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He nodded. “I mind my business and serve the liquor. She mentioned something ‘bout a club and some new ‘bitch’, as she put it.”
My eye twitched, knowing he was talking about Hades and Kadence. Someone was trying to ruin me once again. I pulled out a hundred-dollar bill and slid it to Roger. “If you have any more information or any videos in these fancy little cameras, it’ll be appreciated.”
“I’ll get with Damon and let yer know.”
I nodded, looking at Damon as we walked out of the pub. “If he knows anything, I need that information.”
“I’ll keep you updated. I’ll see if anyone else knows about someone named Ava. I never heard of her.”
“Me either. I’m assuming she is using a fake name? Did Elijah have a girlfriend?”
He pulled out Marlboro red 100’s and brought a cigarette to his lips. “Not that I know of, but Elijah didn’t talk about his personal life. If he had a twin, maybe that’s the connection now? Ava and this twin could be dating?”
I rubbed my temple. Five years passed since Elijah’s death. Why did someone want to come out of the woodwork now? It didn’t make any sense, but this whole situation was fucked. “I’ll see if Hawke or anyone else knows anything in town. He ruled for a while, but now people might talk.”
“I’ll get you what you need, Blaize. Until this person is found and taken off my territory, you get all the freebies.”
I rolled my eyes. “Thank you. I should get back. Whoever this Ava person is will get what’s coming to her.”
When I was stopped at a red light twenty minutes away from Westhaven, I pulled my phone out and called Kadence. I let it connect to my Bluetooth in my helmet. I wanted to talk to her and hear her voice before tonight.
“Hi,” she chimed brightly.
“Hi, princess. What do you say we have a special night together? Just the two of us.”
I heard the revving of a motorcycle before Kadence spoke. “Yes. I miss you. Are you okay?”
“I am, princess. I’ll be even better when I can hold you.”
“I love you.” And then my world shifted when I heard bullets flying. “Shit!”
“Kadence?”
No! No! No!
“I’m coming, Kadence.” I revved my bike and hit the gas. The call dropped, but I quickly told Siri to call Hawke.
CHAPTER 39
KADENCE
My arm ached as I adjusted the bags. Whoever said we were shopping lightly lied—that person being me. I told Blaize what we were doing today and informed her that I would buy a few spicy outfits for us. I was still planning a night where she could let go and focus on kink, but she needed to breathe for a minute.
“Okay, this XL coffee is calling my name.” Annika laughed as we took a seat outside the cafe.
“I have a question, and if it’s too much to dive into in public let me know.” She nodded. This had been a burning question for the longest time. “How do you know what you like? Like BDSM wise.”
“Oh wow, uhm, I already knew I liked being watched, but I didn’t realize how rough I liked it until we got a little older and out of high school. Who knew being thrown around like a rag doll and fucked senseless would turn me on?”
“Do you use toys?”
“Sometimes. They’ll use a vibrator on my clit or clamps to add pain to my pleasure, but I’m not big on pain.”
“Hunter said that Blaize likes to inflict pain. When we had our first night together, I liked the clamps and her spanking me,but I’ve never done anything intense. How do I know what I would like when I’m inexperienced with this community?”
She realized the question I was asking. “With BDSM, any aspect of it, consent is huge. If you want to try something, you could talk with Blaize about it. Communication is key. If you don’t like something, you need to let her know,” she explained. “Like with my guys, I love when they are rough with me. I like slaps to the face with their dicks and small slaps with their hands, but nothing too intense. I have a praise kink and a small degradation kink, but certain words trigger me. I don’t like impact play. Using their hands is fine, but with my trauma, I don’t like other objects. My dad would beat me with whatever he could find, and being hit with a flogger or paddle makes me freak out.”
“What’s a degradation kink? And praise is like good girl?”
