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I snap my eyes open and turn to see the driver that hit me. He’s a short Beta male, middle-aged and balding, wearing an unflattering striped shirt. I open my mouth, ready to tell him off, but River keeps his arm locked around my shoulders as I struggle to find my footing.
“She doesn’t owe you shit,” River spits at him, as if quoting my internal monologue. “You hit her, and you’re lucky she’s still standing, or I would have kicked the shit out of you.”
I snort. I still don’t like River, but it’s nice to hear him threaten the entitled Beta in front of me.
And his scent is addictive. I inhale it greedily, hoping he doesn’t notice how desperate I am for it.
River and Landon have the most mouthwatering scents I’ve experienced since Jason.
And unlike Jason’s, theirs don’t have the bitter note I forced myself to ignore.
I try to memorize River’s scent, wanting to commit it to memory before we have to say goodbye.
“Skylar. Skylar, open your eyes,” River commands, his raspy voice low. “Stay with me.”
“No,” I murmur. “Sleep.”
“I think she has a concussion,” another baritone voice says. The voice is followed by the comforting scent of the forest, and I sigh.
Landon.
But the comfort is short-lived. I’m in pain, I’ve embarrassed myself, and they’re still not going to help me find April.
Snap out of it, Skylar.
“I’m fine,” I insist, opening my eyes to meet Landon’s concerned expression. “No ambulance. I just need to hang out for a second.” I attempt to struggle out of River’s grip, but he simply pulls me closer while Landon watches, scowling.
“You absolutely need to go to the hospital, Miss Bloom,” he insists, narrowing his eyes. “I won’t argue about this.”
Oh. If I thought Landon was cute before, his bossiness makes my inner Omega purr.
“Ambulance is on its way. No arguing,” River adds. I look up at him, ready to tell him off, but something in his expression makes me stop.
His eyes are a hypnotizing shade of dark green and slightly bloodshot. He looks like he hasn’t slept in days, and I have a feeling he’s as tired as I feel.
This is not the face of a stable man.
But it’s still sexy.
So instead of arguing, I simply nod.
“Great,” he mutters, then clears his throat and breaks our eye contact. He releases me and I take a step back, only realizing now how close we were.
“I need to sit down,” I murmur. “My head hurts.”
“I’ve got you,” Landon says and extends a hand to me. I take it cautiously, my inner Omega flattered at his politeness and kindness. River stalks off to the Beta driver, demanding all of his information while I watch in awe.
I wish I didn’t want to be taken care of so badly.
“Can you sit here?” Landon asks, gesturing at the curb near the building’s entrance. “We’ll stay with you until the ambulance arrives.”
I sigh and nod.
They’re just being polite. I’ll never see them again after this.
River is yelling so loudly at the driver that the Beta finally puts up his hands in surrender and shakes his head.
“I apologize for River’s behavior,” Landon adds, joining me on the curb. I wince as I maneuver my skirt, doing my best to make sure it doesn’t ride up my thighs. “He’s…well, he’s usually like this, but you didn’t deserve to be spoken to like that.” He sits next to me, and we both observe as River chews the driver out.
