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Theo: I refuse to believe that. Don’t drive a wedge between us, brother, you don’t want to go there
Jordan: Maybe stop being an asshole and talk to her. It might help things. I plan to apologize tonight. We have groveling to do.
She may have given Theo and me a bit more kindness than we deserved while she was drunk, but now I needed to show her that I didn’t think like Easton.
The click of heels pulled me away from the conversation. It was probably for the best. Easton was hellbent on making himself lose out on his pack and I wasn’t willing to watch it all crash and burn by his side.
I’d be by hers.
“You look…” My words trailed off as I slowly ran my eyes over her. She’d put on a tight-fitting, red dress. The top was tight around her chest, drawing attention right to her breasts.
It hung off one shoulder, exposing it completely and I couldn’t help but imagine my bite mark right there on display.
The other arm was covered with the sheer red material. It was classy and just sexy enough to drive me fucking mad.
“Breathtaking,” I finally finished. Her cheeks flamed but a pleased smile turned up her red-painted lips.
She walked toward me with a bit of a sway to her curvy hips. Her confidence was back and I was relieved to see her personality peeking through again.
“Come on, alpha, I’m starving,” she said as she grabbed her phone and watched me stand. The heels put her at the perfect height, just short enough that I could tuck her under my chin if I wanted to.
I led her outside to my car and settled her into the passenger side, buckling her up before going around and sliding in.
“You can control the music,” I said as I turned the key, my vintage cherry-red mustang roaring to life. It was the one expense in my life I didn’t hesitate to splurge on.
Easton hated it.
I was finally realizing that maybe he wasn’t as over his past as we all thought. He was single-handedly trying to sabotage our future over the fact Tori was raised with money and privilege.
“Tell me about the inn. How did all that come about? It clearly wasn’t a random hike,” I asked to get her talking while I drove us out of town toward our destination. Lancaster had a high-end restaurant run by an old army buddy. Our names were in his system as VIPs, so I knew I’d have no trouble snagging a table.
“It’s stupid,” she said in a small voice and I gave her a sharp look.
“I don’t want to hear any of that. Don’t let his words hold that kind of power,” I said in a tone that matched the glare I sent her way. She narrowed her eyes but her confidence had taken a huge hit tonight.
“Okay,” she relented. “I went to school for hospitality. My big dream was to open a bed and breakfast that catered to omegas. Think, old style b&b but with spa treatments and extra perks included.”
“Why ‘was’ that your dream. Why isn’t it still?”
“I didn’t graduate. He forced me to quit because no daughter of his was going to be a ‘servant.’ Without his funding, I couldn’t afford school anymore and obviously, I didn’t qualify for loans, so I was fucked.”
“What a prick.”
She let out a small laugh.
“I can agree with that. He was always doing things outside of the others’ view. Like trying to sway me out of college, forcing me to date his associates’ sons, not caring about me in the least. I was his pawn.”
“Did he do Ellie the same way?” I asked. Now that she was talking openly I didn’t want her to stop.
“No, he was openly hostile toward her and the rest of our parents followed suit. Nothing she ever did was good enough and she left as soon as she could and cut ties. She was the family scapegoat.”
“That’s disgusting,” I said. “But I know how shitty parents can be.”
“I’m sorry that you understand,” she said as she put her hand on my arm. I met those pretty green eyes for a second before turning my attention back to the road. “I’m not saying that my life wasn’t a bit easier than some, but that doesn’t mean it was perfect.”
“I know, Tori. I’m so sorry that we dismissed you so easily,” I said. “It’d be easy to pin this on Easton but we all are so used to letting him bulldoze his way through life we didn’t question it soon enough.”
“Thank you for the apology,” she said. “I know things between us are shaky at best… but you saved me today. That means a lot to me.”
