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“Who are they. To my understanding, they have to vote.”
“Not if you have a father like mine, like Garret’s or like Mr. Bedford. There are more. Men like that prick that showed up in the bathroom. Some follow old rules from ancient times. Some don’t. The desire for wealth is from a lack of separation, which fuels men like them to fulfill all their desires. Sexual and material. They will do whatever they must to get it, but in the course of generations before these types of men, some of the women and children have suffered from depression. The wealthy get depressed, too, you know. It can get boring really fast when you can buy whatever you want. Have whoever you want.”
“Is that why some of you have…issues?”
“You mean that some of us have to see the wizard?”
“You mean shrink?
She rolls her head on the seat and looks at me as the sedan cruises toward Kenyan. “Psychiatrist, the wizard, the magician. Whatever you want to call him. A God. That is how some of us deal with shit when we become unstable. The. Fourth. Floor.”
“It’s a clinic?”
“No, it is both. Kind of like the movieThe Girl Interruptedand an asylum.”
“Oh.”
“Relax, it sounds worse than what it really is, but I want to show you.”
“Why?”
“Because the only way to deal with a psychological cacophony is to relieve it. I have the feeling you don’t like sleeping with random men from what I saw when the one you truly want is outside dancing in the arms of another woman.”
I look out the dark-tinted window watching the gold lights pass by. The shame of what I had to do if he found out. If they all found out and what Michael’s plan for me is.
“How do you relieve it?” I ask, meeting her gaze.
“You defeat the evil that put it there. You outsmart the devil who wants to play God.”
CHAPTER28
Reid
Forty-five minutes have passed since Jess bolted from my side, and I haven't been able to tear myself away from the members of the Order coming up to greet me and wish Tara and me well.
"…is there a date set, Riordan?"
Hearing my last name being addressed and failing to catch the first part of the conversation has me turning my head to Veronica's father.
"No date."
"Well, you can't keep the lady waiting." He steps forward, lowering his voice so no one overhears. "You could still have the girl on the side until someone scoops her up. A woman who looks like she does won't be single for long. She is the talk on campus ever since the Bedfords picked Gianna as their chosen."
My jaw hardens at him playing matchmaker, and I throw a shot at him where it hurts, Veronica. She has become an evil bitch since my sister's death. It is the only reason why I don't slit her fucking throat. She was her friend, and some say she was in love with her since everyone thinks she prefers women, but no one wants to address the elephant in the room, including Melissa.
"I should say the same for your daughter, Veronica. When is her upcoming wedding taking place?"
His brown eyes harden and I give him my best smile. I struck a nerve.Asshole. Warren has already left, needing to go back to his cage. Keep coming at me about Jess, and I'll make you disappear, you old bastard.
I never liked him, and how he raised his daughter has me questioning everything he says. Everything he does. When it comes to him, something doesn’t add up.
Gia and the Bedford twins walk up behind him, and I can tell that something is up with how Gia fidgets. A smile that tells me she is faking the funk because I have an unwanted guest in front of me.
"Have you seen Jess?" Gia asks with a smile. "I have her phone and wanted to ensure she gets it."
A sinister feeling explodes in my gut. I know it before I have to question it. Jess isn't here. But in front of Veronica's father, I can't show how much the knowledge that I don't know where she is affects me. I can't show him how much I care. I have already shown everyone here more than I was supposed to.
I give the twins a knowing look, dryly answering, "No."
