“I can fucking walk.” I lift my head and see a very pissed off Ivy walking in as she swats away Kace’s hand. If she didn’t look like she wanted to kill me, I’d laugh at the situation. “What the fuck, Harper.”
“Fuck, I’m sorry, Ivy. I didn’t know shit was going to go down like this. I’d never have asked for you help if I thought it would put you in danger,” I say.
I stand up and hug her and thankfully she hugs me back. “I’ve been kidnapped.”
This time I do laugh as I pull away from her. “Kace and Riley are trying to keep you safe, they didn’t kidnap you.”
“You’d think it with the fight she put up,” Riley says laughing. “Where’s Z?”
I nod to the back and he starts to walk away and looks back at Kace. “I’ll be there in a minute.” He steps to us and looks between us both. “She’s not easy,” he says, walking away.
I laugh and sit down with her. “What the hell did you do?”
She lifts a shoulder. “Apparently they don’t like hearing no.”
I know it’s fucked up, but I kind of hope they make her stay. It would be nice to have her here to keep me sane. Well, as sane as someone that might die soon.
Chapter 17
Zane
I know I overreacted when Harper said that, but I couldn’t help myself. I’m not sleeping, I’m on constant alert, and still shit keeps happening. The Souls have nothing to do with it, that I’m positive of. What is fucking eating at me is I have no idea who it is. Someone who has it out for Harper, that’s for damn sure.
“What about an ex?” Enzo questions.
An ex, fuck. I never even considered that. I don’t even know who she's been with. I light another smoke and lift my shoulder. “Possible, no fucking idea.”
“Maybe someone from Kingsley’s crew?” Kace offers. “They might want to keep the order.”
Makes sense, they are a bunch of fucking assholes. I wouldn’t put it past one of them to try to blackmail her.
“It all makes sense, but we aren’t gonna figure it out sitting around. We need eyes and ears out there,” I say.
“She could go to the cops,” Riley says.
“Yeah great idea, that’s exactly what we need crawling up our asses,” Brooks growls, shaking his head. “We do what Z said, get out there and see what we can find out.”
I hit the joint Kace hands me and hand it back. “Listen, she doesn’t trust us. It pisses me off, but I get it. Let’s just take tonight and chill out. Have some drinks, watch some strippers, and eat cause I’m fucking starving,” I say, looking around.
“I’m always down for getting drunk and watching tits,” Riley replies, laughing.
“Good idea, but I have an angry wife waiting for me, so I need to get home,” Enzo states.
We all laugh because we know how Nora is. I’m glad when Brooks says he’s going too, because I think Harper relaxes more when those two aren’t around. We all get up and Kace grabs my elbow. “What the fuck do we do with Ivy?”
“What do you mean?”
He blows out a breath and runs his hands through his hair. “She’s here and she doesn’t wanna be. I didn’t know what else to do with her.”
I laugh and slap his back. “Weird, you always seem to know what to do with a chick.”
“Fuck you,” he hisses as we head back out.
Harper and Ivy are sitting together and as soon as Ivy sees Kace her face flashes with anger. I laugh and turn to him. “Damn, what the fuck did you do?”
“Nothing, fuck. I told her it wasn’t safe and she needed to come with us. She started screaming, trying to hit me, and shit,” he says, crossing his arms.
“Well, you need to come make nice.”
We get to the table they are sitting at and I lean down, pressing a kiss to Harper’s soft lips. “Hey, babe.” I lean over and kiss Ivy’s cheek. “Hey, sweetheart, sorry we had to get you outta there so fast. You alright?”
“Hey, Zane, I’m doing alright.” Her eyes flash to Kace and pure hatred fills them. “I’d rather be at home, but someone dragged me out.”
“What the fuck are you so pissed at me for? I’m trying to help you,” Kaces growls.
“You always drag women out of their homes when they tell you no? Isn’t that what you guys are good for, showing women no respect?” she yells.
“Hey, that’s a fucking stereotype and it’s a bullshit one. You’ll never find guys more loyal or respectful of women,” Harper says.
Ivy stands up and waves her hand around the club. She’s pointing out all the men hanging around the stage. All the chicks on stage with their tits out, shaking their asses. “Oh yeah, it’s extremely clear.”
Finn drops off a couple of beers and I sit down, wrapping my arm around Harper’s shoulders. “A strip club is a legitimate business. The girls make great money and they aren’t forced to be here, they want to be here. Just because this is our business, doesn’t mean we don’t respect women.”
“Just drink your beer and relax,” Kace says, pushing a bottle closer to Ivy.
“I’m good,” she retorts, pushing it back.
I look over at Harper and she shrugs. “We’re gonna order some food, do you want to wait until you eat?” I ask.
“Nope,” she says.
Harper laughs lightly and reaches out to touch her hand. “Do you want something else to drink?”
“Do you not drink?” Kace questions, throwing back his beer.
Ivy turns her heated eyes to him. “I drink, I just don’t take free drinks from men in a strange bar after they’ve kidnapped me,” she hisses.
We all laugh, but she finds no humor in the situation. “I didn’t fucking kidnap you, fuck,” Kace growls.
At that exact moment Riley pulls a chair over. “Hey, why’s the chick you kidnapped look so pissed?”
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