Page 33 of Unspoken Lies

“Oh fuck, no, hush,” he says, lifting me until I slide down his body so he can cover my mouth. It’s all I can do to sag against him, my energy quickly running out.

“The hell is going on in my club?” Jared yells, and my eyes begin to roll back.

“Dammit,” the man mutters, beginning to drop me.

“I need security by bathroom A in the Above right now,” Jared growls into his ear comm as I begin to flop to the ground.

Time is moving at a weird pace for me and my body hits the ground as the guy who was about to abduct me gets clotheslined by the guard as he tries to get the fuck out of the hallway. Jared lifts me into his arms, worry in his eyes, and the worst thing happens.

I almost choke on the damn piece of gum. Finally able to spit it out, it hits him in the face.

As the darkness creeps in, I whisper, “Evidence,” before passing out.

JARED

I’m not even fazed by the fact that I have gum and saliva on my face, I’m pissed that someone tried to kidnap Liliana.

“Who are you working for?” I ask, my voice dark and raspy as I walk over to the man being held by my security guard.

“I’m not telling you shit!” he yells, making me wince.

“How do you feel about shoving him in a room where he can hang out for a while?” I ask my guard.

He eyes Lili before nodding. “Can I hit him a little?” William asks. “She looks like she’s been drugged, sir.”

Glancing down at her, and the way she spit out her gum, I nod.

“I’m taking her to the hospital now. Just need to get everything settled,” I mutter.

“I’ll handle it,” he promises. “If that shit is on the gum, you don’t want it on your skin for long, boss.”

Cursing to myself, I call Theo and Elijah on the comms unit.

“We need to go to the hospital. Calmly come find me at the office. I need to get out of this hallway before someone flips their shit when they see me,” I say. “Liliana got drugged in our damn club, guys. I also need a napkin. Don’t ask.”

“Never,” Theo says sarcastically. “I’ll grab you a napkin.”

“On my way,”Elijah grunts. “I’ll alert the managers.”

Moving quickly, William half picks up the dick who dropped Lili, his arm banded around his throat so he can’t make a sound. Following him, I smirk as he walks into a cleaning supply room and locks himself inside.

That’ll work just fine. It’s also far enough away from everything that no one will hear any yelling. Looking around, I see a redhead walk past me, and I glare at her back, wondering if she did this to Lili. She doesn’t look back though, simply stepping into the bathroom.

Turning away, I walk to the office and find Elijah and Theo on my heels. Sitting for a second with Lili in my arms, I peel the gum off my face with the napkin.

“I want this tested,” I grunt, after waiting for the door to be closed. “Someone is drugging people with gum, if what I’m understanding from Lili is correct before she passed out.”

“What the fuck?” Elijah mutters. “Can people not get pussy without drugging them anymore? I don’t want this shit in our club.”

“It could have happened to anyone,” I remind them. “Let’s get to the hospital, and I’ll call in a favor to ensure she’s checked in as a Jane Doe and that we get this gum tested.”

“Do you feel anything?” Theo asks as I stand. Shaking my head, I tell him that I don’t. “I’m still driving. Let’s go out one of the back doors.”

Following Theo, we hide from sight as we leave. What a way to have to leave our opening night, but the club is a hit regardless. Our managers are trained well enough to take over in a pinch, so this will be a good trial run for them as well.

Getting into the car, I hold Liliana in my arms as Theo drives. He drives with a heavy foot to the hospital, and Elijah gazes over his shoulder at her. I don’t blame him one bit since I’m doing the same thing. Her breathing is slow, my fingers on her pulse as I hold her body against me.

Your father will skin me alive if you die, Lili.She’s a badass, kills people as easily as breathing, but how does a girl protect herself against something like this? I hope that William will be able to get information out of the guy who was trying to leave with her, including if he’s the one who gave her the gum.