Knowing I’d achieved what I wanted, I opted to change the subject. There was a line with James. Push him too far, and it wouldn’t be long before the two of us were scrapping. It had happened many times before, and would no doubt happen in the future.
But I wasn’t in the mood for a fight today. With the mood he was in, he probably wouldn’t stop until he was standing over my cold corpse with his cock in hand as he pissed over my lifeless body.
Leaning forward, I pulled the envelope I had stashed away in my pocket.“Keep your panties on. I’ve located your vase. It’s on the other side of the city with an antiques dealer who has a little habit of dealing in stolen goods.”
He took the envelope from me, ripping it open to read the information I’d gathered, when a shrill voice echoed from outside his office.“Uncle James!”
James’ features fell.“Fuck. I forgot Billie was home from school. Not a word about Willow,”he growled in warning, shoving the paperwork he was holding into his drawer seconds before the door burst open, and a small figure rushed in.
I’d never met Billie before, not properly at least. I could recall maybe once or twice when she’d been with Kiera in the few times our paths had crossed briefly in the last ten years, but Billie had only been a babythen.
Now, she’d grown into a little girl, and despite her battle with leukemia, you’d never have known it with the strength with which she threw herself at James.
I couldn’t help but smile. Despite Billie being the result of Kiera cheating on me, I had no ill will toward her. How could I? She wasjusta kid, a cute one atthat, and she hadn’t asked to be born. It wasn’t her fault her mom was a lying, cheating whore.
At the thought of Kiera, a wicked grin pulled at my lips. If Billie was here,thatmeant Kiera would be too, and hell, I couldn’t wait to see her squirm when she realized I was with her brother.
For the first time in days, James cracked a smile.“You got taller,”he said, releasing Billie from his embrace.
“Don’t I know it.”The unmistakable voice of Kiera floated into the office.“The rate she’s growing out of her clothes is going to leave me bankrupt.”
I held my snort in. It wouldn’t makeherbankrupt, not when Alec funded the lifestyle she and Billie had grown used to.
Kiera’s gaze dropped to me, her grin instantly faltering, and amusement coursed through me as an idea formed in my head.“Good to see you too, Kiki,”I laughed, jumping out of my seat, intent on putting my plan into motion while I had the chance.
“Don’t call methat,”she snapped, flashing daggers in my direction and adding to my amusement.
I brushed past her, and with my back to James so he couldn’t see, I winked at her, biting my cheek to stop the laugh from breaking free at her snarl.
Quickly heading out of James’ house, I rummaged in my pocket for my keys and unlocked the trunk of my car, noting Kiera’s SUV was parked several feet away from mine. I rolled my eyes. Perhaps if she wasn’t so wrapped up in her own little world, she would have realized my car was there and figured out I was inside instead of getting a nasty surprise.
Too bad.
She would be getting another surprise, too. Not yet, but when the time was right, and I couldn’t fucking wait.
Grabbing the equipment I needed from the variety of supplies I kept in the trunk for any Legion jobthatmight come our way, I checkedthatthe coast was clear before approaching Kiera’s car and bending down so I could slide underneath it.
Carolina grabbed my knee as she threw her head back, laughing at the joke I’djusttold. Her friend, Abigail, was sitting on the other side of me, drinking her fifth glass of wine and fluttering her long lashes.
I’d been planning on having a little fun with Kiera tonight, but my plans were scuppered when James called me in the afternoon and dropped into conversationthathe was taking Willow for dinner to meet Kiera and Billie.
I could have been a total bastard and demandedthatKiera met me, regardless of the family dinner, but I refrained.
Not for her sake, though, but for James’. I was good likethat.
So, when Carolina texted to see if I was busy, the answer was a big fat no. A few hours later, she turned up at my apartment, clutching the hand of Abigail, the pair of them wearingveryskimpy dresses, and matching salacious smilesthattold me all I needed to know about how my night was going to go.
They wanted me to be the meat in their sandwich. And after my failed attempt in New York, I was more than ready to get some pussy.
As the wine flowed, the two of them grew flirtier with me and each other, and before long, soft touches turned to lingering ones. Like Abigail’s hand on my thighthatwas restingwaytoo close to my cock for it to be anything but intentional.
“So, Jackson,”Abigail purred. I twisted to look at her, her deep brown eyes gleaming up with wicked intent.“Carolina tells me you were heartbrokenthatyou had to rush off from the party a few weeks ago.”She shifted so she could run a hand over my chest, her fingers brushing against my exposed skinwhere I’d left the top two buttons open.“We had fun, but it would have been a lot more fun if you’d been there.”
“Hmm,”I replied, my gaze dropping to her luscious, thick red lips.“It was arealshame I missed out on the opportunity.”
Abigail grinned as I moved closer, pressing my lips to hers. At the feel of her tongue caressing mine, a knot tightened in my stomach. I pulled away, but before I could say or do anything, Carolina reached across to grab my chin, turning me to face her.
“Maybe we could make up for lost time now?”she cooed, lightly brushing her lips against mine, leaving the faintest taste of rose wine behind.“You’ve made us wait long enough.”
