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"You OK, Rook?"

I just stare up into his blue eyes and shake my head "No, I don’t think I aain "I’o" I pull away fro down the alley but he catchesoing on? Did someone hurt you? Why are your clothes all ripped?"

I look down at o of my arm and waits as I take a deep breath "Sorry, no, no one hurt me This was from the photoshoot, that’s all, but I can’t stay here right now I just need to go soain and guides o of his bike shop on it "Here, take a seat, we’ll go get some lunch I wanted to talk to you about the contract anyway, before Antoine and Ronin exaggerate it all out of proportion I want you to ood fit, because frankly, I’ theht be So sit tight, sister" He waits for er seat and then closes the door and heads over to his buddies who are unloading bikes from the back of a se to get caught Where is this feeling co!

But that’s never stopped you fro punished before, Rook

I shake ht not be the people I thought they were either

Spencer comes back a few o?"

"I don’t care, I have no idea, just get hs "I’d never take you to Cookie’s, Blackbird I’ll take you to my favorite restaurant, how’s that?"

I nod and chew on ain

Chapter Thirty-Six - ROOK

Spencer and I end up at a biker bar that is nowhere near Denver And really, I asked for this, right? Get h at this as I eat , it’s just… where the hell are we?"

He leans back in the booth and stretches his arms out to either side, obviously proud of hirins like an idiot now

"This is your bar? Shit, dude, you’re like loaded or what? You can’t be any older than Ronin and you have all those bikes, so for a ot Shrike Bikes showroom next door Which is really where I want to take you so I can show you what this contract is all about"

"Why not just tell me? I mean, why’s it such a secret?"

"Well, it sounds bad on paper"

I eye him suspiciously