Almost.
The wolves never would have agreed.
Nathan stared at me for a beat. Long enough for me to become antsy. With the exception of Connor and Liam, Nathan was probably the one who knew me best. He would know I was lying.I wasn’t sure how long I could withstand a focused interrogation either.
A wide smile bloomed on his face. “I’m so glad I ran into you then. I’ve always wanted to be part of the infamous Girl’s Night.”
“Wait. What?”
No. No. No.
Caroline made a choked sound from a few feet away, her gaze as wild and panic stricken as mine.
We both knew how fucked we’d be if Nathan tagged along. Forget information gathering. We’d be lucky to get through the night intact.
“You don’t mind, do you, boss?” Nathan asked Thomas.
“Not at all. In fact, I insist. Put everything on my tab. I want my youngest and her friends to have the most memorable night of their lives.”
The smile Thomas leveled on me had shivers running down my back. It was the smile you’d see on the devil’s face after you just sold him your soul.
“You don’t have to do that,” I tried, knowing we’d landed ourselves in a trap.
“Oh, but I do. I have appearances to keep up. Have fun, my dear.”
With that, he followed Daniel to one of the waiting SUVs. Anton lingered a moment, shaking his head at me as if in sympathy.
Nathan clapped his hands. “I can’t wait until Liam finds out you’re here. Until then, your chariot awaits, my ladies.”
He gave me another silly grin before striding back to the SUV he’d been leaning against earlier.
I rubbed my forehead. “This is bad, isn’t it?”
Connor nodded. “I’d say that’s an understatement. We should have gotten off the plane as soon as we found Thomas waiting for us.”
“Hindsight is always 20/20,” I muttered as he followed Nathan over to the vehicle and climbed in the back.
“Aileen,” Caroline moaned, dragging her feet over to me.
“I know.”
“He’s going to ruin everything.”
“I’m aware.”
“What do we do now?”
“The only thing we can.”
We kept moving and hoped that things eventually sorted themselves out.
Caroline and Deborah climbed in the back with Connor while I took the front passenger seat. Sondra and the rest of the wolves rode in a different vehicle.
“Where too?” Nathan asked as I buckled my seat belt.
“We hadn’t really made any concrete plans.”
“I’ve got just the place then. You’re going to love this.”
