“What?” He whirled, teeth bared. Once he was close enough, I slammed my fist into his temple. One. Two. In quick succession. He stumbled, shaking his head. Kyan caught him as his eyes rolled back, and he dropped to the ground.
I hissed a breath out between my clenched teeth. “Hard head.” I shook my hand out, the throb numbing it.
“We have to get rid of her. Quickly.”
Kyan’s lips thinned and skittered to his computer screen.
“There’s something you both should know.”
“She kept mentioning ‘Alice Lane’ . . .” His jaw worked side to side. She’d insisted on knowing about her.
“Spit it out.”
“Alice Lane. Went by Ali when we knew her.”
I cocked my head. He said it as if I should know what he was talking about. A flash of a face crossed my memory. Was it the brunette or the blonde?
“Ali.” He mimed huge breasts in front of him. “The Omega we were fucking before Demi.”
I stiffened. “The one who tried to burn Sin’s car?”
“That one.” Kyan snapped his fingers.
“Fuck.” It began to connect in my head.
“She hadn’t let our separation go as well as we believed. After us, she started spending a lot of time with different packs—including Bourne Pack. She must have had dirt on them.” He rubbed his jaw with his palm. “Alice Lane was found dead in an alley. Her death ruled a suicide.”
Bourne Pack—there was no other explanation.
“Briar needs to fill in the gaps.”
Kyan nodded, his pensive expression settling.
“That girl couldn’t kill anyone. She’s innocent. If she hadn’t come here, she’d be dead, too,” he said.
I knew what that glint in his eyes meant. “No,” I snapped. “We’re not doing more than getting her out of the country. After that, it’s out of our hands.”
“I didn’t say anything,” he muttered.
“No, but I know you, Kyan. We can’t get involved in trying to clear her name. The safest bet for everyone is for her to disappear.”
Kyan sighed and pressed down on his temple.
“What do we do about Sin?” He jerked his chin to our pack-brother who’d lost it over a woman for the first time in his life. “What if he goes after her again?”
“I’ll keep an eye on him. You go and speak to her.” He gave me a look I refused to acknowledge. I was scared, but I’d never admit that.
Sheer will had allowed me to blind myself to the truth: every female paled to her. And they always would.
Chapter 12
Isat on a pile of blankets, watching the cleanup happen on the main floor. The night was done with, and every patron had been escorted out.
Kyan entered, heading directly for me. He took me in with a quick sweep. Since Sin had ripped my shorts off, I had a towel wrapped around my hips, tucked in at the ends.
“Why are you not bandaged?” He eyed my arm.
“I ran out,” I admitted. I’d been bathing so much, I kept having to switch them out, so now, the stitches were on display, peeking out from under my sleeve.
