“Well, yes. What else could it be?”
He gestured to his face like he thought the reason was obvious. “I draw a lot of attention,” he added.
“And Chase doesn’t? That boy is practically a peacock at times,” I pointed out.
“Hey!” It was Chase’s turn to be appalled at my words.
I didn’t care that both he and Spencer were listening in.
“Yes, but you and I both know it’sverydifferent kinds of attention.Chase gets positive attention, whereas my face makes people look on in horror.”
“Well, that seems like their problem,” I replied stiffly. “I happen to quite like your face.”
“Flora…” He trailed off.
“Can you really not tell that you’re handsome? Are you that obtuse?” I said, turning to him. “You’ve got a strong jawline, amazing bright eyes, really dense stubble that’s hilariously bushy, some scarring on one side of your face, and a nose that looks like you’ve taken a punch or two—but it’s full of character.”
Bear stared at me for a long moment. So long, in fact, that I was starting to feel awkward. I shifted in my seat, turning my attention to my food. As much as I hated to admit it, Spencer was a decent cook.
“You actually mean that, don’t you?” he whispered after a while.
Chapter 27
Spencer
“We can’t keep her here forever, no matter how much you want to,” Chase said as I cleaned up the kitchen.
After breakfast, Flora had retreated to her room, saying that she needed to shower.
We all knew she was avoiding us. Who could blame her? None of us had been acting rationally when it came to her. Anytime I thought about her going to class, being out in the open, at risk, my chest got this tight feeling I wasn't used to.
Anxiety. I was anxious about her safety. Inevercracked. I had been shot at, chased by criminals, had car accidents, and so many more disasters—yet none of those incidents had elicited this emotion.
I sighed. “What’s her schedule for the day after tomorrow?”
Chase grinned. “You don’t have it memorized?” he teased. “Well, she’s got economics at twelve and international finance in the afternoon.”
My mind started running through the logistics of wherethose classes took place. Economics was in the same building as Percy's classes, so I knew it like the back of my hand.
“Where is the international finance classroom?” I asked.
“You're going to love this. It’s literally one building over, and it’s a carbon copy. Same room layouts and everything.”
That would make watching over her much easier. Knowing all the entrances and exits was important.
“How do you propose we do this?” I asked, turning to face him. “There are only three of us, and someone needs to be with the Garnetts. Someone needs to go with Percy to his classes. Someone needs to be with Flora at all times, and someone needs to go to her old place.”
Whichever way I thought about it, there weren’t enough people. Henrik and his pack were in the country, but it would take them a few days to get to California. They had been working a job in the remote Alaskan wilderness.
“Percy goes to half of his classes on his own. He’s no longer a hockey player and doesn’t need that much protection. Why don't you talk to Devin and ask what he would rather we do? One of us could stay with the Garnetts or follow Percy.”
Devin was a reasonable alpha. He was their pack leader, and I respected him… most of the time.
I still thought he was a bit of an idiot for leaving his pregnant omega to go and play hockey.
“You talk to Devin. I’ll go with Flora tomorrow—Are you happy to clear her apartment?” I asked.
Chase felt like the natural choice, if there was a chance he would find any hidden bugs or cameras. Bear and I could recognize what items were, but we didn't understand them the way Chase did.
