Wicked Destiny by Tiffany Stevens Page A

why is she still with you, Fallen?” He stared right into Viktor’s eyes.
    “ Because he doesn’t run!” I interrupted. “In fact, he chases. And I’m standing right here in front of you in case you haven’t noticed.” Yeah, I was a little pissed at the moment. Declan looked straight over Viktor’s shoulder and caught sight of me, and he was immediately alarmed. 
    “Looks like your girlfriend is pissed. Maybe you should take care of that instead of me, or do you want me to show you how to take care of her?” 
    Dale and Viktor both looked at me and Dale , for the first time ever, looked pale. I’d never seen that before; Dale had never been in a situation he couldn’t deal with. Next thing I knew, his lips were moving and I couldn’t hear anything. The music, the people—nothing but silence. It was as if I was deaf. I wished I was blind instead, because all I could focus on was the two men in my life arguing and basically beating on their chest like gorillas. 
    “Shit, get her out back Mindy. Now! Before she takes this place down.” Dale was motioning toward the back. 
    As I was being dragged outback , I caught sight of Jared coming out of his office and the look of concern written all over his face. He caught a glimpse of Dale and Viktor struggling to take Declan out. I was now in the back alley behind the club where the barbacks took out the trash. I placed my hands flat against the brick wall and I took deep breaths, though they weren’t helping. So, I did the next best thing. I reared back and hit the brick wall and chunks of it flew off next to Mindy.
    “Hey, I think you got it in my hair!”
    “Sorry,” I said, blowing air out of my lungs. “I just don’t understand why they acted the way they did. I mean, Declan left me and I’m with Viktor, so why the games?”
    “Baby girl, I haven’t a clue , but I have to get back in there and serve those drinks. Are you OK out here?”  Mindy would’ve stayed if I asked, but I knew Jared would spaz.
    “Go , I’m good out here. Just give me a minute or two.” Mindy gave me a quick squeeze on my shoulder, and then went back inside the club.
    I walked to the corner of the alley where it met the street. I was hoping I could steal a glimpse of Declan leaving, but before I made it that far, I saw him walking to his truck in the garage across the street, Viktor trailing right behind him.
    “Why are you back?”
    “That’s none of your business. That’s between me and Sloane,” Declan shot back.
    “She doesn’t want nor need you. Not even your damn guidance. You abandoned your mission and you abandoned her. You failed!” Viktor turned to leave, but before he was completely out of sight, he yelled, “Stay away, Declan. She’s ours now.”
    Ours? What was that supposed to mean, and what mission was Declan supposed to complete? I couldn’t take this anymore, so out of the shadows I went.

 
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 8
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    “How long have you been there?” Declan asked while his back was turned.
    “Long enough. You purposely made me mad so I would come out here, didn’t you?” I knew it; his silence said it all. Only Declan knew what buttons to push.
    “You need to know that there is more to this than you know.” He turned to face me and those beautiful blue eyes just captivated me. 
    “Know what , Declan? I still haven’t a clue as to why you left me like that. Do you have any idea what that did to me? The slightest ?”  My voice gradually started to rise.
    “Stop before you get yourself worked up.”
    “I’ve dreamed of this many times. What I would say to you or what I would do. I am so blown away by this whole situation that I can’t comprehend any of it. Nothing makes sense to me anymore. Why is that? What did you do, or better yet, what didn’t you do?”
    “I was assigned to find you.”
    “Well, you did and what exactly were you supposed to do, Declan?” He couldn’t look at me.  My blood felt