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Before I could protest or argue or even refuse, she had successfully pulled me out of my chair and out of the room. We brushed past the two men and she didn’t stop until we were out of the building entirely. That was when she stopped and took a deep breath.
“Did you see that?” she asked, “He was mocking me with his eyes?”
“I didn’t see that actually,” it was hard smothering my laughter, “Have you ever considered that maybe you’re reading too much into this?”
“Don’t tell me he has you fooled as well,” she frowned. “He is the absolute worst. I swear it, he is just waiting until you all aren’t around and then he will show his true colors.”
This time, I couldn’t stop the laugh from bubbling out of me. I had to clutch my side because it hurt so badly and although Riley was frowning, I could see the corner of her l*ps lift up from time to time.
I wiped a stray tear from my face as I stood up straight and crossed my arms over my ch*st and stared down at her. She met my eyes and the more she tried to convince me that Damien was horrible, the more my smile grew as I shook my head at her.
When she was done with her rant, she let out a loud sigh and leaned
against the wall to catch her breath. I walked over and stood directly next to her and before I could say another word, she had sunk to the ground and sat with her legs crossed in front of her.
I debated it for a second then decided it was just grass and it couldn’t hurt me, so I crossed my legs and sat right next to her. She laid her head on my shoulder and we just sat there staring at the open field and trying to shield our eyes from the sun.
“He’s not a terrible person,” she said finally and I hummed, “I just didn’t want to see him. I wasn’t prepared to see him.”
“I know,” I wr*pped my arms around her shoulder because I knew what she needed at that time was comfort, “You would’ve at some point, it’s good that you got it out of the way.”
“I guess so,” she mumbled unsure.
She wanted to say something else but footsteps made their way over to us and when I looked up, I saw Lauren in all her glory. Riley glanced at me in concern but I sq***zed her shoulder to let her know that everything would be fine.
Lauren stopped in front of us, “Riley, your brother is looking for you.” I could tell that Riley didn’t want to leave immediately but I slowly disentangled her from my b*dy and gave her a soft smile. She still hesitated but at the end of the day, she stood up and disappeared through the doors.
As she went, I decided that I had no reason to be out as well so I stood to my feet. Just as I was about to side step Lauren, she grabbed my upper arm. I froze and glanced at her arm that was wr*pped around my bicep, I tried to tug it out but she only made her grip tighter.
“You might think that you have Ryker wr*pped around your fi**gers,” she began in a soft whisper, “But I’m here to tell you that you are in over your own head. He doesn’t want you and he doesn’t love you.”
“I don’t need you to tell me how my mate feels.”
“I’m just trying to help you but you’re being difficult,” she stepped even closer into my space, “The things he tells me about you would make your skin crawl. I’m being a girl’s girl, I’m saving you from further heartbreak. Stay away from Ryker.”
I didn’t believe her. I have learnt the hard way not to believe just anything that Lauren says unless there is proof. I rolled my eyes and tried to move but Lauren is stronger than I thought because her hand held me right in place. She didn’t hold me hard enough that I would bruise but it was hard enough that it hurt.
“Stay away from-,” before she could finish her sentence I heard a voice call my name.
I looked up to see Damien standing there. From his vantage point, he couldn’t see that she had my arm in a death grip. It would have looked to him like she was just leaning over and whispering things to me. She let go of my arm but not before shooting me one last warning look and disappearing into the pack house.
Damien walked over to me and I plastered on a neutral exp**ssion so he wouldn’t see the panic or annoyance on my face. He glanced over at me slowly as if he was trying to figure out what was happening before he arrived.
“Are you okay?” he asked and I hummed, “Was she bothering you at all?” “Everything is fine,” I said ignoring his question. “She was just telling me how grass stains are a b itch to get out. I was sitting on the grass.”
Damien didn’t believe me, hell, I wouldn’t have believed me but I plastered on the widest smile I could muster and there was nothing he could do. He couldn’t just call me a liar and he also didn’t know me well enough to push for more information so he nodded.
“Ryker sent me to get you,” he said finally, “He sent for you earlier but Riley was the one who came.”
All the more reason why I wouldn’t believe anything Lauren says without proof. I nodded and told Damien I would be there and he reluctantly left me alone in the field.
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I took in large calming breaths to make sure that my face was the epitome of calmness and composure and I plastered on a smile before. going to Ryker’s office. I met Riley at the door and I could see all the her eyes about what had happened outside with Lauren but just like with Damien, I assured her that everything was fine and that nothing had happened.
I could tell she didn’t believe me and I knew she wanted to push, I knew she would have pushed. But thankfully, Damien appeared and her need to avoid him trumped her need for information so she scurried away. Damien turned to me with an inquisitive look as if asking if I knew why she was avoiding him. I responded with a shrug.
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“That’s usually her first hiding spot.”
Damien turned back to me with an unreadable exp**ssion on her face, “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, just don’t hurt her please.”
A dark look crossed his face and I could see that he wanted to explain something, he even opened his mouth to speak but at the last minute he thought against it, closed his mouth and nodded.