Fangs, Fate & Other Bad Decisions novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81

The Uber ride to her house feels endless, stretching between us like a dark highway I can’t escape. I know I should’ve listened to Mike he made it crystal clear not to go–but I can’t not go to her.

Griffin sits beside me, looking as smug as ever in his navy suit. His presence, which is usually comforting, only heightens the pressure

ure that sits on my chest. He’s been quiet, for the most part, but I can feel his eyes on me in the dim car light. Always watching, and always calculating.

He lets out a long sigh, and it’s the kind that signals he’s not going to let me stew in my thoughts for much longer.

“You know, you’re really fucking this up, right?” Griffin’s voice slices through the low hum of the engine like it’s been sharpening itself during the entire ride until now.

I don’t look at him. “Not now,” I mutter, my eyes glued to the faint blur of lights outside the window.

“You’re not good at this, Thane, I get that,” Griffin continues, his voice turning into something like disappointment. “Hell, I know you have no idea what you’re doing. But you keep pushing and pulling her, and every time she tries to get close, you push her even further away.”

I can feel my jaw tighten, but I don’t let the words hit me, no matter how true they are.

“Just drop it, I growl, though I know it’s not really directed at him. I’m angry at myself. Angry at how I let things get this far.

But Griffin doesn’t stop because that’s not who he is. He leans in just a little, almost as if he’s savoring the moment, then asks, “You honestly believe Mike won’t shield her from someone like you? A man like you, who can’t even open up to the people closest to him, let alone deserve someone like her?”

Griffin seems to sense he’s pushed me as far as he can for tonight, at least. “Okay,” he sighs, leaning back into his seat. “But don’t say I didn’t

warn you.”

We stay quiet for the remainder of the ride. The tension in the car is thick enough to cut, the weight of everything I’ve left unsaid sitting between us like an unspoken truth.

I barely wait for the car to come to a complete stop before I open the door and step out–a man on a mission to get to his woman.

Griffin follows behind me, but I don’t hear his footsteps. I don’t hear anything except the sound of my own heart hammering in my chest as her front door gets closer with each step I take.

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