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Trinity blew out a breath. “I think this is the best possible outcome of me breaking an NDA. Like I was already happy with you and them, and I was fully prepared to get sued. But this? What are the odds of that?”
“Not high. But then again, it can happen any time. Who knows. Maybe the two of you will be blindsided next.”
Rowan stuck his head through the door of the room I sat in—the empty one they told me would be my private bedroom. He smiled, and I smiled back. I still couldn’t quite believe this was real.
“Who just walked in?” Rin asked.
“What do you mean?”
Ocean grinned. “Your entire face changed is what she means. I don’t think I’ve seen you that happy…” She thought about it. “Nope. Not even the volleyball championship had you looking like that.”
Rowan came over and sat next to me, leaning into the frame. “We’re going to try to keep her that happy.”
“Better be more thantry,” Rin muttered.
He had a little box with him. “What did you bring me?”
“Chocolate. Not the fun kind yet. Those can happen after your sister and Warren leave.”
They were coming over to talk to me about Beau. I couldn’t pretend I wasn’t nervous. Beau wasn’t what I wanted to talk about, but it needed to happen. If it did, maybe I wouldn’t have to walk down the aisle with him.
“Did you make these?”
“I did. Don’t get too excited, they’re just plain chocolate. There wasn’t time to make fancier ones.”
He opened the box and slipped one into my mouth. It wasn’t quite cool. “Wait, did youjustmake these?”
“While you were still at the house.”
“Fucking hell,” Trinity said. “Thank you, Rowan, for creating a standard that can never be reached.”
He smirked. “You’re welcome to have my chocolate any time, Trinity. We owe you one. Even if?—”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.” She waved a hand. “I must have a superpower or something, because I knew you guys would be good for her. Guess I’m just incredible that way.”
I rolled my eyes, the chocolate still warm and sweet on my tongue. “This is really good.”
“Thank you.”
“Ocean.” A voice snapped through the phone. “Our guests are here.Now.”
She winced and looked at us. “Gotta go,” she whispered. “Talk to you later.”
Her video disappeared, leaving Trinity and I looking at each other in bewilderment. “What was that?”
She shook her head. “I’ve asked her, but she hasn’t wanted to talk about that. I know she’s had her hands full with flowers for the wedding, but there’s something else going on.”
Ocean lived with her aunt and uncle, who held power over her she couldn’t legally break. Yet. We’d tried. She had some independence with her floral business, though she was still forced to rely on staff most of the time. But even though her family wasn’t kind, I’d never heard them sound like that. “After the wedding, we need to figure it out.”
“Yeah. Anyway, I should get back to this. I also have family dinner tonight, which… you know.” Trinity sighed. “Dad says hehas something he wants to tell me. So maybe he’s going on his next adventure.”
Trinity’s biological father was a bit eccentric, always taking off to do things people would consider strange or impossible. His pack indulged him because he was a good guy, and more often than not, he came back with a new woman in tow who stuck around with them for a few months before things fell apart and the cycle repeated.
I shrugged. “Maybe he’ll go to a volcano this time.”
“Yeah, because what Dad needs is to play around with lava. Anyway, I’ll let you know. But I hope you’re about to have fun, and I hate you.”
“Love you too.”
