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Without responding to him, I turn toward my brothers. “Take care of Rosemary, tell her I’ll be okay,” I say while handing Aries all of the stuff from my pockets and my cut. No way will I leave anything of mine here for this douchebag to touch. “Let her know this is my decision.”
“I’ll let her know you decided to be a dumbass,” Aries remarks, shaking his head.
I smirk and stare at him knowingly. Aries knows me. He knows what I’m like in a fight. I’ll survive the next two weeks here. It’ll only be a taste of what Rosemary endured. Hell, it probably won’t come close, and that’s okay. I’ll take it and whatever else comes my way in the time frame. As long as in two weeks, she’s free of this life and this bastard.
Dominic agreed to fight me. He knows it’s a death match and I’m sure he’ll cheat along the way, trying to make me weak in some shape or form.
Still, I’ll be ready for whatever comes my way.
CHAPTER21
ROSEMARY
“Something bad’s happened,” I murmur, glancing around the room while talking to Jade and Noelle.My stomach tightens with fear because it’s been hours since I saw Kevlar last. He left earlier with a few of his brothers and none of them have returned yet.
“I’m sure everything’s going to be okay,” Noelle utters softly, her attention mostly on Bride sitting at a table working on her schoolwork. “The guys are probably just trying to handle things quietly without us getting worried about it all.”
“You’re probably right,” Jade remarks, but I can see the nervousness in her eyes as she licks her lips. “If something were wrong, Viper would tell us, I’m sure of it.”
I nod, wanting to believe them both, but something inside me is screaming, and it has been since Kevlar left earlier to do whatever he left to do. I wish he told me where he was going or what was happening. “I still think something bad has happened.” The words barely leave my lips when the door opens and Aries, Wolf, Falcon, and Dutch step through.
That feeling in my stomach tightens when Kevlar doesn’t come in behind them.
Getting to my feet, I look directly at Aries. “Where’s Kevlar?”
Aries meets my gaze, his jaw ticking and his body tense. “Taking care of your shit,” he states and stalks away, leaving me speechless.
“What does that mean?” The question is no more than a whisper as I turn toward Viper and Cyprus. “What did Aries mean?”
“We’ll talk about it later,” Viper mutters. “I’ve got to talk with my brothers and see what’s happened.”
“No,” I snap, shaking my head. “I want to know what’s going on. What’s happened to Kevlar? Where is he? What did Aries mean about taking care. . .” Those words sink in deeper, and my eyes widen, my lips part, and my breath lodges itself in my throat. “No. Please tell me he didn’t.” I turn toward the men who left with Kevlar. “He went to Dominic, didn’t he?”
“Sorry, babe, but I can’t tell you.” Wolf grimaces.
“Rosie, we’ll talk after the brothers meet and discuss what’s happened,” Viper growls, nostrils flaring, jaw tense. He looks ready to strike.
“Please, Viper,” I whisper, tears spilling down my cheeks. “I know he went to Dominic. I can see it in your eyes. Please, tell me what’s going on.”
Nausea has my stomach in knots. This can’t be happening. Not now.
“You’re gonna have to wait,” Viper remarks, turning toward his brothers. “Church now. Someone go get Aries.” He doesn’t give me a chance to say another word as he stalks away, his brothers following after him.
I stare after them, feeling as if my world were crumbling around me. “What have you done, Kevlar?” I murmur the question to myself, not talking to anyone. Everything seems so surreal. That’s why he wouldn’t tell me what was going on before he left. I mean, I get club business is club business, but this is different. This involves me.
Spinning around, I straighten, ready to take on Viper and demand answers, but Jade steps in front of me. “Don’t,” she whispers. “Let them figure it out, and after Viper will fill us in on what’s going on. Don’t go up against him right now. He’ll only get more pissed than he already is.”
Ugh, I know she’s right, but I hate it. So very much hate it. Still, I’ll wait until he’s out of church, and then I’ll confront him about what’s going on with Kevlar and what’s going to happen to get him back.
* * *
No one ever said patience was one of my best qualities. It never has been.
The moment Viper and the others step from the room where they’ve been held up for what feels like forever but mostly was two hours, I step forward.
“Can someone please tell me what’s going on now?” I demand, giving Viper a pleading look.
“Come on, Rosie, we’ll talk in my office,” Viper grumbles and shakes his head. “Aries, you’re with us.”
