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“What?” I leaned back and waited until her eyes moved up to mine. She wiped the tears, and I cleared a stray tear drop from her cheek. “What?”

“Something tells me it was Kit,” she said firmly.

“Why?” I held my breath. “Did he… hurt or push you in any way?”

Her eyes moved to our balcony. “Air, juice, candy bar, then I’ll tell you what happened.”

I walked over and yanked open the doors. There was a small table and chairs outside and we sat down. I snacked on the candy bar and we sipped our juice as she started to tell me what happened after I’d been arrested.

Chapter 17

Nova

There was so much to tell Jax. Most of it was just my feelings and how Kit had acted after he’d brought me up to the suite. After I’d seen the bag and shoes.

I told Jax about how Kit had just happened to guess my favorite bag and shoes, much like he had my favorite flowers.

“Which got me thinking.” I took a sip of the juice, feeling a little more steady with Jax’s hand resting in mine.

“It was almost an hour before his men delivered the rest of my things from our shared room,” I said, leaning back and looking out at the darker sky. This place was far quieter than any of the other hotels on the Strip. From here, I could see the draw to the dessert. The night air was warm and, if I cupped my eyes from the hotel lights, I could make out a few stars in the sky.

He was quiet for a moment. “They were the same ones you showed me pictures of on your phone?”

I nodded. “The exact ones.” I shivered, remembering the awkwardness and the trapped feeling I’d felt seeing the silver shoes gleaming up at me from the box.

“How…” He started with a frown.

“I asked him, right out. It had been a private conversation between us at the bar the night before. How had he known? Do you know what he said?” I didn’t wait for Jax to respond. “He told me that nothing that goes on in his hotel is private.” I visibly shivered again and crossed my arms over my chest, rubbing my shoulders as if I was chilled. In truth, I was, only it wasn’t because it was cold outside.

“He’s a stalker.”

“Did you hear what I said?” I leaned closer.

“Yeah, he watched you show me what you wanted on your phone⁠—”

I held up a hand. “No, he said that nothing that goes on his hotel is private,” I repeated slowly.

It took a while, but I finally watched Jax get what I had figured out less than an hour after he’d been arrested.

He started to get up, but I stopped him.

“Don’t. We, my mother at least, has a plan.”

“I’m just a freaking pawn for him to move out of the way to get to his queen.” He groaned.

I chuckled. “I’ll take the compliment that I’m a queen, but yeah, he’s a snake and we’re going to take him down and clear your name.” I squeezed his hand.

“What happens now?” he asked.

“Well, I think it’s safe to say we are not going to sign on his account.”

Quick laughter burst from him. “Ya think?”

“First, we needed to get you out on bail. Done. Second, you and I need to find a place to stay temporarily since part of the bail conditions is that you can’t leave the county. So I guess we look for better lodging, somewhere we are comfortable staying for a while.” I rubbed my forehead, tired and drained.

“Hey.” He took my hand again. “Let’s shut down for the night.” He pulled me up from the chair and held onto me. “Come to bed. Let me hold you.” He kissed me. I melted into him.

The past hours had been hell without him. Not knowing where he was. If he was okay. What was happening to him. It had broken me.