CHAPTER 30
ZACH
She’d gotten cold feet, hadn’t she?
All day, Zach had been hoping that he’d just missed Ari in the crowd, that she’d been hidden in the sea of screaming fans among banners making lewd suggestions. But surely she’d have been there for the trophy presentation? She had a VIP pass, and there were still empty seats in the reserved area—those folks who’d forked out thousands for an all-inclusive package tended to spend more time in the bar than watching the action.
The moment he stepped off the podium, a blonde in a bikini approached. One of Zed’s minions.
“Zach, please follow me to the press conference.”
“Give me a minute.”
“Uh, Mr. Nelson said—”
“I’m sure he did, but he’ll have to wait for a minute.”
Where was Maya? Zach spotted her holding Kai’s third-place trophy and
