“So, where were you for all of that time?” Ava sat across from her brother in the empty little diner he’d brought her to. It had taken some Grade A cajoling in order for Ava to convince Bella to let her out of the club so soon after she’d been recognized.
She had only agreed to let her go as long as Ava consented to staying within a mile radius of the club. And so, here they were sitting in a shoddy little diner that served eight-dollar cups of coffee and fifteen-dollar pancakes, just because it had the novelty of being located downtown.
Right out front, one of the club’s guards sat outside in a nondescript SUV, waiting for their meeting to conclude. They’d only just gotten there, but Ava wanted to cut right to the chase.
To his credit, Aiden didn’t seem at all put off by he
