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Chapter 27

Something is Up

Owen

I woke to my phone buzzing on the nightstand, where I placed it last night before climbing between Eva’s thighs. I’m annoyed to be awakened from some of the best sleep I’ve had in days. For a split-second the feel of Eva’s heavy breasts on my bare chest has me considering ignoring the text chirping for my attention.

Once I crack my eyes open and reach for the phone, I wish I had. With a grunt, I smoothly pull from under Eva’s body. I find my clothes and tug them back on. As I button up my dress shirt, I bend and kiss Eva’s forehead, and because I simply can’t resist, I place a quick kiss on her lips.

I grumble under my breath, not wanting to wake her. Spotting her phone next to mine, I grab it and place it on the pillow beside her. When she wakes it’s sure to be the first thing she sees, and she’ll see my messages waiting.

Quietly, I slip out of her room and go to send her a text to let her know I have to handle some club business. I barely get to hit send when I stiffen as I hear, “Well, well, well, why am I not surprised to find you here?”

My lip curls back over my teeth as I look into Mags’ eyes. Of all people to catch me coming out of Eva’s room, it would be her. I want to wipe that devious smile right off her face.

“Let’s get some shit straight,” I seethe. “I told you to keep her and anything about her out of your fucking mouth.”

“I told you I want to know why she’s so important,” she snaps back.

“You’ve never been this fucking dumb. Why are you testing me? Better yet, why the fuck are you here? Let’s get to the bottom of that,” I demand lethally.

“Oh, come off it. I can walk wherever I want. I just happened to be passing at the right moment,” she says smugly.

I wipe that smug smile right off her lips as I crowd her space and get in her face. She recovers quickly and tries to give me a flirtatious look. However, my words crack into that look as well.

“I’m not talking about in this hallway, Mags,” I grind out. “I’m talking about here, in my brothers’ club. What’s your endgame? What has Miguel really been searching for you for?”

Her mouth falls open and fear flashes in her eyes. She has no smart comeback this time. The truth hangs in her depths. She’s been hiding something from the time she entered my life and it’s time to unwrap that shit.

“Oh yeah, time to fess up. The reaper has come for you to pay. What the fuck did you bring to my door?”

“I don’t know what Jemma told you—”

“Jemma didn’t tell me shit.” See, I knew these two have been hiding shit together.

My head is ready to explode. I get ready to light into her. I’ve had enough of this shit. I’m ready to hit the roof when King turns the corner to find Mags and I glaring at each other.

Being the conniving bitch she is, Mags slides her ass up under my arm and plays the situation. She knows this will cause me to have some explaining to do.

My clothes are rumpled, and my hair is sex messed. It’s not the way I want to come clean to King. Mags being Mags knows this.

If I shove her ass off of me. King will have a million questions. I can see the questions in his eyes already as he looks at Eva’s bedroom door at my back.

King only confirms my suspicion of his thoughts with his words. “Is my sister up?”

“I wouldn’t know, right now I’m dealing with this.” I nod at Mags.

It isn’t a lie. I’d been out of Eva’s room for at least five minutes. She could have woken without my knowledge. It’s the closest I can skirt to the truth.

King narrows his eyes and nods. “I’m glad I found you. I need you on that situation,” King says with fire in his eyes.

“Yeah, I was heading out,” I grunt.

I know the situation he’s talking about. It was in the text that woke me. Some of my squad has run into some action. I’m on my way to ride them in. At least that was before running into Mags.

Honestly, I do want to know what the fuck she was doing outside Eva’s room in the first place. I don’t believe that just walking around bullshit. I’ll get to the bottom of all this shit with her.

“We’ll finish this later,” Mags purrs before sashaying her ass off down the hall.

“She’s a problem, brother.” King shakes his head. “Fucking snake.”

“Yeah, I plan to fix that problem sooner than later.” I look King in the eyes. “We need to talk when I get back.”

He narrows his gaze at me for the second time. “Get my sister back here safe. That’s what I need from you right now,” King says gruffly and turns his back on me.

I sigh and head to my room for a quick shower and change of clothes. The sooner I get to Sal and my squad the better.

Eva

I was extremely disappointed to wake up to find Owen gone this morning. I started to second-guess our relationship all over again, until I found my phone beside my head. I had a few text messages from him.

The first one was to tell me he loved me and had some club business he had to