Page 28 of Destined for Him

“I need to go. I just wanted to let you know; I didn’t want you to worry if you woke up and I wasn’t here.”

Go?

“Go where?” I frown at her tear-stained cheeks.

“Home,” she says, shaking her head. “Finlay isn’t going to stop until I go.”

Finlay won’t stop what?

“Bullshit, you’re not going anywhere. It’s late and dark—you’ve been drinking.”

I step forward, and she shrugs like she doesn’t care.

“I know, but otherwise, he’ll ruin my mom’s thing with Tommy, and she doesn’t deserve that.”

Why is she thinking of her mother right now?

“Your mom has Tommy there,” I say, moving closer. “Finlay won’t do shit, Shelby, and you know it. So what if he doesn’t know where you are? He doesn’t own you. You can do whatever you want.”

I’m ready to drive to Shelby’s house right now and knock Finlay the fuck out, but something in Shelby’s gaze stops me.

“He won’t leave until I go home.”

“How do you know this?” I rasp, narrowing my gaze.

“Mom texted me.”

Well done, Pauline.

“And what will you do once you get there, huh? Argue some more?”

Shelby lifts her gaze to mine, and her words almost make me rage.

“Yes, probably. Then we’ll fuck and start arguing again.”

She’ll fuck him?

“I thought you were over?” I bark, unable to keep myself in check. “You don’t fuck when you’re over, Shelby; what are you thinking?!”

Shelby glares at me, and her cheeks flush with anger. She’s like a rattlesnake about to tackle her prey. Me.

She’s still so fucking pretty, though.

“Because I’m not exactly swamped with boyfriend options, Kevin!”

A snort of laughter leaves my mouth before I can stop it, and she widens her eyes and mouth simultaneously, making her look almost comical.

“Come on, Shelby, Bentley is the best you can do?”

I’m laughing harder now, but I’m fucked if I know why.

“You think that’s funny, huh? I want to find someone and settle down, Kevin.”

Whoa, what?

She turns to walk away, stopping to look at me with fresh tears in her eyes.

“I always thought you were such a man,” she whispers, shaking her head. “But you’re not brave. You don’t take risks because you’rescared. And a real man would’ve fucked me by now.”

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