Heat flooded my body as my face turned bright red. What a situation to explain to Victor!And what about Justin? He looked angry enough to call off the wedding.The DJ stopped the music as Victor and Justin made their way across the room and stopped between Amy and me and the strippers.“I don't know why they’re here,” I insisted. “They just walked in.”“This is a bachelorette party,” Victor’s voice was cold. “But I didn’t expect this from you, Daisy.”“Or you, Amy,” Justin kept his eyes on the floor, seemingly too upset to look at the two men wearing g-strings and work boots.“I …I didn’t do anything wrong, Justin,” Amy declared. “You must believe me.”“Daisy threw this party for Amy,” Victor told Justin. “Don’t blame Amy.”“But I didn’t hire male strippers,” I insisted. “I wouldn’t know where to find them.”“We were hired through our website,” one stripper said. “Our fee was paid by credit card, and there are no refunds.”He and the dark-haired man began putting their Velcro closure
“Daisy, no, don’t call for an ambulance,” Amy pleaded. “It will scare my dad. I’ll be fine. I just need some ginger ale and a couple of plain crackers out of my purse.”“I’ll get some ginger ale from the bar,” I said and dashed out of the bathroom.I went to Justin. “Amy’s a little sick in her stomach. She wants the crackers from her purse.”“Yeah, that happens when she …um, eats too much.” He fished around under the table and handed me a small pack of soup crackers.“Thanks,” I said and headed to the bar for the ginger ale. The bartender gave me a small bottle of the soda, and I hurried back to my friend.Amy was washing her face at the sink. She took the ginger ale and eagerly took several small sips.“Bless you,” she said and took the pack of crackers. She put one in her mouth and chewed slowly.“Are you sure you’re okay? I asked. “I’ve never known you to get sick from overeating.”I put a hand on her forehead to check for a fever. There was none, but I didn’t like how pale she loo
Ice smells like lemons!That must mean John Cameron and his ilk are responsible for the flow of Ice into the country. And they were storing it under the Association!It made sense. John and the faction had a lot of money financing his schemes. Selling a drug like Ice would generate that kind of cash.It was a brazen move to store their shipments beneath the Association, but who would look in the ancient tomb? Nobody knew where the tomb was except them. I was there, but I couldn’t find it again.Before finding the bomb, I saw men moving the boxes out of the passageways. Where did they move them to? They must have moved their operation nearby because Ice was flowing through Denhurst.I had to find out and stop them from ruining any more lives. I’d start by finding the girl who introduced the Alphas to Sally.I thanked Kyle for talking to me and promised I’d be in touch before going to the city college’s Chemistry Department to find Carla Cox.According to Kyle, Carla introduced his girl
I had to be careful not to be seen. Rodney Wells knows who I am. I would be in danger if he spotted me. Even if I got away from him, the faction would realize I was on to them.But I had to know for sure what he was doing here, and I had to have proof that he was the one supplying Ice to Rocky to be sold to the students at the city college.Silently, I took my phone from my pocket and snapped several photos of the men as they smoked their cigarettes and talked on the loading dock.When they finally tossed their butts into the grass, I heard them discussing unloading the van. Rocky unlocked the loading dock door into the building, and Rodney opened the back of the van.Rodney pulled a hand truck from the back of the van, and Rocky began loading several boxes onto it.“You’ve got to move this batch as fast as possible,” Rodney said. “The boss is expecting another large shipment in a few days. You’ll get twice this amount to sell, and it’s even more addictive than usual.”The words made
As I prepared to fight for my life, my body trembled while I struggled to control my breathing. Anna was flat against the wall beside the door, ready to surprise anyone who walked in the door.We had a fair chance of survival, of winning the fight. We knew they were coming, but our presence would surprise them.Anna and I needed to strike them hard and quickly without giving them time to think or react.It seemed to take forever as the men walked our way, discussing ways of selling more Ice.My heart was pounding in my ears when they reached the door to the room Anna and I were hiding in. But we silently held our positions, hoping they would keep moving down the hallway.When the door didn’t open, and we heard them moving past us, we stayed as we were, ready to fight until their footsteps faded away.Relief made my heart slow, and my trembling quickly eased, but I knew we still had to get out of that building.Anna read my mind. “We shouldn’t use the hallway. They’re out there somewhe
I made it outside in time to see Victor catch up to the boy and tackle him, bringing him to the sidewalk face down.“Let me up,” the boy yelled.“Not until the police get here,” Victor growled. “You just held a knife to a woman’s throat to try to rob a restaurant. Did you think you were going to walk away?”“I’m sorry, but I needed money,” the boy said. “I need a fix. It’s been almost a day since I had some, and my dealer won’t give me any unless I pay for what he already fronted me.”“A fix of what?” Victor asked, although we knew the answer.“Ice,” the boy answered. “Please let me go. I won’t go back into that fancy restaurant. I’ll find the money somewhere else.”“I’m not letting you go so you can rob another business,” Victor growled. “Needing drugs isn’t a good reason for stealing and threatening people with a knife.”“You don’t know what it’s like, dude,” the boy said. “When you don’t have any, it’s all you can think about. Wanting more chews at your soul.”“What other places ha
Victor’s POVI was up all night pacing the mansion as I waited for Daisy to come home.She never did.Benson told me Anna was missing too. She left with Daisy around one that afternoon to get lunch and never returned. Neither of the girls haven’t called anyone since then, and nobody has seen them.I’m glad Daisy is not alone, but Anna being with her isn’t much comfort to me. I want my beautiful Luna back …now.Walking out onto the balcony in her bedroom, I watched the sun begin to rise. I can sense she’s alive. Adam feels Diana is out there somewhere too.“But where,” I groaned. The pain of our separation was tearing me apart. “Where are you, my love?”Someone must have taken her. She wouldn’t leave and let everyone she loved worry like this. Neither would Anna. I’m afraid Daisy was investigating the drug ring again, and the girls got caught spying on them.Panic raced through me, and I dialed her cell again. While it rang, I drummed my fingers on the balcony railing.Just a few nigh
Daisy’s POVSomebody was moaning inches from me on my left, but I was too sleepy to wake up.The moaning sounded again, and I felt movement next to me, so I forced myself to open my eyes.Fear and confusion washed over me.“Where am I?” I mumbled. I was lying face up on a narrow cot, looking up at yellowing drop ceiling tiles.I tried to sit up to look around, but the motion made the room spin. A single light bulb showed me I was in a room with a concrete floor and block walls.How did I get here? Who else was here with me?“Daisy,” Anna said. She must be lying on the cot next to mine. Her voice was as weak as I felt. “Are you alright?”“I think so,” I replied. I wasn't in pain, and I could move everything, but why was I so drowsy and dizzy?“That gas they shot into your truck knocked us out,” Anna said as she tried to sit up.“I’m so thirsty,” I murmured. I lifted my arms and realized my hands were tied together with something. “Anna, I’m tied up.”“Me too,” Anna said. “They used zip