She lifted her head to look inside through the glass and, sure enough, there were three people at the counter. I had no idea people went in behind me.
She sighed. “I need to get a reliable someone to help me out here. The last six people were thieves. I’ll be back, give me five.”
I nodded.You won’t meet us here. “Take your time.” As she went in, I mentally counted to ten and stood up. “Let’s go. We can’t let Ma’am Jeena do a reading.”
“Why?” Theon tilted his head, getting comfortable, his casualness somehow making me even more anxious.
“Because she might know you killed Hudson,” I leaned down to whisper.
His lips twitched into a smile, his eyes heated as they looked at me. “Ainsley Jenl Hades.”
I gritted my teeth, the sound of my full name on his tongue affecting me more than I could handle. “What?”
“Relax,” he said, leaning in slightly. “Tarot readings don’t work like that. They’re about energies, emotions. No one can look at some cards and just know you killed someone. She might sense something dark, but it’s not evidence. Just vague impressions.”
I rolled my eyes. “Still, let’s go. I’m not risking it. People trust her, and the last thing we need is everyone whispering about you.”
He smiled wider, his voice smooth as ever. “Now, we are on the same page. Hudson deserved what he got.”
I took in a deep breath, glancing inside. “Siding with you doesn’t mean I understand why you did that or accept that you did it. Let’s say this is for me because I don’t want you to end up in jail.”
He was downright amused, clearly enjoying the situation. “Same difference.”
I narrowed my eyes at him, feeling my patience slip. “Let’s go, Theon. Before the whole town knows you killed Hudson.”
He shrugged, not moving a muscle. “I don’t care.”
“Yeah, I know that,” I snapped. “But I do.”
“Why do you care? Oh, because everyone would know your boyfriend killed for you?”
My mouth opened and closed, lost for words. Boyfriend. Of course he was. What was he if he wasn’t?
“You’re red. I bet if I went inside your panties, I’d find you wet for me.”
My stomach tightened as I looked around, hoping no one was too close to hear that. “That was very loud.”
“So I’m right.”
“Theon, why are you—what were we even talking about? Right, if Ma’am Jeena ends up bringing out her cards, I’ll kick you in the groin.”
He nodded, finding it appealing. “And you’ll suck me off later.”
I was burning up. And I was mad it wasn’t out of anger but rather with something that made me start feeling different between the legs. I thought I was sore with all the fucking yesterday.
“Fine. I’m leaving you here.” I turned around, and he was behind me in no time. It wasn’t until we were far enough from Ma’am Jeena’s that I let my shoulders drop.
“That is the end of your ‘walk’, right? We’re going back to bed.”
“Yeah, I—” My ringtone interrupted my response. I brought my phone up to see it was a video call from Jade.
“Hey—”
“Surprise!” Jade, Laura and Katy screamed, their faces filling my phone screen.
I sucked in a sharp breath when they raised the phone higher to let me see where they were. My front door.
“What are you girls doing here?”
