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I had no idea Caleb and Jax even knew each other.
“I trust Caleb, Evie. He’s not going to run his mouth to anyone. Before he was my agent, he was my fraternity big brother when I was a freshman. We’ve been best friends ever since. He’s the reason I have this place to begin with. He worked it in my contract. Caleb has my back, and I know he’ll have yours too.”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was like an episode of The Twilight Zone.
“The season’s about to start. Most of my time is going to be spent in Miami. You don’t have anyone other than me, and Caleb lives twenty minutes from here. He can look out for you. It’s why I told him. With me not around, you’ll still have family with you.”
Caleb winced. It was quick, but I saw it.
His loyalty was to my brother.
But where did that leave us?
I opened my mouth to respond, but again I couldn’t form words.
Is that why he’s pretending he doesn’t know me?
Finally, my heart caught up to my mind, and I questioned, “Jax, don’t you think this is something we should have discussed first?”
“I didn’t expect Caleb to show up before you. You’re late.”
“Is this what you wanted to tell me?”
“It’s what I wanted to tell both of you. He’s already promised me he’ll be around for you, Evie. And I can’t tell you how much peace of mind that’s giving me. I don’t want to worry about you. You’re a kid in a new city.”
“I’m almost nineteen.”
“With no life experience.”
“I’m the bastard child, but I have no life experience?” I folded my arms over my chest. “Make that make sense, Jax.”
“Listen…” He held his hands up in a surrendering gesture. “I’m not trying to offend you. That’s not my intention. I just want to know that you’re taken care of while I’m not here. You don’t have anyone else but me, Evie. Can you put yourself in my shoes?”
I sighed, feeling like shit. However, I was still pissed. This situation was a clusterfuck of emotions. I understood where Jax was coming from, but his approach was all wrong.
Or maybe if Caleb wasn’t the man he was relying on, I wouldn’t feel so upset about it. Either way it sucked. To make matters worse, Caleb pretending like he didn’t know me only added insult to injury.
“Just consider Caleb like another brother.”
I scoffed, resisting the urge to reply that my new brother fucked me senseless all night.
Feeling spiteful, I snapped, “Aren’t you worried he’s going to fall in love with my amazing personality, Jax?”
After everything he said to me last night, I wanted to throw it in his face.
How was he going to keep this charade up?
Caleb glared at me, understanding what I was insinuating.
Good. Two can play this game, asshole.
Jax laughed. “That’s the least of my worries. I told you, I trust him. I wouldn’t have asked him to look after you if I didn’t. Besides, he doesn’t do relationships, and from the casual hookups I’ve seen him with, you’re not his type, baby sister.”
“I’m not a baby.”
“Evie, I know you’re not a baby. But you’re my baby sister, and my job is to protect you. No one has protected you since you were born, and there’s no way in hell it’s going to continue that way. I told you I wanted you to transfer to Miami University, but you were adamant on staying in Texas. Had I known I had a half-sister a year ago, I would have played for my hometown to stay close to you, but it’s too late now.”
My eyes shifted to Caleb. “You don’t have a problem with my brother throwing me at you?”
