he’s working the night shift. From now on, I’ll keep you two separated.”
“Does he know the whole story about Luke being drugged?”
She shook her head. “He only knows you two are together. Once he heard that, he stormed away. I haven’t talked to him since.”
He probably thought I took Luke back, still believing he cheated on me. It didn’t matter what he thought though. I had no plans on talking to him anytime soon. “Thanks for coming over, Sum. We’ll see you on Friday.”
She hugged Luke and I knew it’s what he’d been waiting on. Summer and I were protective of each other, and it would make things easier now he had her trust.
Once she was gone, Luke leaned against the door, his gaze on fire. “Tell me you’ll stay away from Grayson.”
Placing my hands on both sides of his face, I leaned up and kissed him. “You have nothing to worry about. He wouldn’t want to see me anyway. It wouldn’t end well for him.”
“Good, because I don’t want him filling your head with lies.”
Neither did I. And now I was wondering what else he had lied about.
“On your way yet?” Zane asked.
I threw my wallet in the center console of my truck and hopped in. I was hoping Lara would get off work early so she could ride with me, but it wasn’t going to happen. They needed me at the coliseum an hour earlier than scheduled.
“I’m pulling out of my driveway now,” I lied. “You’ll be happy to know I scored a spot in Physique magazine.”
He burst out laughing. “No fucking way. You’re joking, right?”
“Nope, it’ll be available this fall. Lara and I are flying out to California for the interview in less than two months.”
“Hell yeah, that’s awesome. Make sure to mention KTM.”
I rolled my eyes. “Planned on it.” My attention caught a car coming down the street, and it was Jason, speeding down the road in a blue Jeep Wrangler. “Zane, I gotta go. I’ll be there soon.” I hung up and slid out of my truck.
Jason jumped out of the Jeep, wearing a pair of black gym shorts, and a Carolina Cougars T-shirt and hat. After all the cases he’d solved involving the players on our local NFL team, hopefully he’d gotten those for free. “Were you getting ready to leave for your race?”
“Yep.” Then I pointed at the Jeep. “When did you get that?”
He shook his head and sighed. “Don’t even get me started. It’s something Aylee wanted. I’m going to surprise her with it. But first, I wanted to stop by and tell you what I’d found. I was hoping to catch you before you left.”
“I’m all ears.” Even though I had to leave for the race, the case was more important to me.
“First off, Skylar admitted to drugging you. The Ambien and Xanax she used belonged to her roommates. She took them without their knowledge. The only one we couldn’t account for was the Secobarbital. She claimed she had no clue what that was, but I don’t believe her.”
“How did it get in my system then?” I wondered.
He shrugged. “Don’t know, but I think there’s more to it than she’s letting on. However, she did say she had no intention of seducing you while you were under the influence. It was simply a ploy to make Lara think you had cheated on her.”
Jaw clenched, I huffed through my teeth. “What a worthless cunt. So what happens now?”
“We find out how Secobarbital got in your system. There’s a missing piece and I want to find it.”
I wanted to know too. Something wasn’t right. I could feel it. “I have an idea,” I said. Jason’s brows lifted and he nodded for me to continue. “Go back to Skylar’s and tell her that if she tells us the whole truth, I won’t press charges against her.”
“Is that really what you want to do?”
“No, but I want answers. If she’s hiding something, we need to know what it is.”
He held out his hand and I shook it. “All right, I’m on it. I’ll call you later.”
Once he got in his Jeep, I jumped back in my truck and headed to the coliseum. I wanted to call Lara and tell her what Jason had said, but she was busy working. She probably wouldn’t like the deal I was giving Skylar, but I felt like it had to be done.
The coliseum parking lot was packed, and the race wasn’t starting for another few hours. I loved it