Page 133 of Twisted Fate

“Hunter…”

“Your leader was murdered and you’re still not safe. They came to town to kill you, remember? I’m going with you,” he said firmly, finally climbing from the bed and moving towards me to tug me against his bare chest.

I rested my forehead against his hot skin and sighed.

“Thanks for keeping an eye out for me.”

“Any time. You want breakfast?” He asked, making me cringe.

It was too early for breakfast, considering we’d drank a lot of whisky before bed.

We’d sat up most of the night just talking and drinking.

“Nah, I’ll grab us some coffee on the way though.”

He let me finish getting ready as he yanked on his jeans and shirt, then we headed out to his car and drove to the diner for coffee.

Once we had a hot coffee in hand, we parked at school and climbed out, and I was almost bowled over by Tyler as he threw his arms around me and held on tightly.

“Morning, Ty. Watch my coffee or I’ll gut you,” I warned with all seriousness as his eyes roamed my face to look me over for damage.

His eyes lingering on the tape on my shoulder, but he didn’t mention it as he spoke gently.

“How are you? I haven’t heard from you since you left my place the other morning.”

“Sorry, I’ve been at the shed, trying to figure the mess out. Where are the others?”

He winced, which meant something was wrong.

Again.

“Uh, Holloway’s here.”

“Where’s Jense and Lukas?” I frowned with confusion as I glanced around.

It was rare that they weren’t all there, ruling the school.

He sighed and leaned back, his steel grey eyes clashing with my worried blue ones.

“They had a pretty big fight last night. You know how Lukas is acting about you at the moment. He asked Jense to choose between you and him. Jense kicked him out and told him to fuck off, so I don’t know if they’re coming today.”

Fucking hell.

Jensen and I had fucking talked about that shit.

“I told him to stick by Lukas,” I growled, but Tyler raised an eyebrow, his lip twitching with amusement.

“Like you ever do as your told?”

Fucker.

“He needs Lukas. Everything’s a mess at the moment, and…”

“And you’re still hanging around with Hunter,” Tyler shrugged, but his voice was flat.

For fuck’s sake.

I couldn’t even make it to lunch without someone starting shit with me.