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"Yeah," I said, closing the door and walking to my bedroom

"I need your help Meet me at the club as soon as possible I’ to the club It was tihtly routine, and I didn’t want to face people "Why? I’m exhausted"

Rush muttered a curse "Get your ass to the club Tripp showed up, and apparently Bethy was at the bar drinking tooall kinds of crazy shit Blaire wanted to go, but Nate isn’t feeling that great, and he wants hisBethy back to my house"

Bethy and Tripp? That didn’t evenat Tripp? Jace had adored his cousin Always had There was no reason in my mind why Bethy should be ht so," Rush replied, then ended the call

No one had seen Bethy do h life since Jace’s death But she was drinking at the club? That didn’t irl Why was she drunk at the bar? Her aunt would fire her ass without blinking an eye if she found out Not that it would stick Blaire would get upset and ask Rush, as on the board of directors, to do so as how her boyfriend, Woods, owned the place--and did everything in his power toabout it, too But still What the fk was she thinking?

I grabbed my truck keys and headed out the door to deal with Bethy

I could hear Bethy yelling the moment I stepped out of the truck, but I couldn’t see where it was co fro lot I closed my truck door and followed the sound Near the staff entrance, I saw Rush holding Bethy’s ar his hands through his hair as if he wasn’t sure what the hell to do Woods talked to him quietly, and all Tripp did was shake his head no in return

"Come back to the house with ht now You also need to sober up Tripp didn’t do anything to you, Bethy You’re still grieving, and he was the closest person you could find to take it out on" Rush’s voice was gentle but de

"You don’t know shit, Rush! Youdonknowshit!" Bethy slurred, shoving at Rush’s chest "No one knows! But he does!" she screaer at Tripp "He ruined h! It’s all his fault He ca to hurtsucceeded! You are the reasonnow

"Where’s Della?" I asked, drawing everyone’s attention to onna upset her more like this"

Woods didn’t look like he wanted Della around He had to stop protecting her as if she was about to break She was strong and healthy He didn’t knohat fragile was He had no idea

"She’s asleep She’s been up since five this ," Woods said in a hard voice thatht I could talk to her, but she’s not ready Not yet," Tripp said The pain in his voice was so damn obvious it hurt He was possibly the one person as suffering from Jace’s death as much as Bethy Why wouldn’t she accept his help?