Page 69 of Players and Pages
Ash’s eyes hardened. “Don’t apologize for that creep’s actions. You didn’t ask for this and none of it is your fault.”
His attention shifted from my omega to me, offering a nod. “I’m Ash. The two pulling up any minute are Holt and Mathias. We’re Taryn’s pack. I’m guessing you’re Dani’s hot shot pack?”
His voice was teasing but he was sizing me up, as if weighing if we were good enough for her. I didn’t react, simply waited for him to finish.
Griff and Cy walked up, each extending a hand.
“Cy,” he said. “Nice to meet you.”
“Ash,” Taryn’s alpha supplied, then shook Griff’s hand. “And you’re Griff. You guys need help taking care of this?”
“You sound like you’re in the mafia now,” Taryn snorted.
“I’ve got a security team coming out to put cameras and a system in the shop,” Griff said. He’d been on the phone with them before he started baking. “Just be vigilant. I don’t think this is the last we’re going to see of him.”
“I think he snapped,” Bea said as she walked up. “He’s raving in the back of that car. Look.”
We all glanced over to see his mouth moving like crazy as he pressed himself against the glass. It was like something out of a horror movie.
How the mighty had fallen.
“Crazy how all he had to do was not be a dick and none of this would have been an issue,” Cy said, shaking his head in disgust. “It’s not hard to not creep on women or let jealousy take you out.”
“Some people are born crazy,” Ash said. “I’d like to hear the details on this security system, though, if you don’t mind.”
Griff nodded, walking off with him as another car pulled up. An alpha in flannel and a cowboy hat and a beta that looked downright wholesome compared to the other two, stepped out.
Taryn was quickly pulled into their own hugs and once overs, making sure she was unscathed before they looked at the other omegas. It was nice to see a pack as protective over her friends.
It wasn’t realistic for us to be with her at all times, and knowing they were in her corner made it feel less terrifying to leave her behind.
“Holt, Mathias,” Taryn said, pointing to each of them. “This is Jackson and Cy. Griff is with Ash going over security.”
“Let me see if I can help,” Mathias said as he walked off with a wave to us.
Standing there was a bit awkward. Everyone was ready to go home. Bea was the first to give in, making sure the book club members had their things and locking the doors. The girls agreed to clean up the mess tomorrow.
Griff was shaking as bad as Dani as he walked back out, eyes darting to Henry. Though his were filled with fury.
The sheriff was fussing over the old women, and honestly, I just wanted to know the details of what happened before we arrived.
Why was Henry bloody?
How did he get this close?
Fuck, we failed her.
“We’ve got what we need for now. You guys can go, we’ll be in touch tomorrow,” the sheriff said, handing the girls his business card before climbing in the squad car.
Henry was in for a long night. Good. I hoped it was awful.
“Let’s go, sweets,” I urged, leading her toward our car. Griff hadn’t said much, and honestly Cy hadn’t, either.
Tonight was a blinding example of just how far Henry was willing to go to ruin our lives.
I could still hear him screaming about the ‘golden boy’ and I didn’t like to think just how far he was willing to go. Would he ever truly be satisfied?
Dani was eerily quiet on the drive back. She was still shaking slightly and her hand was clinging so hard to mine that my fingers were going numb.
