Jared called Zander, putting him on speaker phone.
“About time,” the other man said, answering the call. “I’ve been waiting for-fucking-ever for you to call back.”
“Sorry, Zander,” Angie said in a croaky voice. “My fault. Had to vomit.”
“Fuck, Angie,” Zander said, his voice softening. “You all right, darling girl?”
“N-not really.”
“I need you to go onto video, okay?” Zander said. “Keira is freaking the fuck out and she needs to see you.”
“I’d like to see her.”
“Wait, I’ll call you back on my laptop,” North said.
Jared hung up and gave Zander’s number to North.
When Zander answered again, with all of his people, Keira let out a small sob.
Angie waved. “Hey, guys. Keira, I’m okay.”
“Are you sure?” she asked.
“I’m sure.”
“Jesus, what happened to you?” Honey asked. “Did you roll around in a pile of flour?”
“Something like that.” Angie attempted a smile but Jared could see it was weak and shaky.
Keira let out a small sob and Zander drew her close, kissing the top of her head. “What happened?”
“Um, there was a bit of a food fight.”
“I can see that,” Zander boomed. “Never thought I’d see a mafia kingpin involved in a food fight. Fistfight, yes. Gunfight, sure. Food fight? Nope.”
Jared waved that away. “That’s not what we’re discussing.”
“Are you sure you’re all right, Angie?” Keira asked.
“I’m fine. Um, a few things have happened that I haven’t told you about, though. Things that maybe I should have.”
“Like what?” Zander asked.
Miles stared at Angie worriedly. “Angie, are you sure you’re okay? You’re pale and you look like you’ve lost weight you couldn’t afford to lose.”
“You guys are supposed to be taking care of her,” Zander snarled. “What the fuck is going on? I want to know. Now.”
Angie knewshe had to calm things down. Quickly.
“I’m fine, guys. We just had a misunderstanding the other day. And I tried to run and I hurt myself. That’s all.”
“How were you hurt? “Keira asked.
“Just punched a hole in my side. Nothing terrible,” Angie said cheerfully.
“You should have told me.”
She winced at the look on Keira’s face. “I’m sorry, Kiki.”
