“I hope she chooses to stay lucid,”Maverick said honestly.
“I do too. Is that selfish?”
“No. She’s your family.”
Family.
Shit.
I groaned.“I never talked to my parents and sisters after the poisoning. They’re going to kill me.”
“I video called them and sent pictures when you were unconscious, and I’ve been updating them when they asksince. They said you blocked them.”
I looked wide-eyed at Maverick. “What?”
He gave me a lazy grin.“I told you I would win them over.”
“You’re an evil genius.”
“I know. You’re a lucky woman.”
I smacked him on the arm, though it was halfhearted, and spoke aloud.“If you make my family like you more than they like me, I will not forgive you.”
“You’re their world. I couldn’t do that if I tried. Since we’re all going to be family, it doesn’t make sense to hold onto grudges.”
“How pissed are they about the Harper situation?”
His lack of an immediate answer was answer enough.
Extremely pissed.
“I’ll set up a lunch date,” I said with a sigh. “Somewhere neutral, so there’s a better chance that no one dies.”
“That’s probably a good call.”
We took the elevator down to the parking garage and got in Maverick’s SUV. It smelled like cleaning supplies.
“How long did they wait to tell you what happened?” I asked as he started the engine.
“Until after the last challenge. It had been four hours.”
I bit my lip. “Thanks for not losing your shit. I would’ve deserved it if you had, but I’m glad you didn’t.
“You didn’t deserve my anger, but Ididlose my shit. Rhone and Nolan helped me work through it before I talked to you. I knew you had secrets, and I probably should’ve harassed you about them sooner.”
“I wish I knew you could help sooner,” I admitted. “I would’ve begged you for help.”
“You’ll never have to beg me for anything.”
“Thank you.” I put my hand on his thigh. He captured it, lacing his fingers through mine with one hand as he maneuvered the car with the other.
I didn’t even want to think about what I’d be feeling or doing at the moment if he and his pack hadn’t basically saved the day.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
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Bloom setup lunch with her parents on the drive to hers and Harper’s old apartment.
