“Hey!” Theo snarled, but Cal brushed her out of the way.
“Back off, Cass. Ryan was just trying to help.”
She rolled her eyes. “Yeah, well. The truth fucking hurts.”
“Don’t talk to my brother like that,” Theo growled, but Cass barely flinched.
“Settle down, muscle shirt,” she snapped, and I thought for a second that Theo was going to punch her in the face. Theo didn’t hit women unless she was in the ring. However, this one seemed to have found a way directly under her skin.
“Still think she has more manners than me?” Cal asked, his tone somewhat amused, though he was glaring at his sister and had positioned himself directly between myself and her.
Theo didn’t answer. She simply glowered, clenching her fists at her sides.
“Caleb?” We all stopped talking as a meek blond woman entered the kitchen.
“Mommy?” Caleb gasped. He shot out of his seat, his waffles all but forgotten. We collectively turned to watch Caleb throw himself into his mother’s arms. Tears streamed down both of their cheeks as she bent down to pick up her child. She crushed him against her, and he sobbed while she held him.
“I’m sorry I ran away, Mommy,” he whispered, and she shook her head, her own face streaked with tears.
“That’s okay, baby. We’re safe now. That’s all that matters.”
“We don’t need to go back?”
“No, baby. We don’t need to go back…”
Turning away from the touching reunion in an attempt to give them some privacy, I wracked up the courage to address Cal’s sister again.
“Uhm. Where are they going to go? Considering…” I stopped speaking mid-sentence, suddenly unsure if Cass knew Cal had killed Caleb’s dad.
Theo shot me a dark look. “Considering what?”
Cass rolled her eyes. “That’s privileged information, Ms…” she trailed off, and Theo snorted.
“Theo… her name is Theo.” I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose.
“What are you, a lawyer?” Theo asked incredulously.
She grinned. “What gave me away?”
“Besides the fact that you’re clearly a massive bi-”
Cassandra stepped into Theo’s personal space, her brown eyes burning with a terrifying sort of coldness. I had seen that look in Cal’s eyes before, and I didn’t like it.
“Finish that sentence. I dare you,” she challenged, her voice low and dark.
It felt like the temperature in the kitchen dropped several degrees as Cass and my sister stared each other down.
“You think I’m afraid of you? You may have a big fancy law degree, but you wouldn’t last asecondin my world, princess,” Theo growled, stepping even closer into her personal space.
The corner of Cass’ mouth tilted up, and her gaze fell to the cut on Theo’s cheek.
“What, because you live some shitty life that fucks up your face, you think you’re tougher than me?”
To my absolute shock and horror, Cassandra reached out with the hand that wasn’t holding her Chanel bag and literally stuck her nail in the cut on Theo’s face.
She jerked back and away from her, a potent mix of fury and astonishment flashing across her face.
Holy shit, this woman was insane. I glanced between Cass and Cal, realizing that they had more in common than just physical appearance. They were both fucking psychopaths.
