“Okay. We’re all ready for story time.” Paisley smiles.
Armando tells them about Lake Renegade. How it was founded and how all the families that are tied to it work together. He’s left out the fact that Eros, Apollo and their families are shifters. I think by the looks on their faces, story time has them questioning a lot of things.
Lily
Learning about the families in Lake Renegade is a lot to find out. But it also makes me want to go there and see what it’s really like. I think that we should visit there when we go to Chicago for the Twisted Bonds concert.
I thought it would be too much having five enormous men in my house. They’ve all made me feel safer. Especially Tristan. Every time he touches me, I can’t help the smile on my face. But I have to keep reminding myself that he’s leaving. There’s no future for us. And it’s making me sad, because I really want to be with him. He’s suggested that I should look at moving to Lake Renegade. But I did that once. I moved here for Carson and look where it got me. I can’t do that again.
“So are you thinking of moving to be with Tristan?” Paisley asks me as we’re getting ready for bed.
“I don’t know. Remember what happened when I did that with Carson?” I whisper.
“Fuck Carson. He’s an asshole who I hope is wallowing in his own shit for doing what he did to you.”
“There are some days that I can’t believe that he just left like he did. What’s wrong with me that after nine years he could just leave?”
“I wish I had the answers for you. But I have to say that when I met you and then Carson? I didn’t really like him. There was always something about him that I didn’t like, but I couldn’t put my finger on why.”
“Seriously? I never knew that, why didn’t you tell me before?”
“Because you loved him. And I love you. So no matter what I supported you in what you wanted.”
“I wish you had told me. From now on, you need to tell me. What do you think of Tristan?”
“I think he’s perfect for you. The way he looks at you when you’re not looking? I want a man to look at me that way.”
“I really like him, but I know I can’t do long distance. And I don’t want to leave you and Cora.”
“Well you’re in luck. Cora and I have been talking. And we’d like to see Lake Renegade. Maybe we can all move there together.”
“Seriously? You’d both do that for me?”
“We’re a team and if you want to move there for a boy? Then we’ll go with you.”
“Wait. What if you meet someone and he doesn’t live in Lake Renegade?”
“Well then you’ll have to move.” She laughs. “I told Cora that if it was one of us that met our person and needed to move, we’d go. But it’s you that met yours first. So now we need to go and see our new home.”
“I was thinking that when we go to the concert, we could visit.”
“That’s the perfect time. Have you told Tristan about the concert? It’s in three weeks.”
“I was hoping this would be over before the concert. But I’ll bring it up in the morning.”
While we’re talking, my phone goes off.
Unknown: Are you stupid? Do you think those behemoth assholes are going to protect you from me? They’re a joke. You should watch your back. I’m coming
What the fuck.
“You need to show this to the guys.”
“They’re sleeping.”
“Oh please, they’re not sleeping. If you don’t, I will.”
I sigh and head downstairs. Tristan jumps up as I walk into the living room.
