Natalie's message almost made me drop my phone.
"I'm about to be assaulted! Blue Horizon."
My heart raced. Without replying, I bolted out of the narrow street and hailed a cab, heading straight for Blue Horizon.
On the way, I called Natalie several times, but she didn't answer. Panic coursed through me, making my hands tremble uncontrollably. Who could be assaulting her? Zachary? Or maybe that sleazy Luke, who'd always had his eyes on her?
When the taxi pulled up, I threw some cash at the driver and rushed inside without a second thought for my own safety. All I could think about was Natalie's well-being.
I searched the club frantically and finally found her in an open VIP room.
"Natalie, didn't you say you were about to be—"
Sitting casually on the sofa, Natalie walked over and tugged me inside.
"Yup. See? Me, a perfectly decent young lady, being *forced* to play poker. Isn't that coercion?"
"..."
I froze in disbelief, realizing I'd been tricked.