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My inner Alpha growls in agreement.
All the days I spent numb, wasting away in the fog of my mind…
I can’t go back to that.
Landon is still watching me.
“What?” I turn to growl at him.
He’s unphased by my intimidation tactics. He always has been. Back at the bureau, we worked well together, able to stay on the same page when we shared cases.
And he has that expression on his face, the calculated one where he seems to see right through me.
He’s always been good at reading people, but I don’t appreciate it when he does it to me.
“You feel it too, with her,” he says softly. “After only speaking with her briefly.”
I nod, and he almost smiles.
“Good luck telling River that,” he says to himself.
I scoff.
As if on cue, the front door unlocks, and River enters, his eyes furious as they fall on me.
“Oh, so we all just show up at her place now?” he snaps. “It’s a violation of her privacy. What are you doing here?”
I give him a warning growl. “Since when do you care about anyone’s privacy?”
Landon sighs and rubs at his forehead. “I’m not doing this,” he murmurs. “Not today.”
River’s eyes narrow, shooting daggers at me. “I’m here because we have another DNA match.” He turns to Landon. “April.”
“Holy shit,” Landon breathes. “Are you sure?”
River nods. “Yes. I’m fucking telling you, it’s April Waters, and it’s from the sample I gave them?—”
“How did you give them a sample of O?” I snap, already knowing the answer. River turns to me while Landon groans.
“By doing my job, asshole,” he hisses, narrowing his eyes. “I don’t need to see that judgmental look on your ugly face. I was working. You know, the thing you haven’t done in three years.”
Fuck, I want to punch him.
Skylar wouldn’t like it, an inner voice says. Stay calm for her.
For whatever reason, she cares for River.
And though he may have punched me, I can be the better man.
“Is there anything else?” Landon says quickly, changing the subject before things escalate.
“They’re questioning a dealer that’s selling April’s batch,” River adds. “Ben uh, found the guy based on some info.”
Meaning River went and bought the damn O himself.
Idiot.
“I don’t think he should be here,” River continues, motioning to me. “This is confidential information.”
