Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 73537 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 368(@200wpm)___ 294(@250wpm)___ 245(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 73537 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 368(@200wpm)___ 294(@250wpm)___ 245(@300wpm)
The music was louder now, pumping heavy behind the door. Huck opened it and moved slowly into the main area of the club while we filed in behind him. He glanced back at Gage and nodded once. Gage grinned and walked toward the bar as if he owned the place. No fear. His hand wasn’t even on the gun tucked away at his side.
“There,” Levi said, pointing to the booths to the right of the bar. “He’s alone.”
Huck walked off in the opposite direction, and Levi looked at me.
“Let’s go get the money,” he said, then started toward Canyon.
I’d never been in this place, but from the money I knew these fuckers made with their illegal shit, they could afford to keep the place clean. It looked like it hadn’t been updated in twenty years. I fell into step beside Levi, who was acting as if we’d come to get a beer and watch the stripper onstage.
The closer we got to Canyon, who was leaning back in his booth, staring down at his phone, the more agitated I got. He’d kissed and touched Tink. She’d liked him. Had she thought she was in love with him? The thought made my stomach turn. I hated the sight of the fucker, but the idea of him having any hold on Tink caused rage to build with each step closer to him I took.
We were almost to him when his head snapped up, and his eyes locked on us. He reached for his gun, and I watched his entire body tense up.
Levi shook his head at him. “I wouldn’t do that,” he warned.
Canyon’s eyes shot from me and back to Levi, and then they scanned the room. I could tell the moment he spotted Gage. There was a slight pale color that came over his complexion. I enjoyed it immensely.
Levi slid in the booth across from him, and I sat down beside him.
“I got shit to do, Acree,” Levi told him. “And seeing as one warning wasn’t enough for you, the boss has sent us out to make sure this is the last time. Now, you can take your hand off the gun and put both your hands up on the table so we can see them, or Gage can take you out from his spot at the bar.”
Canyon stared at Levi before slowly moving his hands back onto the table. “I don’t have the money yet.”
“Bullshit,” Levi replied with a grin that was more evil than amused. “The Crowns have the money. Now, you can pay the Judgment back, or I can hand you over to Gage. He brought his knife, and he’s a little more than pissed off about the underage girls being used here. I’d steer clear of him if I were you.”
Canyon shook his head. “I don’t have shit to do with what they do here.”
“Didn’t say you did. Won’t matter to Gage either. He just likes to slice folks up. He’s a sick fucker like that.”
Canyon looked at me. “It’s not that easy. I can’t just take a hundred grand from the club,” he said. “You know shit doesn’t work that way.”
“Then, it sounds like they’ll be needing a new VP soon,” I replied. “At least then, the fucking flowers will stop.”
His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at me.
“When I left Dolly’s apartment this morning, I made sure to drop them off at the neighbor’s,” I said, grinning. Relishing the fact that he knew I’d been there with her. She wasn’t his. She was never gonna be his.
“This ain’t about Dolly. Leave her out of this,” he said as his hands fisted on the table.
“I won’t be leaving her or her bed anytime soon,” I informed him.
Canyon’s face turned red, and he started to stand up, but Levi cleared his throat.
“Sudden moves aren’t smart,” he warned him.
Canyon’s eyes shot back over to Gage, and he swallowed hard, lowering himself back into the booth.
“As entertaining as this drama unfolding is, I have better things to do. Where is the money, Acree? You were told ten days, and you got eleven.”
“I said, I don’t have it,” he snarled at Levi.
“That’s not good,” he replied, then nodded at me to get up.
I stood, and Levi moved out of the seat. Canyon was watching us carefully as one of his hands slid back under the table. I started to say something, but Levi looked back at him.
“I’ll tell him to start with your dick,” he informed Canyon, then began walking away.
I stood there, unsure what the fuck was going on, when Gage began walking over in our direction.
“I can get it. Just let me go handle some things.” The fear in Canyon’s voice made it tremble as he moved to get up.
“Too late,” Gage replied with a villainous curl to his lips.