Betrayed by Truths (Truth or Lies 2)

“Fine, I’ll go. You stay.” I like that plan better anyway. I have a feeling this is Alastar’s men who attacked us. This sounds like his doing. He is my biggest rival. He’s wanted my money and power for a long time. And I don’t know if Alastar was the leader Jarod reported to. If his men are hunting us and want Kai back, I don’t want her anywhere near them. She’s mine.

“Like hell I’m letting you go! You’ll get to make whatever fucking decisions you want by yourself if you go. The men will continue to see you as the leader instead of seeing me as an equal. You can’t go.”

“Jesus Christ! All I’ll do is ensure my men are safe.”

“Our men.” Blood boils raging back and forth between us.

“I’m going.”

“No, you’re not.”

I narrow my eyes as my cheeks redden, and my teeth grit to hold back my anger. I walk to her so I can hiss in her ear. “You are just doing this to get back at me.”

Her eyes cut to mine. “You hurt me; I hurt you.”

“You have no idea what you are doing.”

“I’m ensuring you have the same power as me. I’m punishing you for hurting me because you can’t stand not to have all the control.”

“I won’t leave my men to die.”

“We will send Zeke and Langston,” she says.

Zeke looks at me. We’ve already wasted too much time as it is. “Go.” Hopefully, I’ll be able to coerce Kai into letting me follow suit.

“And keep us informed of what is happening,” Kai says.

I chuckle. She has no idea what we are facing. Zeke won’t be able to give us a play by play. We won’t know what happens until he returns.

“Stay safe,” I say.

“Always do,” Zeke answers and then disappears.

“Fuck!” I scream before pounding my fist into the wall leaving a large hole in its wake. I’ve never stayed behind when something this bad happened before. I hate not being there for my men.

“It’s going to be fine. Not everyone needs an ass like you weighing them down.”

“Oh sweetie, you have no idea the danger you’ve just put our entire team in, and yourself, by not letting me go after them. My men are fearless, but they need a leader. Zeke and Langston aren’t those men. We always fight together—the three of us. If anything happens to any of them, it’s on you. And when the danger isn’t put out, you’ll be who they come for next.”

“Where are you going?” she asks as I storm toward the office.

“To work and hope I can find some way to help them from here.” But I already know there is nothing to be done. Kai may try to seek further revenge, but I can’t imagine anything worse than this. Whatever Kai plans after this will be nothing. At least I no longer have to worry about any physical connection between us, she just severed it.

9

Kai

Fuck, that kiss.

That kiss was everything.

Passionate.

Gut-turning.

Toe-curling.

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