Skid Spiral (Blades of Havoc Book 3) by Eva Chance & Harlow King

Author:Eva Chance & Harlow King [Chance, Eva & King, Harlow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ink Spark Press
Published: 2023-05-12T16:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

Jasper

“Pizza?” Quentin muttered from the passenger seat beside me. “Don’t any of you count your carbs? Protein’s what’ll keep your muscle mass up.”

My hands clenched around the steering wheel, but Lou swatted him from behind, saving me the need to respond. “Last time I checked, there’s protein in cheese and pepperoni. And no one said you had to join us for dinner.”

Quentin tensed up for a second before the playfulness of her tone must have sunk in. It was weird seeing him this on edge, eager to please someone other than himself.

Remembering how Lou had thrown my own emotions for a loop when I’d first met her, I could almost feel a little sympathetic.

Almost.

Quentin sighed, but his own tone lightened to match hers. “I suppose one slice won’t hurt anything. I’ll see what else they’ve got on the menu.”

I restrained a groan of frustration and drew my focus back to the traffic around me. Quentin had been on better behavior since we’d come to Austin. I knew it was mostly for Lou’s benefit even when she wasn’t with us, but I could give him a little credit for self-control—and do my best to rein in my own irritation.

The right lane was packed with parked cars. I eyeballed them for my chance to veer over to make the turn I needed to. One started flashing its turn signal to pull out into traffic, so I switched to the brake to give it a chance to enter ahead of me.

Quentin let out a huff. “Jesus, St. Pierre, who taught you how to drive? We could have been halfway across town by now.”

The jab raised my hackles in an instant. “Some of us learned to be courteous to other drivers on the road.”

He snorted derisively. There was a familiar quality to the sound that cut right to the quick of my nerves. “There’s polite and then there’s being a total wimp about it. You know, if you want to get anywhere in life, you’ve got to—”

“Maybe I don’t fucking care what you have to say about it,” I burst out. “Let me drive however the hell I want to drive!”

The car jerked to a stop at a red light, and uncomfortable silence clogged the car. A burn of embarrassment spread up the back of my neck.

He’d only been casually hassling me. I hadn’t needed to start yelling and swearing at him. So much for keeping my temper in check.

After a blip of shock, Quentin simply shook his head at me. His nonchalant reaction abruptly reminded me of what he’d said about his mother. How many times had he needed to deal with her snapping at him out of the blue like I’d just done?

Fucking hell.

As I sucked in a deep breath, trying to steady myself, Quentin clicked his tongue chidingly. “And there’s another thing. You’re going to keep getting distracted from your performances if you let people rile you up at the drop of a hat.”

I managed to keep my voice at a normal volume, though it still came out sharper than I’d have liked.

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