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“Desperate times,” Kai said with a shrug.
He cupped Kai’s face in his hands and stared into those mesmerizing eyes of his.
“I mean it. I can’t lose you.”
Kai’s hands covered his.
“I can’t lose you, either. Don’t you get that?”
He did. Fuck, he did.
What would he do if he was in Kai’s shoes? Probably the exact same thing. Keeping Kai safe was the most important thing in the world to him.
Chapter Fourteen
Kai
HE LIFTED his arm to make room for Chris to pull the wire from the device in his back pocket around to his chest. Chris held it in place against his chest and taped it down.
“This is a dumb plan,” Chris said.
“Thank you for your confidence,” Kai drawled.
Chris’s brows snapped together. “You really think he won’t be checking for a wire? That’s if he doesn’t just kill you on sight.”
“Oh, I’m sure.”
Isaac wouldn’t touch him until he had him somewhere secure. The reason Isaac didn’t like to get his hands dirty was because if he did, he couldn’t stop. He wasn’t telling anyone that, though. That was the last thing Steel needed to know. He was already vehemently against this plan. He didn’t need to add more fuel to that particular fire.
“We good?”
Chris stepped back with a nod, so Kai grabbed his shirt and pulled it over his head.
“Alright. I’m ready to be traded for your club’s safety.”
Chris rolled his eyes, muttering under his breath as he walked out of the room.
Kai turned to look in the mirror on the wall to inspect Chris’ work. He was wearing a black shirt that covered up the wire. Steel’s shirt. He grabbed the front and lifted it to his nose, a smile spreading on his lips when he smelled Steel on it.
“You really are a moron.”
He turned to find Nic standing in the doorway with his arms crossed and an unreadable expression on his face.
“Are you really surprised?”
“No.”
Kai arched a surprised brow at him because there was a lot more behind that ‘no’ than the average ‘you’re an idiot.’
“You closed yourself up so hard all those years because you care too much. Trust me, I know,” Nic said, a sad look in his eyes. “In order to survive, you had to be cold and strong.”
Kai was forced to swallow hard. He knew Nic was right, which only made his words hurt even more.
“I need you to be both right now. I need you to survive,” Nic said and walked up to Kai to pull him into a hug. “Elijah won’t forgive me if I let you get killed.”
“Tell Elijah I’m looking forward to eating all your food next Sunday and tell King I’m coming back for more licks.”
Nic pulled a face which only made Kai huff out a laugh.
