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Clover let her gaze wander back over to them. “I have no idea. Although I have seen all three of them show up on campus looking like they’d just been in a brawl.”
I couldn’t help but be curious. Especially being a so-called mob brat. Did their brand of justice include my family’s brand of crime?
Both Daire and Blaze ended their kitchen conversations and departed to the living room. I nudged Clover. “Want to get another refill and go flirt? Maybe you can nab yourself an Angel to take home tonight.”
I wasn’t really interested in flirting with anyone but I was happy to encourage my girl. She let me pull her along to the living room where the party was the loudest. The room was packed. It was astounding how many bodies could pile into a room. People spilled down the stairs from the top floor where party goers were most likely hooking up in the bedrooms.
Clover took in the sight of a brunette happily giving head to a guy on the couch. “Shit, that’s bold.”
I couldn’t help but flash back to being on my knees in front of Havoc while he claimed me. I hated that I’d sucked him off in front of several of these guys. Had Daire been there? I couldn’t remember the details. The faces of the people who’d watched were a blur in my memory.
My gaze passed over Gage once before I did a double take. What the fuck? He sat on an armchair in the far corner of the room with a girl on his lap. The sharp sting of adrenaline in my veins got my heart pounding. That little fucker thought he could get handsy with anyone he pleased while I wore a collar with a tracking device? Oh, fuck no.
Gage glanced up to find me staring. He shrugged and mouthed the words, “Do I know you?”
So that’s how he wanted to play this one. Fine then. Game on.
“Why don’t you go talk to Blaze?” I suggested, doing my best to ignore Gage. “I’ll go with you.”
I started toward the stairs where Daire and Blaze stood at the bottom in a small group of people. Clover started to follow, clutching nervously at my arm. Daire saw us coming. He straightened up, dropping his cigarette into the remains of his drink. He set the cup down on the table beside the front door.
Before we reached them, we were intercepted by Zane. He came out of nowhere, picking Clover up in a hug. He spun her around, causing her drink to spill. I narrowly avoided being in the splash zone.
“Hey, babe. You look sexy as fuck tonight. Come outside and smoke a joint with me. I had that job interview today. I want to tell you about it.” Zane took Clover’s hand, leading her toward the door.
She dug in her heels so he was forced to stop. “Hold up, Zane. I’m having a drink with Raina.”
Zane whirled around, pretending to notice me for the first time. “Oh shit, Raina. Hey. Sorry about that. I can wait.”
For Clover’s sake, I kept a smile plastered on my face. I didn’t like Zane. He had a vibe that put me on edge. He wasn’t a good guy. Deep down I could feel it.
Trying to make it easy for Clover, I said, “No, that’s cool. Go ahead and smoke your joint. I’ll meet up with you after.”
“Are you sure?” She glanced uncertainly between Zane and me.
“Of course. There’s plenty of ways for me to keep busy.” My smile grew brittle on my face. I wasn’t so good at faking it. Clover was friends with Zane, who obviously wanted to get in her pants, and I didn’t want to come between them.
They disappeared out into the front yard. I wasn’t alone for long though. Daire beckoned me over with a finger and a wink. Um, alrighty then. Let’s do it.
I was dying to glance across the room to see if Gage watched. Not that I needed to look. The weight of his stare bore into me as I approached Daire. He wore a leather jacket over a black t-shirt with blue jeans. His smile grew as I drew closer.
“Hello again,” he greeted me. “I hope I wasn’t butting in before. With Gage.”
“No, of course not.” I waved away his concern. “It was nothing. Just Gage being Gage. Thanks for saying something though. That was super sweet of you.”
I placed a hand on his arm and smiled, adding a little extra to it. Maybe I was in the mood to flirt after all. Sipping my drink, I eyed up Daire. Not bad looking at all. I doubted he was any better than any of the Gods. That didn’t matter right then.
“It looked like you two were having a fight. I didn’t know if I should get involved, but it’s Gage, so I thought I’d better.” Daire chuckled, nodding toward the door. “Do you want to go outside where we can talk without shouting?”
It was damn loud in there. I didn’t really want to hook up with the guy but having Gage see me leave with him would sure feel good. This time I did glance back to make sure Gage watched. He did. The woman on his lap stuck her tongue in his ear. He barely noticed. I did though.
“Yeah, I’d love to.” Turning my back to Gage, I let Daire usher me to the front door.
We never reached the door. Gage was there pushing between us before we took more than a few steps. He shoved me aside so violently I tripped and almost fell. My drink hit the floor as I narrowly caught hold of the back of the couch.
I looked up in time to see Gage smash his fist into Daire’s face. The party erupted in cheers and shouts as a fight broke out. This had not been my intent. Of course, that didn’t mean I wouldn’t still enjoy it.
There was no hesitation on Daire’s part. He hit Gage back with a powerful punch. The two of them went at each other hard, slinging fists back and forth. It didn’t take long to bring Knight and Havoc to the scene. They jumped in quickly, attempting to break up the fight. Blaze and another of Daire’s friends jumped in too.
