Page 127 of Their Ruthless Sadist

Jamie: I’m on my way to your office. You better be there when I get there, Zeke.

Son of a bitch. I didn’t think she’d actually come after me. She should be getting ready for her class right about now.

Zeke: I’m not in the office. I’ll check in with you later tonight.

Not even a minute later, my cell phone buzzed again.

Jamie: Too late for lies, big brother. I called Dale. He confirmed you’re in. Do not move.

Damn it. The kid was too smart for her own good.

A body appeared in my doorway, and I looked up to see Greg standing there.

“What’s up?” I asked, going for nonchalant.

“That’s supposed to be my question.” Without waiting for an invitation, he stepped into the office. “Need to talk?”

“About?”

“For starters, what went down at the club on Wednesday.”

“Nothing went down,” I assured him. “I had some things to take care of.”

“Yeah?” He dropped into the chair across from me. “That’s why Trent informed me I’d made a serious mistake by approving a certain submissive’s membership.”

I shrugged. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Matt Steinberg. Name ring a bell?”

I didn’t move, didn’t so much as blink. “Actually, no.”

“Shit, Zeke,” he said in a rush as he leaned forward. “I had no idea who he was.”

I sighed because it was clear Edge wasn’t going to let this go. “It’s not your fault. Not like I’m big on sharing details of my past.”

“Well, if it’s any consolation, I’ve revoked his membership because of the incident on Wednesday.”

I couldn’t deny I felt better knowing that. The last thing I wanted was to have to stop going to Dichotomy because he was going to be there. I didn’t have a stake in the club, but it had become my safe haven, the one place I could go and not worry about anyone trying to get up in my business.

“Trent had a conversation with him before he left. From what I gathered, it wasn’t good.”

I nodded. “Matt showed up at my house that night.”

“Damn it.” Edge looked sincerely distraught. “I’m sorry, man.”

“No need to apologize. It’s been taken care of.”

“How about Brax and Case? They cool?”

I shrugged again. I honestly didn’t know how they were because I was avoiding them. The only thing I knew was that they were still sleeping beneath my bed, although I refused to go back into the room. With the weekend coming, I knew keeping my distance would be more difficult to do, but I had no choice.

Edge leaned back in his chair. “Don’t tell me you booted them because of Matt.”

“Not because of Matt, no.”

Edge sighed and rolled his eyes. “Where are they now?”

They were at my house. I knew that because I’d heard them talking this morning. They had nothing on their agenda, so they were sticking close. I didn’t tell Edge that. “Who knows.”