Ruthless King

However, that didn’t mean he liked it.

So, did that note mean someone knew she was Nyx? She obviously took pains to hide what she was doing.

Why, though?

Because she was worried about her job? Surely they couldn’t fire her for what she did in her spare time?

Or was it because she was ashamed? It seemed a strange thing for Jilly to do. He’d never seen her wear anything but long skirts and full-sleeve tops.

Perhaps that was the reason why.

Which meant she was definitely doing this out of necessity.

It still made little sense. Who was the note threatening to tell?

Did she realize how dangerous stripping was? Especially at Santé Santiago’s club? God, anything could have happened toher while working there. Yeah, Santé seemed a better person than his uncle, but that didn’t mean a lot, considering what a snake Carlos had been.

Had she worked for Carlos?

Just the thought made him murderous. Santé said that Nyx wasn’t available for private dances, but that didn’t mean she hadn’t been put in risky situations.

Fuck!

He should have been protecting her better. He should have pushed her to tell him what was going on.

There would be no more putting herself in danger. No more stripping.

No. More. Secrets.

He guessed he wouldn’t get answers until he could talk to Jilly. Both about why she was stripping and why someone was blackmailing her over it.

How dare someone threaten his girl.

Regent crumpled the note in his fist but forced himself to loosen his hold before he put it in his pocket.

Then he grabbed his phone and prepared to make arrangements.

One thing he knew for sure was that no one would harm her.

Not on his watch.

29

Jilly climbed out of the shower the next day and got dressed.

She’d been surprised to wake up on her own this morning. She wasn’t sure where Regent was.

If he was coming back.

It was a good thing that he was gone. Right?

Sure. Why did she feel so disappointed then?

After brushing her teeth, she stared at herself in the mirror. God, she looked terrible.

Thankfully, she’d already messaged work to tell them that she wouldn’t be coming in. She really just wanted to go back to bed.

Opening the door to the bedroom, she froze as she saw Regent there. Her first feeling was relief that he hadn’t left her.