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“My limo?”
“Your Escalade,” Dalton helpfully deciphered.
“I wanted to play the part of fairy godmother and name it a royal carriage,” Trevor continued. “But Daddy nixed the idea. He said if I accidentally called you Cinderella, you’d shove a pumpkin up my ass.”
“He’s right,” I snarled, fishing the keys from my pocket before dropping them in his waiting palm.
“Meet you out back, Sir,” Trevor announced with a dejected frown before racing out the door.
“Tell me the plan,” I demanded, turning to Dalton.
When he finished explaining the scenario Ian, James, and Quinn had devised, I scrubbed a hand over my head and sighed. “Don’t get me wrong. I truly appreciate you all going to the trouble to keep us safe, but it’s a bit overkill, don’t you think?”
“Not according to Drake. He said after nearly losing you last time, he wanted to wrap you and Julianna from head to toe in Kevlar,” Dalton grimly stated.
I couldn’t help but chuckle. “Yeah, I thought of covering her in it, too.”
“So, it’s really not overkill, is it?”
“I don’t know,” I grumbled. “All I know is I’m sick of vetting fuckers inside and out, only to learn later they’re crazier than shithouse rats. First Jordon, then Kerr and Lewis, and now Elliott.”
“Stop blaming yourself for those assholes. We’ve been in the lifestyle long enough to know kink is a beacon that calls the crazies.”
“I know, but it still pisses me off. When I quizzed Elliott about becoming a member, he gave me all the right answers, then turned around and shit all over the Dominant code of conduct. I can deal with him being a player. What I can’t deal with is not knowing if he’s a harmless perv or a dangerous predator.”
“None of us can. That’s why you need to let us get you and Julianna out of here safely. All right?”
Grudgingly, I nodded.
“Good. Go get your girl ready to roll. We’ll handle the rest.”
Still clutching her dress and shoes, I crossed the room. As I reached the door, I glanced over my shoulder as Dalton tapped his headset again. “Yo, Max. You can send Samantha up to relieve me now, bro.”
As I strode from my office and down the stairs, anger and guilt sluiced through my veins.
Chapter 8
Julianna
The instant Mika stepped through the door, I knew by the concern etching his face, and the tension rolling off his body, something was seriously wrong.
“What’s happened?” I asked, rising from the bed and hurrying to him.
Instead of answering my question, he thrust my clothes toward me and simply said, “Get dressed.”
“No,” I said, shoving the clothes away. “Not until you tell me what’s wrong.”
Mika arched a brow and pinned me with a warning glare. “Clearly, I didn’t punish you enough. Do I need to cuff your sassy ass to the cross again, girl?”
“No,” I replied, softening my combative tone. “I need to know what’s going on.”
With a scowl, he tossed my dress and shoes on the bed, then scrubbed a hand over his bald head. “Right now, Lady Ivory and submissives Dark Desire, Savannah, Mellie, and Ava are assuming temporary DM duties. Subs Leagh and Ebony are tending the bar while Samantha slides on her Domme Sammie skin again—with Max’s permission—to man the security feeds in my office.”
Though I had no idea what upheaval had prompted the subs to take on Dominant duties, it explained Mika’s curt and angry tone. His love for me might supersede his love of protocol, but inside the walls of Genesis, the hierarchy was carved in stone. Dominants handled security and protection, so submissives could focus on serving the Doms.
“And Trevor,” Mika continued in a tone teemed in disdain. “Is bringing our Escalade to the back door, like a fucking chauffeur.”
“W-why?” I stammered.
