Beast shot me a questioning look. “Doesn’t it though? Her father’s the sergeant-at-arms of an MC. We’re legit now, but there was a time when we weren’t and Cal was part of that. Alexandra’s friends might not know that, but if they thought someone was onto them, who better to take the fall than a biker’s daughter?”
I mulled it over. Porter’s actions and reaction to meeting Cal came to mind, but I kept that to myself. He wasn’t part of this… at least, not until I’d forced him to take me to Brantley’s.
“Right. You two headed back?”
Beast nodded and opened his door. “Yeah. You’re coming back tonight, right?”
“Tomorrow night.”
“Good. You need to be at the clubhouse first thing in the morning.”
Tundra leaned forward. “Beast, we need to grab lunch. Why don’t we take Alexandra to lunch before we go.”
Beast mulled it over. “That works. We’ll go to McAllister’s since they aren’t in Jacksonville anymore.”
Chapter fifteen
At My Mercy
Alexandra
Istoodnexttothe front door staring at Beast, Tundra, and Rafferty. “I’d love to go to lunch with you all, but I have a study group at two o’clock.”
“You still need to study?” Tundra asked.
I sighed as guilt crept in. “I suppose at this point if I don’t know the material by now…”
“Be straight with us, Lex,” Rafferty said.
He always knew when I was trying not to be an inconvenience. The truth was that even if I spent the next two hours with the group, the material wasn’t likely to penetrate because I still couldn’t believe Ines was gone.
Beast grinned. “She’s always been a smartie. If she says she’s got this, I believe her.”
I gave Beast a head shake. “I need to get on campus by one-fifty. I don’t want to force you all to eat fast and—”
Beast shoved his sunglasses up on his head, his blue eyes full of confusion. “You aren’t forcing us to do anything, Allie-Alexandra.”
I blushed at him using the nickname he gave me when I was a kid. “Okay, where are we headed?”
“McAllister’s,” Tundra said.
We piled into Rafferty’s Titan, Beast and Tundra insisting that I sit up front.
“Are you good on rent for the next few months? Or are you going to start looking for another roommate?” Tundra asked.
I stared out the window, my mind flooding with memories of Ines and me after move-in day. We’d been neighbors at our last complex and bonded before Simone moved. Which was good because when our old complex raised the rent, we both needed a roommate and we’d found a new place. The idea of going through that hassle again made my stomach twist.
In the side mirror, I made eye contact with Tundra who sat behind me. “I’m sure I could find a new roommate, but I’m thinking I might be better off moving. Get away from the memories and start fresh.”
Tundra reached up and gave my shoulder a squeeze. “I understood you being here when you could room with Simone, but - JU has a dental program.”
If I had a dollar for every time I’d heard that.Simone’s mom graduated from Jacksonville University, and she raved about how much she loved it.
I shot Tundra a small smile through the side mirror. “I know, but now I have a part-time gig with a cool pediatric dentist and I only have another two years to go.”
The air in the cab felt stifling.
“Seems the prospect doesn’t like that,” Beast said.
