“What? I’m Carlos’ ex. I’m allowed to be here.” She looked like she’d been wronged.
“You don’t have a wristband.” I shrugged.
“Carlos,” Raelynn pleaded as security came.
“Raelynn, you shouldn’t be back here. Also, please leave me and my pack alone,” Carlos stated.
“Ma’am, you need to leave this area,” one of the security guards said.
Hurt crossed her face. “I thought we were friends.”
“Until you crossed lines repeatedly, I thought we were, too. Goodbye, Raelynn,” Carlos added.
Her look went furious as they escorted her out.
“I’m proud of you, man.” I hugged him tightly.
“I feel nothing for her. But I’m not letting her start shit,” he added.
“Dusty, your table is over here.” Kace came over and dragged me to our area.
I took pictures with fans and signed autographs. This was part of the VIP ticket packages. We’d already done this with the kids from our charities earlier.
After we finished, I gave my family hugs. Then I was guided into Roganfort Center itself, where there was a giant catered family brunch for the players and families of both teams, in one of the meeting rooms. Nat the Knight was handing out special mini sticks to the kids.
“Will, sit with us?” I asked. “One of the Knights is a fan.”
“Which one?” Will went puzzled.
“Clark. The one with the glasses.”
He sucked in a breath. “Wonder Boy is a fan? Shit. We’re from the same county, you know.”
“No. Wow.” I looked around for my pack.Wonder Boywas Clark’s hockey nickname.
“That game was amazing,” Hale told me.
“It was fun,” Saoirse added.
Fiona was hugging Carlos and dragged him over to us. We got into the buffet line, which held all sorts of delightful choices.
“Is that all you’re going to eat? You didn’t even have breakfast.” Fiona peered at Saoirse’s plate, which only had potatoes.
“Do you not like breakfast burritos?” Carlos frowned as he piled his plate with food.
“I wasn’t feeling well. I might have a cold.” She put some fruit on her plate.
“We did go to a rave and two hockey games in winter. The odds of catching something is probable,” I replied, sending love through the bond.
We sat down.
“My mom called and I told her about us. She’s really excited to meet all of you,” he said.
“It went okay?” Fiona asked.
“It did,” Carlos replied.
Clark came over. “Hey, can I sit here? Tens doesn’t come back until tomorrow.”
