Raven can’t stop thinking about the task at hand, and she tosses and turns all night.She needs to find everything she can about Royce's shady business as soon as possible.She had thought that she would be able to get something out of Cane but that had obviously been a bust.She should have known better than to think it would be that easy, if she wants to do something she had to get it done herself.Bombarded by all these thoughts, she only gets about two hours of sleep before giving up.By morning, she’s a mess with dark circles under her eyes and hair everywhere, but she knows what she has to do.Royce is away for “pack stuff” right now, and maybe this was the opportunity she had been waiting for.This might be her only chance to find something out by herself.She will go to his house and check for whatever she can find.The drive to Royce’s house feels like it takes forever even though it's only a few minutes, but she is anxious to get answers.What she is about to do could turn
“Excellent playing, Raven, I did not see that coming at all. You’re definitely something, a little wild card, eh?” Cane says loudly as they walk away from the table, leaving a lot of unhappy faces behind.Cane, on the other hand, is beaming like he just won the lottery, which might as well be true, as Raven has won him triple the amount of money he had put into the game.She gives him a patronizing smile in return. “It was a good game,” she replies simply.“A good game? Yes, it was.”He gives her a look as they walk side by side. “You know, when I gave you the money to play, I for sure thought it was all gone, but you surprised me.”He flares his arms at the sides, letting out a boisterous laugh that draws a few eyes to them. “I wanted you to have fun, but I was the one who had fun instead.”Raven notices the looks and forces a smile. “Yes, thank you. About the business deal…” She trails off, hoping he catches on and tells her what she wants to know.After all, that is the point of
Raven spends the next couple of days before Friday, researching everything she can about the Platinum Lounge.However, what she finds makes her stomach drop.The lounge is Membership only and Exclusive.It’s stated right there on their profile.It’s the kind of place where you don’t only need money, but strong connections and a powerful bloodline to be able to get into.Aside from that, the membership registration is closed right now.She knows that even if it wasn’t, the membership fee alone would cripple her. But she has to try.She cannot give up so easily, after all this is for Draco.So she decides that she is going to anyway, regardless of if they let her in or not, one way or another she is not worried about getting kicked out.On Thursday evening she finds herself standing in front of her closet, pulling out the most expensive dress she owns, an elegant gown that she bought for a science conference two years ago and never wore.She carefully does her makeup, styles her hair, a
Raven is bent over her desk, adding some extra notes to her entries.She is closer than ever to finding a cure, and this last alteration might be it, she has a good feeling about this.Her phone rings out, breaking her focus, and she ignores it at first, but she has to reach for it on the second ring.Letting out a sigh, she grabs it to see a call from Royce and frowns.It is not getting a call from him that is unusual, but he usually calls much later after she leaves the lab.It was some sort of routine that they had formed over the past few days that he had been out of town.“Royce?”“Yes, I know you’re still at the lab, but I have a pack meeting later and I might not get the chance to call, so I thought I’d do it now.”She nods at his words on the other line. Of course he would have an explanation to back up his words.That does not mean that she buys it though—He probably thinks that she is ignorant to all his dealings, and it’s best that it remains that way anyway.The less she
Royce’s eyes widen, clearly taken aback by her words. He was not expecting that at all.For her to do something like this, then she must be really telling the truth. That thought calms his anger and he almost takes a step back from her. Although there is something that is still bugging his mind now.If Draco had told Raven his true identity, then what else did he tell her?Did he tell her about his drug business? Or about what happened years ago?What if Draco told her about how he had tried to kill him?Yet, on second thought, if he had told her, she wouldn’t have come back here, he’s sure of that, not to talk of asking him to mark her.She must really be telling the truth then.He will let her go for now, but still keep a close eye on her in case Draco tries anything funny.He licks his lips and lowers his head to her neck, revealing his protruding canines as he does.Raven feels her heart thudding against her ribcage as his teeth lowers.This is the last thing she wants, to be bond
After leaving the hideout, Raven finds herself going back to Royce's house.Tonight has been enough for her to make a decision, she is going to do everything she can to help Draco, both with Royce, and breaking his bond with Carla.They might never have the chance to be together anymore, but that will not stop her from doing everything she can to break him out of Carla's bondage if she can.Another thought passes through her mind and she pauses at Royce's doorstep.What if Draco doesn’t want to break the bond with Carla? What then?Finding that she is unable to answer that, she shakes her head, quickly wading off the doubt.That will be a problem for another day. For now, she will focus on Royce.Finding out that he killed Mouse had been the last straw, now she is sure that there is something more, plus doing shady business with a drug trafficker, and she is going to get to the bottom of it.She will find out exactly what he is involved in, and expose him, he will pay for everything t