Total pages in book: 189
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
“Cool. Just hear me out.” Moon raked his hand through his hair. He needed to get the shit cut; it was driving him crazy. “Do you remember who was in the club when I came inside? The only person I remember is Winter, because she was standing outside the bathroom. The rest is a motherfuckin’ blur to me.”
“Why does it matter?”
“That’s all you’re getting unless you promise not to repeat what I tell you.”
Nickel shrugged. “I don’t need to know that badly.” His face turned thoughtful. “Lily, Beth, and Killyama were there.” Nickel stopped, as if he were still thinking. “Ginny was there …”
“Anyone else?” Moon prodded.
“Hmm … I think that’s it, but I remember thinking they were louder than normal. Winter was bugging the piss out of me that night. Had me searching for Aisha’s cat a couple of times.”
“Anything else?”
“Nope, that’s it.”
“If you remember anything else, let me know.”
“Sure thing.” Nickel turned back to his game. “Later.”
Moon left Nickel’s room, shutting the door after him.
“Fuck, fuck,” he muttered. “Fuck, fuck …”
“Ah … no, thanks.”
Moon spun around to find Nickel behind him.
Nickel looked at him like he had a screw loose. “What are you doing?”
“Nothing, just deciding if I want to eat now or later.”
His expression cleared. “I’d eat now. Beth made chicken, gravy, and biscuits. They aren’t going to last long.”
Walking downstairs with Nickel, Moon saw Lily and Beth serving behind the counter. He took a plate and got in line.
“How you doing tonight, Lily?” Giving Lily a friendly smile, he held his plate out to her.
“I’m doing good.” She smiled back at him.
“I’ll take a breast or a leg; I’m not particular.”
Moon caught her eyes when she handed his plate back with a chicken breast and a leg. Lily’s translucent skin blushed as her gaze shied away from his.
Moving along the counter where Beth was standing, he handed her the plate. “Your night going good, too?” he asked conversationally, bestowing another smile on Beth and catching her eyes in the same trap he had Lily’s.
Beth wasn’t as flustered. Frowning, she gestured to the potatoes and green beans. “Yes, thank you. What would you like?”
“I’ll take both.”
Beth filled his plate, keeping her eyes turned to his side, where Puck had gotten in line behind him. “What can I get you, Puck?”
Moon moved aside to make himself a salad next to where Beth was dishing out the vegetables.
When neither Beth nor Lily looked in his direction, Moon found a spot at the kitchen table. Pouring salad dressing on his salad, he noticed Viper eyeing him. He had thought the coast was clear with his back to the table and neither Razer nor Shade being around.
Shoveling a forkful of lettuce into his mouth, he ate as usual while his stomach was doing flips.
You got to play it cooler than this. You want to get your ass killed?
“Where’s everyone at tonight?”
“Jesus and Train are sleeping. They just got back from Ohio. Shade and Razer are on their way to Ohio.”
“Hmm …” Moon mumbled around a mouthful of lettuce and onion.
Viper crinkled his nose at him. “You have enough onion shoved in there?”
“Onions are good for you.”
“If you say so.” Viper continued eating his food as he listened to Rider talk about a new car he had bought.
Moon ate slowly, taking his time.
After Rider finished his meal, Moon expected Viper to leave as well, when his plate was empty. Finally, Viper stood up to leave, taking his plate and coffee cup to the sink. When he came back with a brimming coffee cup, Moon got up to make another plate after putting the first one in the sink. He headed around to the front of the counter and handed the clean plate to Lily.
“Could I get another piece of chicken?”
“Of course.” Lily placed a chicken leg and a thigh on his plate. “Here you go.”
Beth’s hand was already outstretched to take his plate. She filled it, then handed it back.
Going back to the salad, he forced himself to make another huge serving. When he sat back down, he saw Viper eyeing his plate.
“You’re hungry tonight, aren’t you?”
Moon poured the salad dressing over his salad. “I’ve been eating out so much lately. I miss having homecooked food. What has you here tonight?”
“Winter has a meeting. She should be here anytime. Aisha is spending the night at Rachel and Cash’s, playing with Emma. I’m getting ready to go pick her up.”
Moon stabbed a cherry tomato with his fork, pretending as if he didn’t care if Viper stayed or left.
Viper checked his watch before finishing his coffee. “I need to leave.”
Moon nodded. “Later.”
“Brother, I would ask what you’re up to, but I have a feeling I don’t want to know. I’m going to be back in ten minutes, and your ass better be upstairs. Got me?” Viper’s menacing voice got his meaning across loud and clear.