“What the heck are you talking about, Jude?”
“What about Star?”he asked.
I reared back.“Something happened to her, too?”
“She was before Clove.”
I threw my hands up.“What the heck are you talking about?”
He moved around the counter, closing the distance until he leaned against it right next to me.
Close.
Too close.
“Star was attacked,” he said quietly.“And Clove was kidnapped.”
My jaw dropped.
“You are full of shit, Jude.”
He shook his head.“I’m telling you the truth, babe.Bad shit happens in Weston.You’ve just been lucky it hasn’t touched you.”
I stared at him, trying to process that.
Star.
Clove.
That didn’t make sense.
That didn’t fit with the version of Weston I knew.
“So there are bad guys here?”I asked slowly.
He shook his head.“We think they’re gone.Another MC called Northbound Reapers.The club took care of them.”
“Took care of them?”I repeated.
“They won’t mess with us again, babe.Don’t worry about it.”
I let out a breath, shaking my head.“You just told me Star and Clove were hurt, and I’m not supposed to worry about it?”
He scrubbed a hand over his face.“I shouldn’t have told you.It’s done.Behind us.”He paused, then added, “Hell, did you hear Alice and Wrecker are throwing a hell of a party for Eden Saturday?”
Uh.
Oh.
“Uh, yeah,” I said.“Eden invited us.”
His gaze snapped to mine.
Sharp.
“Us?”
I nodded.“The guy I’m seeing.Jesse.”
