“And you couldn’t upgrade your fuckin’ wheels?” Tundra asked.
Tobias turned his head toward Tundra. “A Cayenne is a sweet ride.”
“That model has to be ten years old and ugly as fuck.”
Tobias rolled his eyes. “Yeah, Ines pitched a fuckin’ shit fit when I said I was buying a brand new Porsche. Insisted we couldn’t be too flashy. That’s how people got caught. She sent me a listing for the used Porsche I’m driving.”
Fuckin’ hell.
How could Lex miss the signs? But then, if Ines knew not to be flashy and she was as diabolical and sneaky as Tobias said, maybe there weren’t any signs for Lex to miss.
“Yeah, lime fuckin’ green is real subtle,” Tundra muttered.
Tobias aimed a lopsided grin at Tundra, but his eyes held irritation. “Did that to spite the bitch. I hate when women shove their opinions down my throat. The only person more opinionated is her damn roommate, but I’d still love to force her to suck my cock.”
My fists clenched and I shifted my weight to line up a punch, when Beast made a low noise and I forced myself to calm down and keep my shit tight. If we didn’t hand this asshole over to the street gang, I was damn sure gonna come back for him - the brothers could kiss my ass. A threat like that against Alexandra was unacceptable.
“You’re choking me,” Tobias gurgled.
I saw Beast’s hand relax and it seemed I wasn’t the only one who wasn’t down with Tobias wanting to force himself on Lex.
Beast let go. “Does the gang know who stole from them?”
“I don’t know. I’m not part of that crew. Brantley and I got an invite one night and made the most of it.”
“I don’t trust this asshole,” Tundra said.
Beast cocked his brow. “Neither do I. Call Suarez.” He turned to me. “You got the number for the cop who showed at the apartment?”
I nodded.
Beast continued, “If Suarez doesn’t have the time—”
Tobias squirmed. “Wait, wait, Suarez? Do you mean—”
Beast turned a devious grin to Tobias. “Anton Suarez. He leads the Twenty-sixers. If I turn you over to him, he’ll owe me a favor.”
Tobias narrowed his eyes. “You’re lying.”
Beast glanced at the door and back to Tobias. “You want to call my bluff, that’s fine. Damned little of what you’ve shared is believable. Suarez would love to have a shot at you and Brantley.”
Fear filled his eyes to the point, I thought Tobias might cry. “No, no! I swear I told you the truth. I broke in last night, tossed the place. The only thing I didn’t do was move her bed frame because it’s so fuckin’ big. Hell, I couldn’t even find where she had the money from our cash sales.”
“Weren’t theyallcash sales?” Tundra asked.
Tobias looked annoyed and almost rolled his eyes. “No. Students don’t carry cash. Most of the sales were through Bitcoin.”
“Then how did you get paid?” I asked.
A hint of sadness came over Tobias. “Ines routed the crypto currency to us every two weeks. More of her ‘we can’t be flashy’ decrees. As if anyone would pay attention to my crypto account.”
I gave a single nod. “And since she has nothing to do with this any more - you and Brantley are screwed.”
Earlier, I’d been wrong. I thought it was ditching the drugs that had Brantley so pissed, but it was more likely thatandthe fact he had no way of getting his next paycheck if Ines was in ICU.
Beast grabbed Tobias by the lapels of his polo shirt. “Do yourself a favor. Get out of the fuckin’ drug business, you’re not cut out for it. I hear you’re back to selling, you’re dead.”
“Fuck that, I’m calling the cops. You’re both wearing patches for your biker gang and I memorized your names.”
