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“Carter, it isn’t like that. You, Seb and Ryan all got loads of my time,” I said and looked at Kane. “We didn’t spend any time together and it affected everything.”
“After everything he put you through… Are you seeing each other behind our backs?” Carter said. He didn’t look at Kane once as his stare cut into mine.
“Really? You, of all people, have no right to say that,” I hissed.
Carter sighed, rolling his eyes to the sky. “You’ll see the truth soon.”
“We're having a coffee, Carter,” I said. “Maybe I’ll try again with all of you, but I need to know it’s all of you. That includes Kane, or maybe we should forget it altogether.”
I turned away and looked at Seb, and he gave me a small smile. I returned it with a weak smile of my own. The silence around the car was too intense for me. I needed to get to another chemist and away from them.
I turned to Kane and I could see hurt in his eyes. “Look, I’ll let you get on, Kane. I don’t want any bad feeling between the three of you. I’ll get my coffee and take it home,” I said.
“No, Lace. We don’t have to do everything together.” Kane’s hand landed heavily on my arm as he glared at Seb and then Carter. They didn’t respond.
“Thanks, Kane. It’s sweet of you, but honestly, I’ve got a few jobs to do while I’m here. I’ll get going.” I rubbed his hand, which still grasped around my arm, he finally relaxed his grip. “Another time, maybe when things aren’t so tense.” I pushed open the door again. Smiled at everyone and walked off.
“Lacey,” Kane yelled. “Wait.” But I didn’t. I held up my hand and strode away.
“What’s going on?” Carter said. I looked back, catching Seb’s eye as he watched me walk away.
“Why the fuck did you do that?” I heard the deep voice of Kane shout.
“I just wanted to know why you were together,” Carter said.
“It was a date. You both have had loads of dates with her. Stop being so fucking selfish,” Kane yelled.
“But why was it so secret?” Carter argued.
“Nobody is talking to anyone at the minute. Why would I suddenly tell you?” It was Kane’s voice, but sounding far away.
I felt bad for Kane, as Carter and Seb had obviously shunned him and Ryan. Though that was an assumption, because I never asked about Ryan. Maybe he was in a proper relationship with his ex again.
I continued walking, not looking back, and eventually, the argument was too far in the distance for me to hear or want to hear, plus I needed to find a chemist and quick.
Chapter 36
Ryan
Iturnedonmychair as I rubbed at a building ache in my chest.
Carter was trying to watch a game of football, but he was gazing at the ceiling and Seb sat on the sofa, looking into space. And apart from passing in the house, I hadn’t seen Kane to speak to for ten days. We had been like this ever since Lacey told us; she had ended it. Ever since I blew it for everyone else.
Me, I sat at my computer and tried to work on my latest assignment, but thoughts of Lacey kept going through my mind. I was quiet because the guys still weren’t talking to me. Blaming me for everything going wrong with Lacey. And it was my fault. Yes, she’d told me not to worry about it, told me I had to follow my heart and if I loved my ex-girlfriend, I should go to her.
I saw the tears in her eyes when she said it to me. Lacey and I had gotten so close, we probably had a closer friendship than everyone else. She’d often sit with me on my bed, cuddling me. Nothing sexual happened between us until that night.
Probably why she ended it. I wonder if she felt I tried to use her and then let her know what had happened with my ex.
Because I blew it.
Blew what could have been. And what for? A cheating ex, but Lacey understood, said it was like her and Carter. Told me to follow my heart, and I wanted to tell her she had my heart, but something stopped me.
I couldn’t tell her who I was.
But why couldn’t I tell her I was happy to bind to her the day it would happen? I would be more than her Knight. My family expected it and they had chosen me because of my processing abilities, which was not as exciting as Seb and Carter being able to communicate with her telepathically, and I could see she had a sixth sense with Kane. But for me, I didn’t speak to her as they did, and I felt jealous of them because of that.
No, my ability was knowledge and processing. I’d understand where Lacey needed to be to fight the day she fought the Dark King. While Kane was her strongest protector, though Carter argued he was, and being from the Upper House, Carter felt it strengthened his case. Kane didn’t get involved in the conversation. He shrugged as Carter made his argument.
