fiercely loyal and protective. He would turn the world upside down to find a way to free me if I were the one behind bars.
If I can remember what happened… if there’s a chance that Alec did something to me that I can use against Nicole… to get her to back off and leave us in peace…I have to try.
Dizzy folds up the paper and hands it back to West.
He slides it into his pocket and then pours a glass of champagne. Handing it to me, he says, “Shall we find out what you’ve been missing, Ivy Love?”
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