Chapter 26

~Liv~

We drove back from the rink in dead silence at first, radio off, just the sound of the truck and the occasional swipe of wipers because it had started drizzling. Rowan’s hand was on the gearshift, knuckles white, jaw doing that ticking thing it does when he’s pissed but trying not to show it. I stared out the passenger window, watching water streak the glass, replaying Kayla’s voice on a loop…. *Didn’t think he’d bring the same one twice.*

He lasted maybe five minutes.

“You gonna tell me what’s going on in your head or just freeze me out the rest of the day?” His voice was low, tight.

I laughed, short and ugly. “Oh, sorry, didn’t realize I was supposed to be all giggles after your ex basically called me a disposable fuck in front of half the team.”

Rowan’s head snapped toward me. “She didn’t say that.”

“She didn’t have to. ‘Didn’t think he’d bring the same one twice’? Come on, Rowan. I’m not stupid.”

He exhaled hard through his nose, eyes back on the road. “Kayla’s a bitter bitc