Sassy Ever After: Sassy Ink 2: The Hunter's Mate (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Christina Benjamin

Author:Christina Benjamin [Benjamin, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Wes

Wes waltzed back into the Painted Wolf and felt instantly dejected as he took in the happy scene of people in the lobby.

“Apparently I missed my invitation,” he said, the muscles feathering in his tight jaw as he watched his so-called friends turn to stare at him.

Etti, Marc and Cali were all gathered around the counter pouring over cartons of takeout. Of course Grey was there too—right at Etti’s side, his paws all over her. There was even a bottle of champagne on the counter.

“What are we celebrating?” Wes asked condescendingly.

“Etti and Grey’s new apartment,” Marc said merrily, holding up the bottle of champagne.

Wes stopped dead, ice crackling in his veins. The words took all the fight out of him. This was it. Game over. Etti and Grey were having a baby, getting married and moving in together. What the hell had Wes expected? He couldn’t even be mad. It was his own fault—he’d waited too long to tell Etti how he felt, and now it was too late.

His face fell as his scowl vanished. Wes stared at Etti—his beautiful Etti.

No, not his.

Not anymore.

“Oh,” Wes said, his voice flat and quiet. “Where is it?” Grey was probably taking her far away so Wes could never see her again.

“Upstairs,” Marc sang.

Wes glared at his friend. How much champagne had Marc had? This was why Wes never drank with Marc. He was a lightweight.

Wes ignored Marc’s blubbering and caught Cali’s sympathetic eyes watching him from across the room. He hadn’t expected to see her tonight, but now that she was here, he was glad. He needed the distraction. He knew it was wrong, but he wanted to take her out back and have his way with her. He wanted her to make the pain stop, like she had last night. He wanted her to take care of him, because if he didn’t get out of here soon, he was going to lose it. And he couldn’t do that. Not in front of Grey. The bastard had won, but Wes wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of knowing it.

Wes glanced at the clock. It was still an hour before closing. “I came back to finish my shift, but it looks like you’re closing early tonight.”

“How nice of you to grace us with your presence, Wes.” Etti’s voice was venomous. “I’m fairly certain you were supposed to be here hours ago, but I can’t check the schedule since someone trashed my laptop.”

Wes flinched at the coldness of Etti’s voice. “I’m sorry about your laptop. I’ll replace it.”

“Damn right you will,” she shot back.

Wes met Etti’s glare. He’d seen that look before. She was pissed. He hadn’t survived twenty years of friendship with her without a few arguments. And he knew from experience the best thing he could do was give her time to cool off before either of them said something they didn’t really mean. Especially since Marc seemed too drunk to run interference like he usually did during their feuds.

“I’ll just grab my

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