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Yet anything is better than being alone with either Landon or River for too long.
They’ve already rejected me. The longer I’m with them, the longer I keep my hopes up.
“And I suppose your coworker is trained to deal with someone experiencing a concussion?” he quips, giving me a knowing look.
“You’re busy,” I mutter. “You said that already.”
“You’re right,” he agrees. “Which is why River will be giving you a ride back to Isleton.”
“You agreed with me that he was an asshole earlier,” I snap, sounding like a petulant child. “Why should I ride with that psychopath?”
“Because he’s the only one I trust with you besides myself,” he replies simply, shrugging.
I must have hit my head harder than I thought, because none of what he’s saying makes sense. I don’t matter to him. He made that very clear in his office, so why is he still pretending to care?
“You didn’t hit me with your car,” I argue. “I’m an adult, and I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself.”
My words don’t bother him. Instead, he tilts his head slightly, as if trying to understand me better. His eyes narrow for a fraction of a second, and it feels as if he’s attempting to stare into my soul.
He’s trying to figure me out.
“It’s the least we can do,” he says gently. “Arguing is pointless, Skylar. You were injured on our watch; we will take care of you.”
I swallow nervously, fighting a terrifying urge to cry. Tears prick at the corners of my eyes, and I hope that Landon doesn’t notice.
We will take care of you.
How long have I waited to hear those words?
And it’s only temporary. They’re too busy for me, and they’re too busy for April.
Landon has no right to be saying things like that when those words make me ache with want.
Alpha will take care of us! My inner Omega screams.
Even his scent is too much. I commit it to memory, knowing that in a few hours, that’s all it will be.
Hopefully, my eventual mate smells similar to him.
Or River.
“It’s better if you rest for the next few hours,” Landon adds, interrupting my thoughts. “River is on his way.”
I shake my head. “That’s unnecessary,” I try again, but Landon simply cocks an eyebrow, and I shudder.
Damn him for being so attractive. He’s polite yet firm, gentle, but strong.
Once I realize he isn’t going anywhere, I stop fighting the fatigue and lay back down.
I close my eyes, doing my best to ignore the feeling of him watching over me.
* * *
“Egg whites!”
My eyes snap open, my own voice waking me up from a dream.
It takes a moment for me to realize where I am and who the person in the corner watching me is.
