Chapter 14

“There he is!” my dad exclaims, walking towards me with a broad smile, his blue eyes twinkling.

His hair is clean and styled, his beard is trimmed and neat, and there isn’t a trace of imbalance in his aura.

Today is a good day, then.

Thank Selene.

I force a smile back and close the door behind me just as he reaches me and roughs up my hair. “Where have you been, buddy?”

“Oh, I was at Brewed Awakenings.”

“With Taryn?” Seb asks, glancing at me as he buttons up his shirt.

“Who is Taryn?” my dad asks, his brow furrowed.

“Is that the girl you had to go on a date with?” Wesley asks, straightening his bow tie under his neck.

“You went on a date?” My dad’s brow furrows even more.

“It was just a one-time thing,” I say, shouldering by him to join Nolan at the rack of suits on the other side of the conference table.

“It doesn’t sound like a one-time thing if you went to coffee with her too,” my dad points out.

I huff out a sigh and shake my head. “She’s just a friend. I’m helping her train for