Page 29 of Mated To The King's Gamma
He struts over to the liquor cabinet, grabs two bottles, and tosses one at me. I catch it with one hand as he flops back onto the couch, popping his open with his teeth.
“Who knew the king’s terrifying Gamma was also the dumbest bastard alive?”
I flip him off. “You’re not helping.”
“Sure, I am.” He smirks. “I’m making you realize how much of an idiot you are.”
I exhale sharply, shaking my head. “I just—I don’t know what the fuck to do, Liam. She won’t let me be there for her. I can’t even touch her.”
Liam swirls his bottle, taking a slow sip before shrugging. “So stop trying so hard.”
I blinked. “What?”
“You’re acting like if you push hard enough, she’s just gonna wake up and say, ‘oh, silly me, I do love Gannon and want to spend every night in his bed!’” He waves a hand. “That’s not how trauma works, brother. If it did, I’d be perfectly normal and not, you know—” He gestured wildly at himself. “This.”
“Yeah, you’re a lost cause.”
“Damn right I am.” He takes another swig. “Now, tell me, how’s my dear sweet Dustin? He is ignoring me since the whole brothel ordeal.”
I eye him. “Probably pissed off considering you stuck your dick in Tandi.”
Liam nearly chokes on his drink. “First of all—how dare you. Second of all—it was for science.”
I stare at him blankly. “Science?”
“Yes, science.” He wipes his mouth, sitting up straight like he is about to explain quantum physics. “Dustin refuses to mark me because he thinks I’ll eventually leave him for a woman, right? So, in my infinite wisdom, I thought, hmm, what if I prove to him that sleeping with a woman doesn’t do it for me? Boom. Science.”
“That’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard.”
“Correction—it’s the bravest shit you’ve ever heard.”
“So let me get this straight.” I leaned forward, rubbing my temples. “You slept with Tandi to make Dustin jealous—so he’d mark you?”
“Exactly!” Liam points at me like I’m a prize student. “Now you get it.”
“No, I don’t get it, Liam, because that makes no fucking sense, that’s cheating.”
“No, he dumped me, I was merely showing him what he was missing.”
“By fucking Tandi.”
“It worked didn’t it or he wouldn’t have his knickers in a knot! “It makes perfect sense. Maybe I went too far with carving my name into her, but I have proven I want only him, since we got together, and yet the one person I actually want doesn’t believe I’m gonna stick around.” He sighs dramatically. “I love that stubborn prick, but I swear to the gods, if he doesn’t get it through his thick skull that I’m his and not going anywhere, I’m gonna lose my fucking mind and set frank on him.”
“The fact you mentioned Frank proves you’ve already lost your mind.”
“Fair point.” He takes another drink, staring at the ceiling. “But seriously, what the fuck do I do?”
I sigh. “You wait, Liam. And you prove it to him the way you should have in the first place, not by sticking your dick in someone else.”
“Boring but effective,” Liam mutters. “Fine. I’ll be mature about it. I will not fuck her again. Besides, I think Damian might kill me if I try.” He rolls his eyes before smirking. “But for the record, it did kind of work. Dustin didn’t talk to me for two days, which means he is jealous. So I technically won.”
“You are so fucking unhinged.”
“And you love me for it,” he says before frowning when he realizes our bottle is empty.
“Come on, if you’re gonna cry on my shoulder all damn night I need another drink.” Liam gets to his feet and heading for his door.
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