Chapter 56: Night Out V

"Where did you find her?" Athena asked Sandro as she and Ewan arrived at the parking lot.

Her eyes widened in incredulity when she saw her friend in the arms of a subdued Zane.

What the hell had happened?

She looked at Sandro for an explanation, aware that she wasn’t the only one in this perplexing mix.

The reactions of Ewan and Sandro back at the club, when Zane insulted Gianna, made it clear that they too weren’t in the loop about the history between Zane and her best friend.

"Right there." Sandro pointed to a shadowy corner of the parking lot. "It turns out that before she came out here, she collected more bottles of alcohol from the bar. She’s really out cold now. The only stroke of luck we had is that none of these ridiculous men followed her or spotted her. It would have made for an entirely different story."

Didn’t she know? Athena looked at her friend pitifully. What had Zane done to wreck her this way?

Worse yet, what was Gianna doing in his arms?

She scowled at Zane.

Zane, looking almost innocent—if he didn’t have that "I-just-gobbled-a-box-of-chocolates" expression—lifted his hand in defense. "She wouldn’t let Sandro touch her. I had no choice but to step in."

"And why is that? Aren’t you her attacker?" Athena shot back, raising her eyebrows so high she might as well have launched them into orbit.

Zane opened his mouth, then shut it as if he was suddenly at a loss for words.

"It got me surprised too. She lashed out when I touched her, but when he did, she was calm as crystal. What’s the history between you two? Tell us..." Sando inquired, folding his arms across his chest.

about his

up by another woman, he couldn’t help but wonder why his friend, a playboy,

It just never happened!

tight-lipped, apparently unfazed by being

after a few beats, causing

A thick pause.

what... I don’t have time for this. I’m leaving." Pulling out her phone, she was about to call Aiden

you

her personal space at every turn. Yet she needed a

Where’s

vehicle a few feet away

into the window, he noticed his driver was

the window, and the driver instantly jerked, scrambling to

He asked, as

bother yourself..." Ewan pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket. "Take this and go home.

for a moment, weighing his options like a game of poker, but seeing that Ewan was serious, he humbly accepted the cash and waved goodbye

you sure I and my friend will be safe with you?" Athena queried, checking out

snide jab. "Well, we will have to find out

Zane gently place a still-passed-out Gianna in

watching Athena, after completing his mission, but Athena ignored

and hurried into the back

would be sharing the front seat with

turned to Ewan and laughed. "Chop chop, driver! Make sure

his breath

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