problem. But instead of saying so, he just shrugged.
“Nothing to do with me,” Damien said. “You’re the one in charge, after all.”
I couldn’t be the only one to have picked up on the contempt in Damien’s voice.
I held my breath as I waited for Victor’s response. I expected him to explode.
He looked at his brother coldly before picking up his coffee and taking a sip.
When he set the cup back down on the table, he said, “That’s right. I’m the one in charge. And nobody should forget that, including you, Damien.”
Damien’s skin flushed hot red, and I saw a muscle jump in his jaw as he clenched his teeth. He pushed his plate away from him in disgust and stood up, scraping the chair against the floor loudly.
“I’ve lost my appetite,” he growled and then stalked out of the bar.
After everyone had gone, leaving us alone at the table, I turned to Nick. “Is this a bad thing?”
“A bad thing?”
“The fact that Victor is sending us off somewhere to collect the donations, does that mean he’s getting us out of the way for some ulterior motive?”
Nick shook his head slowly. “No, this is back to normal for Victor. That’s how he is. One moment he’s exploding in anger, and in the next moment, everything is right as rain and business as usual. It normally takes us a couple of days to go around to all the properties. We’ll stay overnight in a couple of places. It’s not really a risky job. The guys we visit are pretty loyal to Victor and don’t put up much of a fuss.”
He smiled at me and then reached out and covered my hand with his. “I’m glad you’re coming with me, though. I would have worried if I’d had to leave you here.”
I tried to match Nick’s smile and feel positive about this. Any chance to get away from the Blackthorne club and Victor, even for a short time, had to be a good thing.
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“Nothing to do with me,” Damien said. “You’re the one in charge, after all.”
I couldn’t be the only one to have picked up on the contempt in Damien’s voice.
I held my breath as I waited for Victor’s response. I expected him to explode.
He looked at his brother coldly before picking up his coffee and taking a sip.
When he set the cup back down on the table, he said, “That’s right. I’m the one in charge. And nobody should forget that, including you, Damien.”
Damien’s skin flushed hot red, and I saw a muscle jump in his jaw as he clenched his teeth. He pushed his plate away from him in disgust and stood up, scraping the chair against the floor loudly.
“I’ve lost my appetite,” he growled and then stalked out of the bar.
After everyone had gone, leaving us alone at the table, I turned to Nick. “Is this a bad thing?”
“A bad thing?”
“The fact that Victor is sending us off somewhere to collect the donations, does that mean he’s getting us out of the way for some ulterior motive?”
Nick shook his head slowly. “No, this is back to normal for Victor. That’s how he is. One moment he’s exploding in anger, and in the next moment, everything is right as rain and business as usual. It normally takes us a couple of days to go around to all the properties. We’ll stay overnight in a couple of places. It’s not really a risky job. The guys we visit are pretty loyal to Victor and don’t put up much of a fuss.”
He smiled at me and then reached out and covered my hand with his. “I’m glad you’re coming with me, though. I would have worried if I’d had to leave you here.”
I tried to match Nick’s smile and feel positive about this. Any chance to get away from the Blackthorne club and Victor, even for a short time, had to be a good thing.
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