“Yep,” I snap before sighing. “I walked into Wylder’s last night before they got back, but the house wasn’t empty.”
Her eyes widen. “Oh shit.”
“It gets worse.”
“How in the hell does it get worse?”
I push back the arm of my sweatshirt, showing her the bandage on my arm. “She had a knife.”
Gigi jerks her head back as her eyes grow to be as big as I’ve ever seen them. “She fucking stabbed you?”
“She nicked me.”
“Nicked you?”
“It’s not that bad. Wylder bandaged it for me.”
“Oh goodness. Were the girls hysterical?”
“They weren’t there, and everything was cleaned up before they got back.”
She leans in close, dropping her voice as she gazes around to see who is listening in on our conversation. “Everything was cleaned up?”
“His brother showed up at the perfect time and took her.”
“Took her where?”
“The compound.”
“For real?”
“For real, but he said their doctor was going to have her put on a psych hold.”
She exhales. “Man, I thought they…” She runs her finger across her neck.
“I don’t think so. As far as I know, she’s alive and breathing,” I say with a shrug, because I’m only going on Thumper’s word.
“Clubs don’t fuck around, and from what I know about that one, death is always on the table.”
“Wylder is heading over there as we speak to see what’s what.”
“The man has to be beside himself,” she replies.
“He’s livid.”
“Life is way livelier up here than back home.”
“That’s not a good thing,” I tell her as I grab a scrap piece of paper off the desk and crumple it into a ball. “I could use a little quiet.”
She snorts so loud, she covers her mouth to stifle the noise. “Nah, it’s totally overrated. I mean, I could do without the knives, but a little drama always keeps the blood pumping.”
“What keeps the blood pumping?” Pike asks as he walks into the front, followed by his client.
“Nothing,” I mumble because the last thing I want to do is talk about my life drama in front of a customer. I’m used to listening to their stories, but they sure as hell don’t need to hear mine.
“We’ll tell you later. Something that happened last night to Tate,” Gigi tells her husband.
I grab my phone, busying myself while Pike cashes out his client. So far, their guest spot at Inked has been a huge success. Gigi never doubted that having the Florida crew come north to do work would be big business. Social media makes it possible to get the word out and expand their client and fan base.
