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“Don’t listen to Sander.” Phoenix glares at Sander before turning to me. “Hunter is really sweet.”
I’m not sure I would use the words ‘Hunter’ and ‘sweet’ in the same sentence, so I just give her a curious look.
“Did he tell you about the time he got his toenails—”
Hunter cuts her off. “Hey, hey, hey. Now, there is no need to bring up things from the past.”
I share a grin with Phoenix. “I’d like to hear the story.”
“It’s a long story, but to make it short, Hunter got his toenails painted hot pink to cheer me up,” Phoenix says.
I look at Hunter, raising an eyebrow.
He shrugs. “I’m not good with girls crying.”
“That’s all it takes?” I ask.
He groans. “I shouldn’t have told you that.”
“I don’t really cry,” I reassure him.
Really, I haven’t cried that much in my life. It’s probably not good to hold my emotions in, but it’s better that than to have my mom laugh at my tears.
“I know.” He frowns, looking at me.
I wish I knew what he was thinking. His face is so expressive, but I can never get a read on him.
Hunter turns toward Sander and Phoenix. “Cove and I should head back. I don’t like being away from the car like this.”
“Understood.” Sander nods at Hunter. “Protect her.”
“I will.” Hunter puts his hand on the small of my back. I wave bye to Hunter’s friends as he leads me through the woods, toward the West Raven campus. He’s quiet on the walk back, not giving me any insight into what he’s thinking.
As we walk back, I can’t help but think about my conversation with Griffin. Homecoming is going to be so awkward now. I never admitted to anything in regards to my feelings for Hunter, but Griffin’s got to know. I’m pretty easy to read about these things.
Does Hunter know? Is that why he keeps pushing me toward Griffin so hard despite the fact that I’ve told him that I don’t have feelings for Griffin? Is this way of him trying to let me down easy?
My heart breaks at the thought. It’s probably true, but I can’t help what my heart wants.
I’m in way over my head when it comes to Hunter Duran. Heartbreak is inevitable at this point, but he’s so worth it.
When we get to the cabin, I start to head toward my room to get ready for bed. It’s just after nine and I still have to get up early for training. But Hunter stops me before I can make it far.
“Cove, we need to talk,” he says.
My heart stops.
Nothing good can come after the phrase ‘we need to talk.’ So many thoughts enter my head about what could be wrong.
I tuck a piece of hair behind my ear and turn to give Hunter my full attention. “What is it?”
“Let’s sit.” He takes a seat on the couch and pats the spot beside him. I move to where he’s directed me and angle my body toward his.
Hunter’s body is stiff and he avoids making eye contact.
“What’s wrong?” I ask.
He sighs, turning to face me. “What happened with you and Griffin tonight?”
