He dropped his arms. “Look, we don’t want to do this, but you and Addie have given us no choice. It’s not even us, really. It’s Dad. He can’t have the two of you—”
I couldn’t hear anymore of his nonsense. Holding up my hand, I stormed past him, opening the door to head into the living room. I needed backup. Or at least a weapon.
* * *
Addison
Asher whisked Dylaninto her room, no doubt to make out or something, leaving me alone to think about how hot Jake looked, storming across the bar toward me. Hot and incredibly pissed off. I sighed. I was all for my man being alpha and shit, but not if it meant I became the kept woman. I refused to be my mother.
My doorbell pealed, and still undecided about whether ornot I was going to let him in, I made no move to open it.
“Open up, Addison. I know you’re in there.”
When I still didn’t answer, he sent me a text.Open your door.
I set my wine glass aside and slowly meandered toward the door, pulling it open with a forced smile.
“Did you check the peephole?” Jake demanded, pushing inside.
“Um, you just texted and told me you were here.” I convenientlyleft out the part where I’d heard his voice first. No need to let him know I’d made him wait.
“What if someone got hold of my phone and used it to get to you?”
I crossed my arms and frowned. “For your information, my building has a pretty badass guard and no one else would have been able to get to me.”
“That’s not the point.”
“Yeah, it kind ofisthe point. What are you doing here, Jake?”I asked. “Are you here to yell at me or fuck me. Because I’m not really interested in the former.”
“I’m here to inform you and Dylan that you’re both locked down.”
“Excuse me?”
“That stunt you pulled tonight—”
“My job. The job I was hired to do for money,” I corrected.
“Babe, you have money. You don’t need to take your clothes off for it.”
I wasn’t going to dignify that remark with a response.Although, I did snap, “You’re being a dick.”
“Yeah?”
“Yes,” I hissed.
“Am I getting your attention?” he snarled.
“Oh my god, Jake, you don’t have to be a dick to get my attention.” I crossed my arms. “I’m also a grown woman and you have no right to speak to me like I’m an errant child.”
“That stunt got you on the radar of the Spiders, Addison.”
“So?”
Before Jake could answer, Dylan camestorming out of her bedroom. “Addison!” she bellowed.
“Out here,” I called.
“I need your gun.”
