Ride With Me (Paige and Jace) novel Chapter 215

CHAPTER 125-1

Victor’s POV

I waited until late afternoon before I went looking for Charlotte, because anger was useful only when it was controlled.

If I had confronted her immediately after learning she had visited Paige, I might have said too much.

I might have acted too quickly. Instead, I let the information settle while I watched the clubhouse slowly empty.

Charlotte had made a mistake, and she knew it.

The question was whether she understood how expensive that mistake could become.

I found her at the house just after six, and she was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee she

hadn’t touched.

She looked up when I entered and her face tightened.

“Victor.” She said as I closed the door behind me.

“We need to talk.” I said.

“About what?” She asked as I stared at her.

“Don’t insult me.” I said as her fingers tightened around the mug.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She said.

“You went to Lawson Customs.” I said and the color drained from her face.

“Who told you?” She asked.

“That’s not important.” I said.

“It is to me.” She said and I walked toward the table.

“What matters is that you went there.” I said and she stood.

“I needed to speak to Paige.” She said.

“You needed to speak to the woman we’ve been working against?” I said as Charlotte shook her head.

“I wasn’t working against her.” Charlotte said as I gave her a cold smile.

“That’s an interesting way to describe everything you’ve done.” I said and she looked away.

“I was trying to fix things.” She said.

“You don’t fix things by walking into the enemy’s garage.” I said.

“I wanted answers.” She said.

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“You wanted protection.” I said and her eyes snapped toward me.

wanted to get away from you.” She said and the words hung between us and I studied her carefully.

“So that’s what this is” I said as Charlotte’s breathing became heavier

“You’ve changed.” She said.

“No.” I said as I stepped closer.

“You simply finally noticed who I was.” I added and she shook her head.

“I didn’t agree to this.” She said.

“You agreed to work with me,” I said.

“I agreed because you promised you could help me.” She said.

“I did help you.” I said.

“You used me.” She said and I laughed quietly.

“Everyone uses everyone.” I said.

“That’s not true.” She said.

“It is.” I said.

I moved toward the kitchen counter and poured myself a glass of water.

“You thought you were getting revenge, and I thought I was getting access to information.” I said as Charlotte stared at me.

“And now?” She asked.

“Now you’ve become a liability.” I said as she stiffened.

“You said I was useful.” She said.

“You were.” I said.

The answer frightened her more than anger would have. I could see it in her eyes.

She finally understood that whatever relationship she believed we had never existed.

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There had never been friendship. There had never been loyalty. There had only been usefulness. And she had mistaken that for something else.

“You don’t own me.” She whispered and I looked at her.

“I never said I did.” I said.

“But you act like it.” She said.

“You belong to no one, Charlotte.” I said and she frowned.

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“You just said I’m a liability.” She said.

“Because you made yourself one.” I said and she stepped backward.

“What happens now?” She asked as I placed the glass down.

“That depends on you.” I said.

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