“That’s why I like you.” He winked at me and I tried to not show him my disgust. I didn’t like David and the liberties he took with me. I was still angry about the kiss. Part of me felt that I was a hypocrite. How could I feel so uneasy around David when I craved being around Greyson? I was angry that David had kissed me without my asking, but I was craving for Greyson to do so much more. And I didn’t know either of them.

“We’ll talk tomorrow.” I dismissed him. “You should go now.”

“Don’t you want to hear more about Brandon?”

“Not really.” I sighed. “Not right now.”

“Shit’s going to go down.” David smiled maliciously. “It’s all going to go down now. Brandon is going to lose the love of his life.”

“I thought you wanted to get Brandon and Greyson for prostitution or trafficking or whatever.” My voice rose suspiciously. “Why do you care about his love life?”

“Because he doesn’t deserve to be happy.” David’s eyes were lifeless as he looked at me. “A man like him doesn’t deserve love. Neither does Greyson, but he knows it. He knows who he is. Evil bastard doesn’t have a heart so he doesn’t even try.”

“You really hate him, don’t you?”

“I hate both of them.” David looked at me for a second and then his expression changed. “I can come back later tonight if you want.”

“I don’t want you to.” I looked at, Nancy and she was staring at the ground. I could tell she looked uncomfortable and she was doing everything to avoid eye contact with me.

“If you change your mind, just go to the courtyard.” He licked his lips. “I’ll come and find you.”

“Sure.” I turned away.

“Have a great evening, girls.” He nodded at us and left the room.

“He’s creepy.” I whispered to Nancy a few seconds later and she looked at me with sad eyes.

“Everyone acts differently when presented with tragedy.” She shrugged and sat on her bed. I watched as she lay back and closed her eyes. “I could sleep for a month.”

“Long day, huh?”

“More like a long life.” Her voice cracked and she rolled over to face the wall. I took that as a sign that she wanted to be by herself.

“I’ll let you relax, then. I think I’m going to go and have a shower.” I spoke to her back softly. “A long hot shower.” She didn’t answer and I left the room to let her be by herself. Even though I didn’t trust that Nancy was being 100% truthful to me, I did still believe that she was legitimately trying to find out what happened to her sister. Or at least that she was here because of her sister. My heart pained for her. I wasn’t sure what I would do if someone close to me disappeared. What if Katie just disappeared one day and I never knew what happened to her? I’d die. I’d move heaven and earth to find her. As I walked down the corridor, my heart skipped a beat. What if, Brandon had been part of the reason why Maria had disappeared? Was he planning on doing the same thing to Katie? I’d never really liked Brandon for what he’d done to Katie. He’d broken her heart, and I’d always secretly thought he was too old for her. I mean, what 35-year-old dates an 18-year-old? Granted, he supposedly had thought she was 21, but still! Why would he date a 21-year-old if he wasn’t a creeper? I found myself in the corridor of test rooms and quickly walked to the door that had housed the office. I’d seen a phone in there. Maybe it was actually plugged in and working. It was likely not working, but it was worth a chance. I needed to call Katie. I needed to make sure that she was okay.

Chapter 3

I stepped into the shower room and was glad to see that there were no other girls in there. It had been a long time since I’d had to shower in communal showers, and I just needed to be alone with my thoughts. Katie hadn’t picked up the phone and I was slightly worried. All I could think about was what she was doing. I was worried about her. I turned the light off so that I could shower in the dark. Something about my thoughts made me want to be surrounded by darkness. I turned on the water and adjusted it so that it was hot without being scalding. I quickly pulled off my clothes and threw them over a rail in front of all the showers and then stepped under the water and closed my eyes, allowing the drumming to calm my mind and thoughts.

The water drops fell hard against my skin and my nerves screamed as the slightly-too-hot water burned me. I didn’t adjust the knob, though. I wanted to be hot. I needed to think of something other than the mysteries surrounding the club, if only for a few minutes. I wanted to think about Katie, but all I could think about was Greyson. Handsome, domineering, pompous, alluring Greyson. He’d brought out a side of me I’d never known existed. A sexual deviant had been dormant inside of me, and I wanted him to draw my inner goddess out. I poured some body wash into my hands and rubbed it over my body, imagining it was Greyson’s hands that were touching me. I rubbed my arms roughly and then my legs, making my way up to my stomach and slowing my movements. As my hands moved over my br**sts, I sighed, wishing it was him in there with me. I leaned back against the wall and turned my face up to the water, wishing it would sink some sense into my brain. I felt sick to my stomach. I had so much to think about, but the one thought crowding my brain was what it would feel like to make love to Greyson Twining.

A noise made my eyes pop open and I froze in the shower, listening to see if someone had walked into the shower room. I stood there with my heart beating fast. I nearly screamed when I heard definite footsteps.