“Not yet,” Rhodes says with a stupid grin.
“Give her time,” Ace replies. “She’s creative.”
“I’m standing right here.”
Ace ignores me and focuses on Rhodes. “Any issues?”
“Just resistance to having a new security detail.”
“So, nothing new.” Ace finally looks at me. “Your father called. He said that you stormed out.”
“I expressed my displeasure.”
“You threw a tantrum.”
“I’m twenty-three, Ace. I don’t throw tantrums; I make a dramatic exit.”
A quiet presence appears in the hallway, and my heart does the stupid flutter it always does when Vander is nearby. He leans against the wall with his arms crossed, while his sheer size fills the space. He is taller than both Ace and Rhodes, with a broad, muscular frame that could snap someone in half without breaking a sweat. His blonde hair is shaved short, but it’s his eyes that get me every time. They are intense, a piercing blue that sees right through me whenever he looks in my direction.
“Hey, Vander. Did you know about this ambush?”
He doesn’t answer—he never does—but his jaw tightens slightly. In Vander speak that means:Yes, and I don’t like that you’re upset about it.
“That’s what I thought.” I head toward my bedroom. “Well, you can all have a nice meeting about me while I get ready to go out.”
“Out? Where?” Ace asks.
“Riley’s picking me up.”
“There is no way you are going to the sex club.”
I smirk at Ace. Riley’s fiancés own a sex club, one they would never let her step foot in without them.
“We’re going to Blackcard.”
“The club?” Rhodes asks.
“No, the bingo hall... of course, the club.” I pause in the doorway. “Is that going to be a problem?”
“You know how I feel about nightclubs,” Ace says. He hates it when I spring an outing on him, though I was nice and chose Blackcard because he knows the owner.
“Which is why I didn’t ask for permission.” I smile sweetly.
I disappear into my room before Ace can argue and pull out my phone to text Riley.
Me
Still on for tonight?
Riley
Is that even a question? I already have the perfect dress picked out. You’re wearing the black one, right?
Me
The one with the straps?
Riley
