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"You have a death wish too, Luc Le Blanche. So how about you stay away from Autumn Jakobe?"
I hiss at him. "What, are we in high school?" Although I say that, it crosses my mind that this must be some kind of twisted paradox, where everything is upside down and inside out. It's me who should be telling this asshole to stay away from Autumn, not the other way around.
"Just stay away from my girl. You hear me, Luc?" Evan points at my face. "You could have called the office yesterday to check whatever you wanted. There's no need for you to go talking to her. So stay the fuck away."
My temper flares and I get up in his face now, wanting to headbutt him and knock him out. It would be so easy, but I tamp down my rage. Instead I say, "You'll get yours, Evan. Mark my words."
He smirks at me and looks me up and down as if I've lost my mind and gone insane.
"I think you're talking about yourself, Luc."
He backs away and I allow him to go.
I ball my hands into fists at my sides and hope like hell that Jericho finds something. If and when he does I'll take whatever that is and destroy Evan with it.
More than anything, I'll make him regret the day he thought it was a good idea to fuck with me.
Chapter 29
Autumn
Isneeze as I walk up the stairs. My head feels like it's going to fall off.
I just reached home, barely making it back after a long day at work.
I've had the most terrible cold over the last few days, so I've mostly been in bed. It’s the first in a long time that I’ve been this sick. Probably because of all the stress.
Going to work today was a big mistake. While I was able to finish my shift, I did too much and ended up draining myself. Now I’m so tired I can hardly get up the stairs.
As I've been off this week, I haven't been to any of the games and I haven't seen Luc either. We’ve messaged and he’s called every chance he got, but not seeing him hasn’t been the same.
The only good thing that happened was that my cold was a good excuse not to see Evan.
After the way he behaved at the restaurant last week, and the danger vibes I got from him, I thought it was best to have my father relay that message to him.
Evan also saw that I was missing from the office and the games.
Luc hasn’t found anything on him yet, but he told me what he suspected Evan of and I couldn’t believe it. At the same time I wasn’t surprised. Evan seems like the kind of person who would fix a match or do shady shit like that for personal gain while he screws everyone else over.
At least I'm seeing Luc tomorrow. I want to get enough rest tonight so I can have fun with him.
I reach my floor but notice the light coming from under the door of my room.
As the maid is downstairs and none of my family are home, my mind jumps right to Luc and I wonder if he came to see me again. Maybe to check on me because I'm sick.
He has plans with his family tonight because it’s his aunt’s birthday but, knowing him, he might have come to check on me anyway.
The thought of seeing him quickens my pace and I rush the door, swinging it open, but when I step into the room a tendril of panic seizes my body when I find Evan sitting behind my desk, looking at my computer.
God.What is he doing here? And in my room?
He's drinking a can of beer and to make matters worse, mulling over the Instagram post of Luc I was looking at this morning before I left for work.
Evan doesn’t move. His back is still turned to me but I know he must be aware I’m here.
"You like him, don't you?" Evan says after what feels like an eternity.
He finally faces me, then taps the computer screen over Luc's face. I try to get a grip on my fear but it's wrapping around my nerves, threatening to overpower every breath I take.
