4 Chapter 4

“Are you sure you can spare a few minutes away from your meeting?” Darren asked, the door swishing shut behind him. “Domingo seemed quite alarmed.”

Part of him had expected Aden to immediately shove him into the wall and pin him there. It wouldn’t have been the first time it had happened, after all. So when Aden folded his arms over his chest and leaned against the edge of the marble vanity to fix an icy hot stare on Darren, he was mildly disappointed.

“We had a deal.”

“I know,” Darren said carefully. “But she said she needed to talk to me. I figured she wouldn’t suggest a place like this if she planned to do any of Jasmine’s dirty work.”

“She’s still Argenti.”

“She was once a friend. And she had information that she thought was helpful.”

“And again, I’ll say, she’s Argenti, gorgeous. Remember them? They’re the ones who want you dead and dismembered.”