“Yeah, try giving her a call.”
“I lost my phone.” She barely finished the sentence when Bogs stepped forward reaching behind him. When his hand came into sight, he was holding her phone. She looked up at him.
“You took my phone?”
He ignored her question, placing the phone on the table and turning his back to her. The wave of betrayal grew stronger.
Trent pushed the phone in front of her and she grabbed it quickly. She pulled up her contacts and was scrolling through when Trent spoke again. “Need you to put it on speaker.” He sat back in his seat weaving his fingers together. “And no mention that we’re listening.”
What?They wanted her to call Taylor and give up her location so they could trap her? Her face heated and her pulsed quickened. Did they really think she was so scared she’d betray her best friend? She scanned their masked faces showing no emotion.That’s exactly what they thought. Herfear may be on overdrive but nothing would falter her loyalty. She could refuse to call but then she herself wouldn’t know if Taylor was okay. She needed to make the call, hear Taylor’s voice, and know she was okay. She bit her bottom lip as the plan played out in her head.
She hit the call button then speaker and waited. The phone rang twice when relief washed over her.
“Thank fuck!”
“You’re alive. Good to know.”
Taylor giggled. “Yeah, but just barely.” She paused. “Kenz, I’m so sorry, I can’t believe I got you messed up with this.”
She looked up to Trent who nodded. He was encouraging her to keep the conversation going.
“Hey, forget about it. The important thing is that we’re both still breathing.”
She snorted. “And not in jail. So, listen, I’m…” Kenzie coughed loudly and interrupted Taylor.
“Listen, Tay, we are in a lot of trouble. I think it’s time we reach out to Trent and see if he can help us out.”
Taylor sighed heavily. “Not this again. I told you the guy is a complete dickwad, there’s no way I’m asking him for help. God, the thought of that asshole makes me want to hurl chunks.”
Kenzie glanced up. Trent’s calm face was now replaced with twisted lips and a scowl to match the others in the room. He mouthed, “Get her location.”
“Now, Taylor, he’s just doing his job.”
“Yeah, right.”
“He seems really nice.”
Trent sat up straight and the others inched forward.
“He’s a jerk, end of story, now, I’m just outside the...”
Kenzie blurted. “And he’s handsome.” She missed her first clue and Kenzie prayed she’d catch onto the second. Taylor knew Kenzie had never seen Trent before.
Bogs stepped forward as if he knew what she was about to do. He clenched his jaw and shook his head. It was a warning.
“All assholes are smoking hot. If he wasn’t such a condescending prick, I’d...” She stopped abruptly. Kenzie stared down at the phone but didn’t miss the hushed curse coming from one of the men.
“Always got my back, love you, Kenz.”
The line went dead.
She kept her eyes down on the phone. This would keep Taylor out of their hands. Her plan had worked flawlessly. Now, if she only would have thought of the repercussions she would be left with. Protecting Taylor was the main objective but had she thought through her plan, the best option would have been to work with Trent, not against him.Fuck me.
“Well played.”
She gazed up to see Trent staring back at her.
“I tried.” It was a lie and he was reading right through it. It was obvious to everyone in the room what she had just done.
