“Don’t s’pose you have that issue,” I say.
He laughs. “Nah, and that’s a good thing.” He waits a beat before adding, “I saw the new girl this morning.”
I take a sip of water. “Oh yeah, which one?”
“We both know which one,” he replies, smirking. “The same one you’ve been watching every time she’s been behind this bar.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I say with a grin.
“She was sleeping rough.”
I pause, the bottle midway to my lips. “What?”
“Yeah, she was skittish too, like she was shaken. I’ve offered her shelter in case her situation is more permanent. Didn’t mention I was from the club, and she didn’t recognise me.”
“You must have it wrong, Kade. Remi was sleeping on a dancer’s couch. She’s all good.” But even as I say the words, Idon’t believe them. It wasn’t like her and Roxy were firm friends. They’d only met recently. “She say anything else?” I ask.
“No. She couldn’t wait to get away.”
“If she shows up later, call me.”
He gives a nod, and I take my water and head out to my bike. If he’s wrong, she’ll likely be at the strip club hanging around the dancers again.
I spot Roxy the second I step inside. She’s on the phone, whispering like she’s got some top secrets spilling from her lips. I slam my hand above her head, landing on the wall like a sledgehammer, and she flinches, immediately turning to face me. “I’ll call you back,” she says and disconnects.
“Things good with you and Remi?” I ask.
She rolls her eyes, and my heart stutters, already knowing she’s about to confirm what Kade said. “You mean that lying, cheating slag?” She dips under my arm and heads for the bar.
I follow. “What?”
“I caught her about to fuck my man.”
My frown deepens, because even though I can’t claim to know Remi any better than Roxy does, it doesn’t sound like something she would do. “What happened?”
“I threw her dirty arse back out where it belongs, on the streets.”
“When?”
She shrugs. “The early hours of this morning. She’s got a fucking cheek. I offered her a roof, and that’s how she repaid me.”
“What did your guy have to say about it?”
Her angry expression softens, and she presses her lips together in a fine line that forms into a smile. “He agreed, she’s scum.”
“So, he actively told Remi no, right?”
She shrugs. “He’s a man, easily tempted. But he explained, and I forgave him.”
I scoff, shaking my head as I turn for the exit. “‘Course you did.”
Chapter Seven
Remi
I pull my sleeves over my hands and fold my arms as I go into the office block detailed on the card Ragnor gave me. A woman sits by the window nursing a coffee and staring out blankly. I clear my throat, and her head whips in my direction, surprised. “Hi, I’m looking for Amy.”
She pushes to her feet. “Well, you’ve found her.” I watch as she rounds the counter, placing her coffee down. “And you are?”
