“What the hell’s occurring with you?” Edge asks. “Did hanging out with Bane and the remainder make you wanna be similar to them once more?”

That accusation looks like a slap throughout the face. A sobering one.

“Not in your life,” I say. “So what’s been occurring? Did I miss one thing? I figured you can hold watch over 4 hungover dudes for the day.”

Edge shakes his head once more and appears like he’s attempting actual arduous to not roll his eyes. Good. As a result of he seems to be like a spoiled brat when he rolls his eyes.

“I had no issues with Bane, Archer, or Fossil for a change. They haven’t been awake for lengthy,” he says. “However Joker’s been gone for the entire day. He solely simply acquired again along with his hair freshly braided and carrying a e-book.”

“What did he do, spend the day on the library?”

I can’t assist however snigger at my very own joke. Edge doesn’t discover it amusing.

“It was some romance e-book,” he says. “Like those Eden likes to learn.”

“OK,” I say, clearing my throat from all of the laughing. “That could be a little bizarre. I didn’t have him pegged as a romance reader.”

“What if he’s stalking Eden or one thing?”

The thought provides me pause. And undoubtedly doesn’t make me wish to snigger. I owe Eden’s father Ice my life, me and Edge each do. I’d shield his daughters with my life, and I’m positive that goes double for Edge, seeing as he’s now courting one in every of them. However what if we already fucked up on that rely?

“I’m positive Ice is conserving a detailed watch on Eden,” I say. “They’ve acquired the city locked down fairly tight.”

“Yeah, I’m not so able to financial institution on that,” he says. “I’m going into city to ensure every thing’s high quality there.”

He strides in the direction of his bike and I don’t attempt to cease him. Actually, I wish to be part of him. However Joker may give me solutions proper right here. And I can make certain he doesn’t go wherever earlier than Edge comes again with what is going to hopefully be excellent news.

I doubt anybody again in Pleasantville is in any hazard. Even earlier than Summer season was kidnapped not way back, the city was locked down by Satan’s Nightmare MC. I’m positive safety is tight. And I’m additionally positive Edge simply needs an excuse to go see Summer season. I can’t blame him for that, and I don’t. I simply want this mission was over and we might return to our frequently scheduled lives. I believe I’m gonna attempt to velocity issues alongside tonight.

Edge wasn’t exaggerating when he stated Archer, Bane, and Fossil have been barely awake. Actually, the primary two are napping in opposition to the desk as I stroll into the stuffy bar, whereas Fossil is sitting upright, however appears to be sleeping along with his eyes open. Cigarette smoke, previous and new, is thick within the air, however not masking all the opposite scents I’d slightly not be smelling. Like piss and vomit and blood. And wooden that nobody’s ever washed because it was used to construct this place.

“You look all recent,” Fossil says as I be part of them on the desk. “How’s that attainable?”

Joker is sitting on the subsequent desk over, seemingly engrossed in that romance e-book Edge was speaking about. However he seems to be at me excessive of it like he would like the reply to that query too.

“Individuals to see, issues to do,” I say and sit in one of many chairs in a method that enables me to observe all of them.

“What individuals?” Fossil asks. “What issues?”

Bane raises his head too, and now solely Archer is oblivious to me. The remainder would like to know extra, it appears.

“If I assumed you can hold a secret, I’d let you know,” I say. “However I do know you may’t.”

I’m determined to hurry this mission alongside and get them to incorporate me in no matter they’re doing, however I’ve to rein myself in or they’ll see proper by way of me.

“You ain’t acquired no secrets and techniques,” Bane says and lays his head again down on his folded arms.

“However Joker right here does,” I say, nudging the quilt of his e-book, which has an image of a younger lady carrying a reasonably ball robe on it. “By no means would’ve pegged you for a romance fan.”

He closes the e-book and slams it down on the desk. “This can be a extremely refined story of intrigue, historical past and sure, romance. However I don’t anticipate any of you to understand the finer factors of any of that.”

Aside from a pair making out within the shadows behind the room, and some guys sleeping off their hangovers hunched over tables, we’re the one ones within the room. Even the waitress and bartender are nowhere to be seen.

“Is your girlfriend making you learn it?” Fossil asks.

“No. My little sister, if it’s important to know,” he says. However he shot Fossil a glance that was very clearly meant as a warning. And Fossil appeared cowed by it.

“Don’t gotta chew my head off,” Fossil mutters, trying pissed off as all hell. He’s all the time had a hair set off with regards to getting reprimanded for something. I’ve seen him beat guys unconscious for complaining after he’d spilled his drink on them.

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