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“The first thing you need to do is apologize.” Ma points a finger at me. The same one that I’ve had pointed in my face since I was five, and I broke a window in the kitchen with a .22. That wasn’t the worst part. Ma was on the other side doing dishes, and it whizzed past her head, nicking her in the ear. In all fairness, I was trying to shoot a snake. It lunged at me, and I misfired.
“I don’t think I can get close enough to her to do it in person.”
“We live in modern times; call or text her. Establish communication in some way and work your way up.”
Ma nods at Colette’s idea before looking back at me. “Own up to your idiotic plan and beg for forgiveness,” she adds.
“Sounds like I’ll be getting my man card taken away.”
Joking right now isn’t wise.
“Exactly. Now, off you go. Make it better.” My dad and Eric sit in silence while I’m now being dismissed. Even though my dad was the former alpha and still carries the power, he holds his tongue while my mom berates me.
“Dad?”
“You heard your mother, Son.”
At least you walk away with your junk intact.
Thanks for finding the bright side to this.
Pushing myself out of the booth, I glance around. I don’t feel like celebrating anymore. To be honest, I thought I would have Alexa by my side now, and we would be heading out to my house to talk and be okay.
But that isn’t going to happen.
Finding Mason and Rylie, I give them both a hug and say good night. I head home in silence. My house is dark and too quiet.
It’s too cold.
Me: I’m sorry for being such a fuckup.
Me: I didn’t mean to hurt you. I wanted to make you jealous to win you back.
Me: It was a mistake. I want you and only you, Alexa.
Me: Please give me another chance.
Me: I love you.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Alexa
I didn’t even bother to change out of my dress last night when I got back to Missy’s house. Carter didn’t ask a single question the entire way in or when we got to the house. And for that, I was grateful.
It wasn’t until he got into the house he finally asked a single question that I wasn’t expecting.
“Do you want me to stay?”
I kept my mask on when I told him I was a big girl and could take care of myself from that point on. If he wanted to go back to enjoy the party since it was still early, he could. I wouldn’t hold it against him. When he left, I went up to my room, kicked off my heels, and fell onto the bed. I didn’t move until this morning, when the discomfort in my chest caused me to roll over.
I didn’t even bother to put my phone on the charger on my bedside table before I collapsed. Grabbing my bag from the floor, I pull out my phone and find it’s dead. Ignoring the ache in my chest, I put my phone on the charger and fall back into my fortress of pillows.
Last night was horrible.
There I was,willingto give Miles a chance to talk things out—even if we needed to leave to do so—and finally let him in when Thea came into the picture and shattered me.
Looking up at the ceiling with outlines of posters Carter must have had up there has me tracing lines, trying to figure outwhat they were and working as a distraction from how my body currently feels and my mind reels.
