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Five minutes later we’re heading to our table, thankfully this time it isn’t occupied by Bram and his crew of bastards. We’re still all divided up into the groups Mr Burnside put us in, but whereas I happen to like my group, given it’s made up of the people I care most about, others aren’t so lucky. Mostly people look miserable, except for Bram, Red and Monk’s wolves who just look smug, like they think they own the world. Fucking dicks. Tomorrow they’re going to learn a very hard lesson right at the end of our fists.
Bram snarls at me, and I mouth a‘fuck you’before dragging my gaze away from their table. I refuse to give them any more of my attention. I’ve got more important people to give that to, specifically my boys and Kate.
When we reach our table, Camden, Eastern and Sonny greet us with different levels of acknowledgement. Sonny grins, winking. Eastern’s smile is a little guarded as his gaze flicks between us both, and Camden just nods, barely meeting my gaze. I swallow, the high I felt waking up in Ford’s arms dissipating somewhat. Reality hovers a few feet away just waiting to fuck shit up. If they hadn’t heard us last night then it must be pretty obvious now that we slept together.
“Where’s Kate?” I ask, avoiding the elephant in the room that is me spending the night with Ford.
“Getting breakfast,” Eastern answers, nodding towards the self-service station.
Kate is loading her plate with her usual breakfast food just as Red sidles up beside her. I watch as that bitch leans over and knocks the glass of juice off her tray. It hits the floor with a loud smash.
“Bitch!” I exclaim, jerking towards them.
“I’ll handle this,” Ford growls, striding off towards the two before I can.
“Leave it, Asia,” Camden says, shifting along the bench so I can sit down next to him. “Red doesn’t have balls big enough to do any real harm.” He sighs, looking and sounding a little jaded. He seems tired of the constant battle just like I’ve been these past few days. I get it.
“She’s my friend.”
“She’sourfriend and Ford will back her up, should she need it,” he retorts. “You need to choose your battles. Besides, Kate’s getting better at handling her own,” he continues.
He’s right, because when I look back over at Kate, she’s standing up to Red. Ford doesn’t step in, he simply stands by her side as she says something under her breath to Red. The bitch’s face goes scarlet. I can’t help but feel proud.
Sonny chuckles, watching them face off. “Red is gonna get a beating,” he says, delight lighting his baby blues. “Can’t wait to see that happen.”
“Yeah, I think she just might,” I respond, sitting down. I’ve never felt prouder. Kate is proving to be exactly as I thought. She’s a badass under all those neat clothes and perfect hair.
Eastern slides me a plate filled with eggs and bacon as well as a cup of tea. “Figured you’d need this,” he says.
There’s an air of acceptance in his gaze, and I know him well enough to know that he’s okay with me and Ford sleeping together, even if it must sting a little.
“Thanks, I’m starving.”
“I bet. Working up an appetite can do that to a person,” Sonny winks, drawing a blush of heat and an awkward smile from me. Trust him to tease.
By the time Kate takes a seat with Ford, I’m already halfway through eating my breakfast. The food settles my stomach a bit and the act of eating gives me a distraction from all the unspoken words between us. It’s pretty obvious they all know what went down between me and Ford last night, and I’ve no real idea how to handle it. They all knew what they were getting into with me and I’m not ashamed of sleeping with Eastern or Ford. Not in the slightest. I just wish it wasn’t so… awkward. Given Camden’s permanent scowl, I can guess he’s not exactly happy, but he isn’t ripping Ford a new one, so that’s progress I suppose.
“Last night, before he came to your room, Ford filled us in on the phone call from Grim. Looks like her hunch was right,” Camden says after a while, glancing at Ford.
I watch as their eyes meet and swallow hard at the look that passes between them. I really don’t need them to get into one over who’s the alpha male. I know it must be difficult, but they all knew what the deal was when I told them I wanted them all. They’re just going to have to figure their shit out.
“What?” Ford asks, cocking a brow at Camden, daring him to start a fight.
“Absolutely nothing,” Camden responds.
Kate rolls her eyes, shaking her head in bemusement, but it’s Sonny who steps in to cool the rising tension with a few home truths.
“Camden, if you’ve got something to say to Ford, then say it now. Otherwise, concentrate on how you can be the man Asia needs rather than worrying about what the rest of us are doing for her. You agreed to this relationship as much as we have. So suck it up.”
Eastern leans over and spears my last piece of bacon with his fork. “Yeah, I agree with Sonny. You need to figure your shit out, Camden, because Asia needs each of us. Jealousy has no place here. Though, admittedly, I’m finding it a challenge too,” he says, giving me a half smile.
Camden mutters something indistinguishable under his breath, then lets out a long sigh. “Iamcool with it. I’m just not used to sharing. It’s gonna take a while.”
“Should I go?” Kate asks after a beat. “I mean, as much as I find this whole conversation riveting, I really don’t want to know all the finer details about how you lot are going to work out a banging timetable.”
“Kate!” I exclaim, trying to hold in a laugh.
“What? If Pink were here, you bet your arse that’s something she would’ve said.”
“But she ain’t and that’s the real fucking issue, right?” Ford reminds us. “Let’s concentrate on that and not how Asia chooses to spend her time, because we all knew what we were getting into when we agreed to Asia’s terms and I refuse to apologise for making her happy. Got it?”
“Yeah, got it,” Camden concedes.
“At least we know where Pink and Cam’s mum are being kept. We can call that a win,” Eastern says, steering the conversation back to where it should be.
Camden grunts. “The only win we should be happy with is when my mum and Pink are safe, and those cunts are ten feet under the ground.”
“Or in prison,” Sonny adds, still peddling the idea that putting the King and Monk behind bars is the better, safer option.
Camden and I exchange looks and I know exactly what he’s thinking. Their deaths will be the only option we’re happy with.
