Forsaken (Reflections Volume 7) by Dean Murray

Author:Dean Murray [Murray, Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fir'shan Publishing
Published: 2013-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Adriana Paige

Upper East Side

Manhattan, New York

Dominic wasn't happy with me. She wasn't pissed, but she didn't approve of the hijinks I was dragging her into. She was on the phone with James, and based on what little bit I could overhear, he wasn't a fan either.

Her smooth alto voice had been getting more and more frazzled as the conversation went on. I finally walked over to her room and gently took the phone away from her.

"James, this is Adri. I know this sucks, but I don't know what to tell you. Alec told Dom to keep an eye on me and if we're going to avoid a super-awkward, creepy vibe that will completely ruin my social life, then this is the best bet."

"So you're going to force my girlfriend to cheat on me just so you can date some guy?"

James' voice was even more surly than normal, but I took a deep breath, perfectly aware that he'd hear it, and hit him with the zinger I'd spent the last half an hour perfecting.

"No, James. She's not cheating, she's chaperoning. If you really think Dom is going to do anything with some random guy, then you don't know her as well as you should. I know the situation isn't ideal, but the alternative is that I just stop dating anyone because Alec is making you guys babysit me. I'm not giving him that kind of control over me, so if you have any problems with what's happening then I propose you go to Alec and ask him to give Dom permission to leave me alone tonight."

That shut him up immediately. I'd been getting the vibe that there was more unrest than normal in the pack, but apparently Alec was still the uncontested top dog. I waited for a couple of seconds to see if he'd respond before looking over at Dom and raising an eyebrow. She was shaking her head so my course was clear.

"Goodbye, James. Dom will call you when we get done with the date. I'll try not to keep her out too late."

I hung up the phone and handed it back to Dom. My closing jab hadn't been very fair. Given that the guys had to be in Brooklyn for a late show, I knew that we wouldn't be gone for very long, but James was just one of those guys who begged for you to let some of the air out of his tires.

Actually, I hadn't been fair on a couple of levels. James was a jerk sometimes, but I'd been meaner than I normally would have been. The problem was that he'd touched on some of what bothered me so much about the date with Albert that was scheduled to start in less than an hour.

Albert wasn't just 'some guy.' He was a very good friend, but it wasn't like he was the love of my life or anything. I didn't feel entirely good about how I'd pushed the issue with James, not given that I was pretty sure I was going to have to tell Albert that I didn't really want to date him.

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