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I freeze.
I hear River’s knuckles crack.
“Explain,” he says softly, a low growl sounding in his chest. Jason’s gaze snaps to him, and he chuckles as if we’re in on a joke.
“You know. She’s one of the crazy ones,” he says, smirking. “Super hot, but crazy and needy. I can’t imagine many Alphas would have the time or patience for her.”
I swallow down a snarl as I sense River’s scent change. It’s thick with anger, too heady and rich when mixed with Jason’s scent.
We have to change the subject or we won’t get anywhere.
So, for the next twenty minutes, we ask the standard questions. When we inform him that April Waters is missing too, he looks surprised.
“Oh,” he says, and for the first time, I see genuine concern on his face. “Wait, so other Omegas are disappearing?”
I nod. “Yes. Have you not been paying attention to the news?”
How clueless is this idiot?
He shrugs. “Not really. Honestly…” his voice trails off and he shrugs. “I was thinking maybe Skylar did this to herself.”
A chill runs down my spine.
“What do you mean, did this to herself?” River repeats, a warning in his tone.
But the clueless idiot just waves his hand. “You know. For attention. But I guess not.”
I have to keep a straight face. I know if I snap, River will react worse, thinking he had my buy in.
But along with my anger, there’s sadness.
Sorrow that Skylar was with someone that treated her so poorly.
Pity for Jason that he doesn’t see what he let go of.
If—when we find Skylar, we’ll give her something much better.
We’ll show her what it’s like to be with someone that cherishes her.
“We have no reason to believe she did that,” I say earnestly. “Frankly, this is much bigger than you can imagine.”
Jason swallows. “Oh.”
“Thank you for your time,” I continue, standing. River follows suit. “If you do hear anything…” I fish my card out of my pocket and hand it to Jason. “Give us a call.”
He frowns as he takes the card. “Yeah. Uh…sorry. I hope you find her.” River says nothing as we head past Jason, who stays seated on the couch.
I hear his video game resume as we reach the front door.
River snatches his coffee cup off the wet bar before we leave, then slams the front door harder than necessary.
He’s fuming as he heads down the driveway, and so am I.
“Did she do this to herself?” he mocks under his breath. “What the fuck.”
I shake my head. “He’s….” I try to find the words to describe him but come up short. “He’s something.”
River scoffs. “Yeah. Look at this shit.” He runs his hand along the side of one of the trucks. “She had to give him gas money? Unbelievable. Asshole didn’t bother to take care of her at all.”
