LOGINâYouâre awfully protective of Noah,â I say. âIn all that, I havenât heard you mention Nolan or Nova once. Why is that? Why is it always Noah?âSomething flickers across her face but she covers it quickly.âThatâs none of your business. Stay away from him and donât you dare think you can use Nolan an
Momâs words echo in my head, chilling me to the bone. Maybe Iâm overthinking. Maybe itâs just her words planting fear in my mind. Either way, I canât shake the feeling off no matter how much I try.Forcing it down, I get into my car and head to the grocery store. I know I was supposed to go straight
Still, the feeling wouldnât go away. Itâs like something deep inside me kept pushing, urging me to report it and it didnât settle until I finally decided to head to the station. So here I am doing exactly that.Just as Iâm about to leave, a message pops up from Lilly.[Dinner at my place tonight.][
Sierra.I wake up feeling like Iâve been hit by a truck. Every muscle in my body aches in protest the moment I move. I know I needed the distraction yesterday; thatâs why I cleaned, but damn, Iâm regretting that decision now. I shouldâve just spent the day lazing around, maybe napping or finally cat
Gunner snorts. âAnd here I thought it was because you love pussy.âMy lips twitch, despite myself.âShut up, Gun,â Adrian says, but thereâs no real bite in his voice. He turns back to me, all seriousness now. âLike I was saying, this is your baby, Noah. Do you really want to kill your own flesh and
âWhat has you looking like the devil and the entire hell just paid you a visit?âI look up and find Gunner standing there, arms folded, his sharp eyes cutting right through me.âNothing,â I mutter before downing the rest of my drink in one go. The burn does nothing to ease the storm inside me.He sl







