I held it in, and then slowly I let it out.
I pulled my phone from kutte and checked it.
No new messages. No missed calls.
Really, I was checking to see if my sister had reached out.
I haven’t heard from her since I forced her to detox at the club.
And now... I doubted I would see her unless she wanted something.
And yes, I know what you’re thinking. Why are you enabling her?
She’s family.
The only family I had left.
And therefore, I would do what I could for her.
Just as I took a hit from the blunt, I heard boots hitting the floor.
Nuke entered, followed by Wolf, Kettle, Saint, Grimm, Xander, Khal, Jury, and Merlin.
I lifted the blunt for whoever wanted it and wasn’t surprised when Grimm tagged it, hit it, then passed it to Khal. He hit it, then passed it to Nuke.
Nuke took a pull from the blunt, then banged the gavel.
“We’re buying that row of storefronts. Added income. Profitable. Provable. We’ll be able to launder some cash that way, too.” He said as he took another pull from the blunt, then handed it to me.
“All in favor, say aye.”
Around the room, we all heard aye, and a few hands lifted in the air for their silent agreement.
In other words, Xander, Grimm, and Kettle.
I took another pull from the blunt as Nuke banged the gavel, “Motion passed. Now we need to talk about who is going to replace Minnie and Tamber.”
Jury lifted his chin, “A few girls who work at Bliss have asked about any openings we have.”
Bliss was the strip club we had opened a few months ago, right after Xander had gotten his woman to forgive him for being a giant asshole.
“Who?” I asked.
“Baby, Yolo, Diamond, and Hannah.” Jury said.
I thought about the girls he had mentioned, “No on Baby.”
Kettle jerked up his chin along with Khal.
Wolf lifted a brow, “Why not?”
“You were on a mission. You missed seeing her poking holes in Khal’s condoms so she could land him.” I said.
Wolf nodded, “Got it.”
“Does anyone have an issue with Yolo, Diamond, or Hannah?” Nuke asked.
“Hannah has a mouth on her, so I’d put her ass on probation,” Xander said.
