“Take care of him.”
Theo cracked his neck on both sides and let out a low laugh.
“My pleasure.”
Leon looked me over and his eyes narrowed but he just shook his head before helping Theo cart David away. David struggled and made the scene I’d been too afraid to make but the club goers moved out of Theo’s way with nervous glances at each other.
Dominic came closer and stared up at me.
“Do you understand my rules now, Sutton? What the fuck would you have done if we hadn’t canceled our trip? If Theo hadn’t caught you cutting through the forest?”
CHAPTER 37
Sutton
Shame felt like it was going to strangle me. I couldn’t look at him. I didn’t want to look at anyone.
“Dom, you wanted to see me?”
I flicked my gaze to a man I’d never seen before and then to Dominic. If anything, he looked even angrier.
“What’s your one job, Chris?”
Chris’ face dropped and paled.
“Um, it’s to move around the club to make sure everyone’s following the rules.”
“Tell me why the fuck I just watched this woman get dragged to the cross and strapped in without her consent? Tell me why, when I checked the cameras for the thirty minutes before that moment, I didn’t see you once.”
Chris took a step back and went completely white.
“Sir, I was just, uh, taking my break. It won’t happen again. Here. I’ll help the lady down.”
Dominic stepped into his path towards me and shook his head.
“No one touches her.”
“I’m really sorry, sir.”
“Not yet. But you will be. You weren’t on break, Chris. You were balls deep in a brunette. Cameras, fuckhead. Because you wanted to get your dick wet, you nearly let someone get hurt.” Dominic took a deep breath in and let out a dark laugh. “Go find Leon and Theo. They’ll know what to do with you.”
He started to beg but one shove with Dominic’s giant hands and he was stumbling away from us. It was only after the guy ran away and Dominic turned his focus back on me that I started to want Chris to come back.
“You didn’t want this with us anymore. You made that clear. So why are you here? Without our protection. Without ourguidance. Without a fucking clue how to scream for help?” He was so angry at me that I could see a vein in his forehead throbbing. He might’ve looked even angrier than he had while strangling David. “Tell me why the fuck you would put yourself at risk when I made it clear that you do not come here without us.”
I swallowed, my relief at having him there and my fear over what he’d do to me warring. My brain wasn’t working well enough for me to think of a better explanation so I told the truth.
“I didn’t want it to be the three of you who made me feel so much. I wanted it to be the club. I wanted to prove that I don’t need y’all.”
“And what did you figure out, Sutton?” The way he said my real name made me want to dig a hole and crawl into it.
Tears slid down my cheeks.
“It’s not the club.”
He came closer and took his time looking at my body.
“You broke the rules, Sutton. We’ll talk about the rest later but you have to be punished.”
