Chapter 42
Tarot
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IT WAS TWO more hours before Peyton called me back. When she did, she explained what had happened. I was livid.
“He calls himself Blade, huh?” I said, clenching and unclenching my fist.
I was so pissed.
All I kept thinking about was the animal trying to r**e my woman. I’d never killed anyone with my bare hands, but I wanted to choke the bastard out myself.
“Yeah.”
I stood up and walked into the bathroom, not wanting to wake up Ruby. I shut the door. “I’m so sorry this happened to you, babe. That guy is f*****g dead.”
She sighed. “Look, I’m on my way over to my friend Stephanie’s house. Can I call you later in the day? I just don’t want to talk about this anymore.”
I could tell by the tone of her voice that she was completely shaken by everything. “Of cou
