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Fallon whips around, her eyes widening before her lips spread into an approving smile. “Oh hell yeah, Brookie! You’re a knockout! Total sex kitten.”

My cheeks heat in a blush and I tuck my hair behind my ears, striding over to take a peek at myself in the mirror.

Fallon’s totally right- this dress ishot. Now all I’ve gotta do is put on some heels, swap these glasses for contacts, curl my hair…

“So is tonight the night?” Fallon asks, still poking through her closet.

“Whaddya mean?” I ask, turning to look at my dress from another angle in the mirror. The cutouts show a lot more skin than I thought they would- and sideboob. I don’t think a bra is gonna work with this dress after all.Oh well…

“To mark each other, seal the bond.” Fallon says it so casually, like it’s just something you’d do on a typical Saturday rather than a life-altering decision to commit to someone for life.

“What?!” I ask, my voice pinched.

She spins to look at me, arching a brow. “You’re gonna seal the bond, aren’t you? The next full moon’s in a couple weeks! You’re on the clock, sis.”

I blow out a breath, throwing my hands on my hips. “I don’t know. It’s still so soon…”

“Well what are you waiting for?” Fallon laughs. “I thought everything was going great!

“Itis,” I sigh. “It’s just… it’s a big decision. I’m not sure if we’re there yet.”

Fallon rolls her eyes, turning back to her closet. “Whatever,” she mumbles, pulling out a red dress and throwing it over her arm.

I don’t respond. My sister and I are so fundamentally different- there’s no way she could understand how much I’m wrestling with this decision. She’s impulsive, reckless- she doesn’t think her decisions through, she just jumps in with both feet. I’m more the type to dip a toe.

That isn’t to say that things with Theo aren’t great, because they are- I just want to make sure they stay that way before I tie myself to him forever. I really hope they do since I’m already so invested in this thing we have together. I’m falling hard, but I’m not scared anymore, because I know he’ll catch me.

Fallon and I get all dolled up before heading out for the night- I curl my hair, let it fall in bouncy waves over my shoulders. Put in my contacts and go full glam with my makeup. Don a pair of stiletto heels that make my legs look like they go on for days. My sister looks amazing, too- she’s rocking a little red strapless dress, red lipstick, and her signature ponytail.

“These boys are gonna eat their hearts out when they see us,” Fallon chuckles, slipping her arm around my shoulders as we stand in front of the full-length mirror in her bedroom. “Theo might just throw you over his shoulder, carry you outta there right away.”

I shake my head, rolling my eyes-but why does the thought of that excite me?

I know it’s immature, but the thought of Theo being all growly and dominant, staking his claim over me, has heat curling in my belly.

“Let’s go,” I say, shrugging Fallon’s arm from my shoulders and turning to grab my clutch off of the dresser. I glance at my phone before I slip it inside my clutch- we’ll be a little early, but I don’t want to waste another minute without Theo’s eyes on me, his hands on me, his lips on me…

“Alright, alright,” Fallon laughs, taking one last glance at herself in the mirror and smoothing her ponytail. She strides over to me, looping her arm through mine. “Let’s do this.”

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

Theo

I bring my beer bottle to my lips, the cold carbonation tickling the back of my throat as I take a long swig.

“She’s still staring,” Reid chuckles from his seat across from me at our table in the back corner of the Goldenleaf bar. He arches a brow, pointing his beer bottle at me. “You gonna put that poor girl out of her misery or what?”

I turn over my shoulder to see Sutton positioned at the bar, leaning back against it on her elbows. Her shiny dark hair is draped over her shoulders, her glossy lips pursed as she eye-fucks the shit outta me.

I shake my head, turning back to my friends and picking up my beer again. “Nah,” I sigh, taking a swig. “Not interested.” I set it back down on the table, glancing up to find that Brock and Reid are staring at me dubiously. Jax already knows about me and Brooke, so he’s keeping his head down, avoiding eye contact, and Gray isn’t here yet to back me up.

I blow out a breath, knowing that I’m gonna be hit with so much shit for the next words to come out of my mouth. “I’m seeing someone.”

Brock and Reid’s eyes widen simultaneously, and they look to each other, then back to me.

“Wait, what?” Reid blinks.

Jax has been holding his tongue from his seat beside me and I hear him breathe a sigh, like he’s glad he no longer has to keep my secret.

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