Luring Light - K.E. Osborn Page 0,58

sneers. “It appears your VP doesn’t know protocol, Nycto.”

Everyone’s staring at me. “What?”

Tony purses his lips. “Generally, I sit first. I also sit in the same chair every time.”

I scoff. “Well, Tony, you’re dealing with the Royal Bastards. And from what I’ve been told, we’re at a truce. So you’re no better than us, we’re no better than you. That custom doesn’t stand with us if we’re supposed to be equals.”

Tony glances at Nycto, but he shrugs. “He’s got a point, Tony.”

Tony shudders but walks to the leather sofa sitting next to his chesterfield armchair. I am sure it’s taking everything in him not to pull his gun and shoot me. “You’re strong-willed, Void. It’s either going to get you far or… get you killed. I haven’t decided which one yet.”

I shrug. “Hopefully, both. Just one a little later than the other.”

Tony chuckles. “Now, what is it I can do you for?”

I sit forward in his chair, my hands on my knees as I exhale. “We had a threat come through to the club toward me and Ivy. I need to make sure it wasn’t you.”

Tony stands abruptly, running his fingers through his hair, sheer panic crossing his features. “You need to keep Ivy protected. If you can’t, then bring her here. I need her, Void. I need her blood for Mia, it’s too valuable. I’ll probably need her again in the future. You have to protect her!”

I scoff at the righteous asshole. “You’re only concerned about the blood Ivy contains, not her as a person. Great!”

Tony shakes his head. “That came out wrong, but my main concern is always to Mia. If you’ve ever loved someone, Void, you’d understand the lengths you will go to, to protect them.”

“So, this threat wasn’t you or your men, Tony?” Nycto asks just for clarification.

“No. Ivy’s too important. But my offer stands. You need somewhere for her, my home is her safe haven.”

“Not happening, but we will keep you updated on what’s going on,” I tell him.

“Please do. And Void?”

I stand, turning to face him. “Yeah?”

“Look after her. She deserves a strong man.”

I dip my chin at him as I turn with my brothers in tow, and we head for the door to make the long journey back to Tampa. Now, I just need to figure out if we tell Eva and Ivy about what’s going down, or whether we continue to keep it quiet.

One thing I know for sure, blocking Ivy out, building a wall hasn’t done me any good so far, but telling her someone’s watching us is going to scare her unnecessarily.

I don’t want that, not now she’s finally starting to blossom.

I have to play this cool.

Try to see what I can figure out before I go to her with the information.

First things first, I need Voltage to sweep the Brick Cell and my room for bugs.

Chapter Sixteen

IVY

Void’s off on some job with Nycto. He thinks I haven’t clicked that something’s up, but the man’s been tense for days. Sure, he loosened up a little after we fucked, but it didn’t take him long to go back to being apprehensive as hell.

Me, though, since we had sex, I feel different. Not because I lost my virginity, that’s a cliché, but because it’s finally like a part of me has been unlocked. I let myself go with Void during sex. I let myself be free. I let poison Ivy out. I tried to hide her back in Cuba, wanted to fight her off by being this extroverted young woman who had so many friends. I was always the life of the party. Because I was hiding the fact that deep down, I wanted to tear the bitchy girl’s hair out by the roots until her bleached blonde hair was drowning in blood, or slice the popular guy’s balls off for slapping my ass one too many times, then post them to his unsuspecting girlfriend.

There was something in me I knew wasn’t right, but I kept fighting it.

However, here, at the club, that part of me I can completely embrace.

I don’t have to hide.

I don’t have to feel ashamed for thinking that way.

Plus, if I want to slice a guy’s balls off for being an asshole to me, I know Void and the club would happily let me. Hell, they’ll be by my side cheering me on.

Taking a breath, I stand in the Bricking Room, right in front of the section of brick where I enclosed Andrés in the wall, sealing him