Privileged by Carrie Aarons

Author:Carrie Aarons [Aarons, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-07-20T18:30:00+00:00

After Eloise’s warnings, and two whole days of not hearing from him, I was weary.

But my first inclination was still to say yes.

Chapter Nineteen

Asher

Get your bloody head in the game, Asher.

That's what my father would say if he knew the kind of doubts and guilt I was having. In all honesty, I had no idea what was happening to me. I didn't second guess, I didn't feel bad. Those emotions and actions were for weak people, and the one thing I had been modeled not to do was be that.

Dreadfulness gnaws at my stomach as I watch Ed bully someone on the video game he’s playing.

“You bloody wanker, I’ll gut you!” He fires some kind of automatic weapon at his opponent’s body.

“Do you have to yell?” I roll my eyes and go back to my phone, staring at the text messages Nora has sent over the past two days.

I haven’t answered, and although I’ve been tempted, something changed for me that night in Vienna. Maybe it was because I’d taken care of her, instead of letting her embarrass herself. Or maybe it was because I was thinking about what might have happened if she hadn’t gotten sick. The way her eyes had held so much heat and promise. Or maybe it was because of Evelyn and me pushing her away.

Probably a combination of the three, and other underlying feelings. I’d gone through my life an arrogant git, and now at the most critical time my conscience had raised its ugly head.

“Well mate, what do you want to do instead?” Ed throws down the controller, spreading himself over the big leather couch in the only room in my house with a TV.

“I don’t know.” I practically growl.

“What’s got your knickers in a twist? You’re as cuddly as a cactus today. Not that you’re much better any other day of the week.” He gives me a smarmy grin.

“If you’re going to be a tosser, you can get out.” I sulk on the big velvet glider next to the couch.

“Or I could just guess what’s wrong. Hm, let’s see … it started about the time you took little miss princess upstairs at the opera, and came down looking like someone pissed on your toast.” He taps his finger to his chin. “And now you are opting to hang out with me instead of being with her, which seems to be the only thing you do these days. Wait a minute! Did she break up with you? Did Nora Randolph break up with you?”

Ed is way too giddy in his supposed revelation, and it makes fury and bile crawl up my throat. “We’re not even dating, you git. You know I’m not a big enough wanker to get feelings for some bird.”

He laughs, his head tilting back like I’ve just told the world’s funniest joke. “Come off it, mate. You like her, and you spend all of your time with only one girl. You’re practically married.”

I want to hurl that video game controller at his head.

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