There’s a first time for everything.
Instead of staying on Leo, I whipped my head to look at Spencer who was looking up at the ceilings. I’d seen Isaac’s name in that legal paperwork, saw how defensive Spencer was as soon as she saw it in my hands.
I wasn’t buying her bullshit. “And you. You really didn’t know that Dom’s father was the man from your mom’s lawsuit? God, you’re such bad fucking liars.” Spencer’s face fell as I continued, “You must think I’m fucking stupid.”
When Spencer shook her head, her brows furrowing deep enough to form a trench on her forehead, I blew out hot air. “Jesus, just admit it. I saw the paperwork in the storage unit. What, is she blackmailing you the same way her dad did? Tomake you kidnap me so Isaac can hunt me down for shares I don’t have?”
Leo’s eyes were wide as she tried to catch up.
Eyes blinking fast, Spencer’s chest rose quickly. “I?—”
Shit. Maybe she didn’t know.
I knew that shock well. And either Spencer was in the dark and just seeing the light, or she deserved a fucking Oscar for this performance.
The front door swung open, Dom standing in the doorway just as Spencer was able to form words. “Her dad… that’s who did those things to Mom?”
44
KIERA
For a moment,the only noise in the mansion’s entryway was the patter of rain on the roof.
As soon as I met Dom’s blue eyes, her face told me everything. She knew she was caught, that a secret she’d been keeping for years had finally been revealed to Spencer. She couldn’t be sure how, but the look in her eye told me she thought it was my fault.
And I guess she wasn’t wrong.
Raising her hands to Spencer, Dom took a hesitant step forward like she was approaching a wounded animal. “I can explain?—”
“Oh, you have plenty of shit to explain. You fucking monster.” I blurted out.
Always the peacemaker, Leo took a step forward and shook her head. “We deserve an explanation, but maybe we should all cool off tonight and talk in the morning.”
“And give her time to come up with some other lie?” A part of me couldn’t believe Leo was still feeling so generous. Dom had lied to her too.
Launching forward, Spencer shook her head. “Fuck that.”
Leo was quick to push off the wall and put herself between Spencer and Dom. The only thing that could stop the rage on Spencer’s face was Major Callahan stepping in to hold her back.
Through gritted teeth, Spencer growled in Leo’s face. “Aren’t you fucking tired of being lied to?”
“Yes,” Leo nodded. “And I also want answers, not just bloody knuckles.”
Turning her attention back on Dom, Spencer barked. “You’re fucking working with Gabriel. You’re helping him traffick these fucking girls. You traitor. Secret meetings and bullshit.”
Dom stood taller. “No. That’s not what you saw.”
Something about the way the words boomed from her chest told me this was the first honest thing she’d said in a while. And from the look on Leo’s face, I could tell she was believing it too.
Even Spencer was struggling to find the words to fight it.
Pointing at her back, a spot I could only assume her sword and wings tattoo rested since I’d still yet to see it, Dom shook her head. “Myhonorwouldneverlet me do something so heinous.”
Spencer hissed back. “Then come clean. Now.”
First turning to Leo, Dom nodded. “I lied about working for my father because I can’t fucking stand him. We were all safer if no one knew. I didn’t want him knowing about any of you. About what I did with my free time.”
Leo tried to keep the room calm, barely accepting the answer as Spencer began to back off.
