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They still couldn’t believe that Nathan had taken a liking to the weirdest girl in their small town. Oye had grown accustomed to being alone spending her days after school wandering the old, abandoned factory park.
Having lived the childhood she had, she’d been determined to be freer during her teen years. And now that she was living with her mother, she didn’t want her mother to see her being hurt. Even though she tried, she just couldn’t care about things that the human girls did.
And Nathan understood that, because like her he was living another life. They both understood pretending to be someone else.
“I trust you,” she said, as she walked over to his side and leaned down. “Do you trust me?” she asked, purposely being cheeky.
He grinned, and lifted up and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. “Of course, Iron.”
Oye’s fight or flight was screaming at her. She had to do something, anything but stand here staring at her worst enemy like a deer caught in headlights. The hand she was holding tightened, and she felt him more than saw Castian walk around to stand in front of her.
“Oye,” he said her name softly.
“I-I don’t feel well,” Oye said, finally able to regain control of her limbs. She needed to leave before she did something she’d regret.
“Is everything okay Torick,” Tabitha asked as she came to their side.
Castian gave her an easy smile. “Yes, she’s just feeling winded.”
“Winded?” Jake’s voice cut in from the table. “What exactly did you do to make her winded cousin,” he asked suggestively.
Castian sent him a cocky grin. “After I take her upstairs, I’ll tell you all about it. I’m sure you’ll need the pointers.”
He turned his attention back to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. “Oye, I’ll take you upstairs—”
“—Oye?”
She flinched realizing Nathan hadn’t remained by the table. She didn’t want to look at him, hell she could feel her skin pebbling from where the metal in her blood spiked up. She closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. Placing a hand on top of Castian’s, she forced herself to smile and look up at him. “You know what, never mind I think it’s better if I eat something.”
“Are you sure,” Castian asked, sounding worried.
She gave a short nod. “Yes, I just felt a bit dizzy. Let’s eat.”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to cause a scene,” Oye said to Tabitha as Castian moved to her side once again.
“It’s fine,” Tabitha said, brushing off her apology. “Make sure you get something to eat. Once everyone’s done, then we can start sharing our plans for the day.”
Oye allowed Castian to lead her to the table. Oye forced herself to not look at Nathan, whose eyes bored into her back. She decided to act like he didn’t exist. The past had died, along with her mother.
“Here.”
She blinked at the sight of a plate in the path of her vision, and looked from the empty plate to Castian. Who leaned closer and whispered, “Are you going to tell me who that man is Darling?”
She snatched the plate from him, “He’s no one important.”
Dammit, leave it to the most annoying male to notice who’d thrown her off.
“Don’t worry about it,” she added.
“But I can’t help but be worried, when his presence alone affects you in such a way,” His tone was soft but serious.
She felt herself soften, but she couldn’t tell him about Nathan, one; it would bring up old memories that she just didn’t have the strength to address right now. She needed to keep her focus. She glanced over her shoulder at where most of the women were sitting. “I’m going to sit with the ladies, and see if I can learn anything about Renson’s recent dealings.”
She finished filling her plate, and walked over to where the women were sitting and took a seat. Quickly ordering a mimosa, if she was going to get through this morning, she’d need some liquid courage.
It was her job to find that single clue that would lead them to Eliza, and a flash from her past wouldn’t stop her from finding it.
The first to welcome her was Tabitha, who offered her a small smile. “I’m surprised.”
