Branna said in the silence. No one replied. She turned to me and I stiffened. “So tell me, sweetie, do you plan on playing the damsel in distress indefinitely?” “Excuse me?” I asked, my eyes narrowing. “Surely the two of them must tire of it,” she kept going. “It seems Blane already has. Kade surely isn’t far behind. Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?” “Why? Need some tips?” I asked, white-hot anger singeing my veins, even as I wondered how she’d found out about Blane and me. Kade interrupted our bitch match. “Ladies, for fuck’s sake. Give it a rest.” I bit my tongue to keep from saying, “She started it.” After a few minutes of silence, Branna spoke up again. This time, thankfully, her words weren’t directed at me. “What’s the plan tonight?” she asked Kade. “We’re going to check things out,”
