Butwhydid he like being around me?
Seriously, why me? I didn’t understand it. No one else wanted to stay or to understand me or to spend more time with me other than getting off.
Would I ever understand him?
CHAPTER TEN
LINK
Smitten. I was so fucking smitten, I wanted to punch myself in the face for being so cringe. My poor baby was a muddled mess inside his brain, and I was sure he was thinking I was unhinged for liking him. But I wasn’t. I was only loco when it came to protecting my people and businesses; I’d kill any man or woman who fucked me over.
But I knew without a doubt that I was going to wear Ryo down and we’d live a happily-ever-after life.
After I killed all his family for making him think he wasn’t worthy of someone’s time and attention.
At the door to the dining room, I pushed it open for him and waved him through with a grin.
He glared and clenched his jaw, but I knew on the inside he was swooning for me.
The room was packed. I fucking hated how many eyes there were because I knew Ryo couldn’t be himself. His shoulderspushed back as he stalked toward the head of the table where Wolf and Ruin were.
“Hey, I guess we didn’t get here early enough. Lucky the food hasn’t arrived yet,” I commented as I followed Ryo, who hummed in return.
His reserved ways in front of people were cute.
Though, I bet it had to do with his family and how they brought him up, and it made me want to hunt them down and smother them with bags over their heads.
If they ever showed their faces around Ryo, I’d shoot first and ask questions later.
Still, the only good thing they did was bring Ryo into the world, because I wouldn’t have met him otherwise.
Cheers to illegal activities.
“Hey,” I called to Ryo’s friends as I pulled out his chair while he bowed at Wolf. But then I saw the flare to Ryo’s gaze, which was on the chair, so I quickly dropped down into the seat next to his.
“Link, I see Ryo got to you.” Ruin tapped his cheek and neck.
I grinned. “I deserved it.”
Ruin snorted before asking, “Heard you got shot at too.”
I glanced at Ryo to see his jaw clench. “Ha, yeah. Just a little misunderstanding, but that was all sorted.”
“I would like no talking about business at dinner,” Wolf commented. “Katon,” he called.
The older guy popped his head out of the swinging door at the back. “Taro-Sama?”
“Please let the kitchens know we’re all ready.”
“Of course.” And he disappeared again.
As Wolf was drawn into a conversation with an older woman and Ruin spoke with Ryo, I took the chance to look along the full table. Family of Wolf’s from all ages sat talking or looking at something on their phones.
No one questioned what I was doing here. No one gave me a strange look, like I shouldn’t be here. They’d all just accepted my appearance.
It showed me that Wolf ran his family well. They knew to trust him.
“It wasn’t always this peaceful at the dinner table,” Ryo said softly beside me. When I turned to him, he went on. “Wolf had members who disrespected him and his life choices.” His gaze flicked to Ruin. “They also made it clear they hated Wolf’s sister.”
