“Kane? Are you up there?” Lauren’s voice bellowed from the bottom of the steps.
Well, that headache was here to stay.
I didn’t answer, but she walked up the stairs anyway, her towering high heels clacking up every step.
“Kane, you’re missing the party.Yourparty,” Lauren whined. She put her hands on her hips and observed the disastrous state of the room. “Woman troubles?” She asked with a sardonic smile on her face.
“What the fuck would you know about it?”
“Everyone’s talking about it. That’s why I came to get you. Damage control.”
“What’severyonetalking about?” I asked as I straightened my back, narrowing my gaze on Lauren’s smirk.
“ThatDanicahas been fucking you and your best friend for months, and god only knows who else. It was always obvious she was a whore, but this confirms it. There’s a rumor going around that she has a bunch of STDs and has to go to the clinic to get checked every month. You used protection, didn’t you?”
I jumped up from the couch and grabbed Lauren by the neck, moving her back until she was pressed against the countertop.
“How would this information get out unless it came from Theo or Noah?” I squeezed her throat and her eyes filled with fear. She wasn’t intrigued by this position like my girl was.
Not my girl anymore, but whatever.
“You–you’re hurting me,” Lauren choked. Reluctantly I loosened my grip so she could explain how anyone else would’ve found out about this. “I heard the guys talking to Gemma. One thing led to another and, well you know how high school gossip can be.”
“We had a fucking deal, Lauren. I would help you and you would help me. Strictly platonic.”
“That whore deserves it for what she did to you.”
I dropped her and went to the freezer to find any bit of alcohol that hadn’t been demolished by my rage. Lucky for me, there was a small bottle of vodka tucked away in the back. I cracked it open and took a swig. “Keep your fucking mouth shut from now on. You know better than that. It’s not your place to humiliate her. It’s mine. And I will punish her on my terms, not yours.”
“Fine,” she snapped as she rubbed her neck. I hadn’t held herthattight, had I? “We need to go make an appearance. It’s your party and it looks bad if you’re up here sulking when you could have me on your arm.” She adjusted her short pink dress that barely covered her ass.
“What the fuck are you supposed to be? A hooker?”
“I’mBarbie,” she scoffed.
“Hooker Barbie maybe,” I muttered as I took another drink of vodka. “I’ll be down in a while. Don’t come up here again unless I invite you.”
She huffed and spun around on her hooker heels, heading back to the party.
Cat’s out of the bag now, I guess.
I hope I didn’t make a huge fucking mistake.
Chapter 32
Dani
“YouknowIcouldget out of these cuffs and gut you right now.”
“I know. I’m just hoping you won’t. Things will go a lot smoother if you cooperate with me.”
I laughed as we drove through Castle Grove. I knew we were on the outskirts of the city because we were going fast–which meant no traffic. I had some kind of knapsack on my head and my hands were cuffed behind me.
For some stupid fucking reason, I wanted to see where this was going. I wanted to see what Finn’s endgame was. I could easily slip these fuckers off my wrists, but I didn’t. I had faith that he wouldn’t hurt me–as fucked up as that sounded.
Maybe I was delirious from the horrendous evening I had.
Finally, we stopped for a moment. The sound of a gate creaking had my mind wandering. Where the fuck was he taking me?