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bathroom you and I visited a few times.”
Mira was Sloane’s ears and eyes, and she was the nosiest fucking bitch I had ever met.
“Did you tell her about the times you and I snuck off to relieve a little tension during all those stuffy events?” She smiled as if deep in thought just before she bit her lower lip. “I’d bet Little Miss Perfect didn’t drop to her knees in her cheap, blue dress and blow your mind, did she?”
All right, now she was pissing me off.
I may be questioning Kiera and what she’d told me about herself, but there was no fucking way I was about to allow Sloane to talk about her like that.
“She didn’t drop to her knees, Sloane.” She smiled as if being a fucking slut was something she should be proud of. “But that’s just because she has class, and you have none.”
Her mouth dropped open in shock before she quickly gathered her wits and did her best to recover by offering a fake smile.
I set my glass on the bar top and stood, and she glared at me with displeased eyes. She didn’t say anything in return, but if looks could kill, I would have been dead on the spot.
I turned my back to her and pulled my phone from my pocket, then shot a message to Murray that I was ready to be retrieved.
I’d avoided facing Kiera for too long. It wasn’t fair to her.
KINSLEY
“SO EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL, THEN?” During the last ten minutes, I had a perpetual knot lodged deep in my stomach, and I’d had my hand fisted so long, it had begun to ache. Just being alone with my thoughts this evening had spooked me. It’d been weeks since I’d worried about Jase and the idea that somehow, some way he would find me. But tonight those fears hit me hard.
“Everything is still the same. No movement or changes in their operations,” Rig assured me. “I had my guys check everything out.” He paused for a moment, and I heard his satisfaction when he spoke again. “Jase seems to have found himself a new plaything, so I think he’s occupied for now.”
Most wives would be jealous to hear their husband had moved on and was sleeping with another woman. And maybe it was wrong of me, but I was silently rejoicing. I only hoped she wasn’t as naive as I was or allowed him to treat her badly.
Maybe things were safe. Maybe I was finally free from him and his father.
“I guess I just needed reassurance,” I explained. “Sometimes I get this weird feeling, like things are about to backfire, I don’t know where it comes from, but it hits me suddenly. I appreciate you checking on this for me.”
“Anytime, sweetheart,” Rig replied. “You know I’m here if you need me. Both of us are.”
“I know, and that means more than you’ll ever know.” I knew I could never repay everyone that had helped me escape. It was terrifying to think of where I would be without them.
After I said my good-byes to Rig, I contemplated calling Ashton once again but decided against it. He was obviously busy.
I was rarely unable to reach him, but tonight that was the case. I’d talk to Lex about an hour ago, and he’d mentioned Ashton seemed moody and frustrated all day. Knowing that didn’t settle me in the least.
I stood from the couch and walked toward the kitchen to empty the remaining tea that was still in my cup. Once I rinsed the cup, I flipped off the light and was just about to go to bed when there was a light tap on my apartment door.
That sound used to send fear racing through me, but tonight it only excited me. Because I knew just on the other side of that door was the man I’d been unable to get my mind off. And the man I’d begun to fall for. It probably wasn’t the smartest thing to do, but I couldn’t control how I felt. Ashton Montgomery had a way of bursting through those walls I had spent so long building.
But my excitement faded as I looked through the peephole to see Ashton with his head hung. Without any further hesitation I unlatched the locks and pulled open the door.
He didn’t look up right away. His arm was lifted as he braced himself against the doorframe, and his shoulders were hunched.
I touched the center of his chest with my palm, and he