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"She does, but her loyalty is with King. Mags swears that King is safe. She'll give me the location when King is ready."
I rubbed my palms over my face, any type of buzz I still had completely gone. "FUUUCK!"
A hand landed on my shoulder. "Let's get you home. It's been a long night."
Without another word, I let him lead me to the 4Runner.
The days turn to weeks,but that saying about time heals all wounds is a big fat lie. Whoever came up with that should be sucker punched.
Kiwi setting me straight fucked me up more than seeing King with Gray. I didn't go on a bender or commit property damage, but I contemplated kidnapping Echo on multiple occasions. To be close to King, or get back at her—the verdict was still out. Every single time, I was only stopped by my inability to operate a vehicle. I still had enough brain cells to not do dumb shit like drive under the influence.
"BRO! You got a visitor," Kai hollers from outside my room.
Huh?
I'm not expecting anyone.
I've become a pro at pretending—around my friends, on the phone when D or Mom call, via text to Rhys. I push myself off the mattress and sway to the door.
Shit, this is not gonna be good, no matter who is here. I did not plan on facing my roommate or a visitor after I uncapped my—I peer back to my nightstand—fifth beer.That many?
I steady myself against the hallway wall and make it to the living room without embarrassing myself.
"Bro, what the fuck?" Kai sees me first, and it takes me a moment to focus.
"Dude, you look like shit." I zero in on Rhys standing next to my fuming roommate.
"Do I have to start taking your fucking keys again, asswipe?" Kai storms past me in the direction of my room.
I stare at Rhys, my brain slowly catching up to the visual cues my eyes give it. "What are you doing here?" Fair question.
That moment, Kai shoulders me to the side, then jiggles my car key in front of me. "This is mine until you get your shit under control."
"The hell it is," I growl and try to grab it, but miss it by a mile.
"Case in point, fuckface." He pockets my key. "You can catch a ride with one of the guys or me to campus. You are not turning into another version of...me." With that, he swivels on his heels and storms off like a little bitch.
"So, uh…"
My eyes fly back to Rhys. I forgot he was there when my entire attention span was on Kai.
I slowly make my way to the couch and let myself fall into the cushions. Rhys follows and lowers himself on the other end of the sectional. Leaning forward, he props his forearms on his thighs and studies me.
"What's going on with you?" He scans me with a wary lift of his eyebrows.
"Nothing, man. It's all great." I'm proud to say that I don't slur.
"Try again," he deadpans.
Why did he have to show up unannounced? "Why are you here?"
"Lilly dropped me off on the way to Elle. Something seemed off with you."
I frown. "You let her go somewhere alone?" I don't think he has left Lilly's side in two and a half years. Healthy? Probably not. But understandable.
"G and Marcus are with her." A little quieter, he adds, "It's an exercise my therapist ordered me to do."
Ah, now that makes more sense.
