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I looked at my friends, and though grateful as fuck for every single one of them, there was no helping me with this. Sinclair wanted nothing to do with me, and all I could do was beg her for a second chance and not stop until she gave me one. Now, did I believe that she’d call the cops on me? Yeah, I did. Nevertheless, I couldn’t let that deter me. I didn’t want Sinclair to be the biggest regret of my life. Also, given the choice, I’d rather spend the rest of my life chasing after her than pretending to be happy with another woman. There was a reason that Sinclair had captured my attention from the beginning, and I believed in that feeling. I also couldn’t imagine sliding into another woman after knowing what it felt like to be consumed by Sinclair.
Lost in my thoughts, I felt startled when I felt my sister saddle up next to me, her petite frame snuggled up against me. “I’m sorry, Orion.”
I wrapped my arm around her, knowing that Sebastian was probably pouting right now. “I know you are,” I whispered before I placed a kiss on top of her head.
Knowing that Atlas and Titan had to get back, we couldn’t spend all day trying to figure out something that couldn’t be figured out. No matter how much support I had, this was all about Sinclair and whatshewas feeling and going through.
This would always be about her, and her only.
Chapter 26
Sinclair~
Two days later, I was still angry. What gave people the right to expect forgiveness just because they apologized? While an apology might show good faith, that didn’t mean that forgiveness was a given. Just like I hadn’t been obligated to forgive Cap, I wasn’t obligated to forgive Orion.
Even though I knew that they weren’t the same person, it’d been hard not to see Cap in Orion’s place when Orion had caught me in the parking lot; talk about taking a trip back in time. Plus, it was easier to stay mad than let sadness and regret creep in. As long as I was angry, then there was no chance of forgiving Orion. Yeah, he hadn’t publicly cheated on me, but his words had left their mark, and did I really want to be with someone that had no problem being so cruel?
“Knock, knock.”
My eyes flew upward at a voice that I couldn’t forget, no matter how many times I had tried. Cap Aldrich was standing in the doorway of my office, and I could feel that sinking feeling in my stomach. There was absolutely no reason for Cap to be here. I didn’t follow the Lancers, so he might be in town for another game, but I didn’t think so.
Standing up, I asked, “What are you doing here?”
Uninvited, Cap walked into my office, actually having the audacity to shut the door behind him. “I was hoping that we could talk.”
My eyes widened.“About what?”
“It seems like I keep fucking up when it comes to you,” he replied, seemingly regretful.
“It’s been years, Cap,” I reminded him. “You shouldn’t have anything to do with me.”
“Would you believe me if I told you that I still love you?”
What in the fresh hell?
“Have you lost your mind?” I choked out. “You’remarried, Cap.”
“To someone else because you never forgave me,” he replied like that was reason enough for a married man to tell another woman that he loved her.
Shaking my head, trying to make sense of this, I asked, “What is this, Cap? What are you doing here? What are you hoping to accomplish?”
Cap ran a hand through his hair, and I hated how good-looking he still was. I hated how his life was picture-perfect, even though he wasn’t a good guy. Never mind what he’d done to me back in college, but he was still showing his true colors by telling me that he still loved me when he was married to someone else.
“I never should have said that shit to Knight,” he answered, making my throat tighten. “It’s one thing to talk shit to him, it’s another to make you sound like a whore.”
While I was curious about what he’d said to Orion, it didn’t matter. Orion never should have jumped to the conclusions that he’d had. No matter what, Orion was responsible for not allowing me to explain my relationship with Cap.
“It doesn’t matter, Cap,” I semi-lied.
“Let’s go somewhere and talk,” he suggested, and the man really had to be out of his flippin’ mind. “Let me apologize properly.”
“Cap, we have nothing to talk about, and you have nothing to apologize for,” I replied. “In fact, if anyone deserves an apology, it’s your wife. She might not know it, but it’s obvious that you haven’t changed. You still want what you can’t have.”
“No,” he denied. “I’m still trying to take responsibility for my mistake.”
“A mistake that was made ages ago,” I pointed out. “Everyone has moved on, Cap.”
“Not me,” he argued. “What about you?”
