Page 14 of Broken Promises

“I don’t need a babysitter,” I argued, her eyebrow raising.

“No, but he does. Tag, you’re it,” she deadpanned before walking away, but Jett just chuckled.

“So, where do you want to sit? By the bar? The back corner? We can stand near the cage when the fights start if you want to be closer,” he offered.

“I’m surprised Logan isn’t with you,” I said instead, and I didn’t miss the grimace.

“He’s too busy staring at his phone, hoping you’ll call him.”

“He’ll be waiting a while.”

“Raven—” He gently grabbed my arm to stop me leaving, and I yanked it away from him.

“Don’t fucking touch me.”

“Can you just listen for a second then? I know you’re angry, you have every right to be, but maybe talking to Logan would be good for both of you. He didn’t mean to hurt you,” he said quickly, making me pause my plans to walk off on him. When he saw he had my attention, he continued. “He’s insanely in love with you, and he hates that you’re grieving without him.”

“Why did he brag to Reid like that?” I asked quietly, and he scoffed.

“Because he’s a fucking idiot. He won’t make excuses for how he acted, he just wishes that you wouldn’t shut him out. I don’t want to guilt you into talking to him, but the guy cried himself to sleep the night you were in the hospital. Don’t tell him I told you that though, I’m sworn to secrecy.”

“The fuck was he crying for? He wasn’t hit by a damn car.”

“No, but you were, and his emotions are still fried from finding out he’d knocked you up the same time he found out you’d lost the baby. He was hit with panic, joy, then devastation all in one moment,” he answered calmly. “Maybe just send him a text? Even if it’s just to say to leave you alone and you’re not ready to talk yet.”

We were interrupted by Maddox, who smacked Jett in the back of the head with a scowl. “What did I tell you? Mind your own business and stay out of it.”

“I’m just trying to help,” Jett grumbled as he rubbed his head, glancing at me. “I’m sorry for overstepping, I just wanted you to know that he’s really sorry and missing you.”

“I don’t want to talk to him, but can you tell him I’m sorry too?” I asked softly, making him frown.

“What for?”

“I’m just sorry,” I said before walking towards the corner to find a seat, dropping into it and pulling my hood up to hide a little. I was nowhere near ready to talk to Logan, but I hated knowing he was grieving too.

I couldn’t lie, I hadn’t expected it to hit him that hard.

It didn’t take long for Jett to sit beside me, but he didn’t talk, just keeping me company as more people arrived so the fights could start.

Reid

“Took your time,” Riley teased as I parked beside her car and switched the engine off, giving her an amused grin as I opened the door and put the window up.

“I had to get gas.”

“Where’d you go to get it? Lightning Cove? I’ve been waiting for ages.”

“You’ve been here for five minutes,” I deadpanned, locking the car and following her into the Psychos’ Shed. It was fight night, and since Luna had decided to spend some time with Penn at the Thieves’ compound, Riley figured we should watch the fights.

I’d seen Beckett fight before, and she scared me a little.

We moved through the crowd towards the bar, and I didn’t miss the way Diesel eyed me as he poured drinks for people. Ihadn’t done anything to piss him off, so I had no idea why I was getting the stink eye.

Riley noticed too, having no issue calling him out for it. “Stop glaring at my friends.”

“Who told you she was here?” he asked me, not replying to Riley.

I frowned, not knowing what he was talking about, and then my gaze caught on familiar blue hair in the back corner. “Raven’s here?”

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