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“An addict might not care so much about their kid, so if she is still using, it might not be so easy,” I say, scratching the back of my neck.

Porter slams his fists down on the table and stares at me. “She’ll do it for Mia.”

I shake my head and lean back in my chair.

They have no idea.

“Finn, get her number off Mia’s phone, and we’ll come up with something,” Brooks says.

So fucking easy for him to say. I’m the one going behind her back.

She feels like I’m all she has, and I’m fucking with that.

I’m fucking with her trust.

I’m gonna lose her, and I have no one to blame but myself.

10

Mia

All of my fears were for nothing. Today has been an amazing day. Harper showed me around Souls Two, and to my surprise, it is nothing like the Souls we are always at. This is more high-end. I can see why she is so passionate about it. She explained how it used to look, beaten down, with holes all over, and it’s hard to imagine seeing it now.

When we got to talking about what I could do, she was very nice. She said if I was someone just walking off the street, she’d start me as a waitress, but since I’m Finn’s girl, she won’t do that. It made my heart pound in my chest having the recognition.

Until today I never really considered how it would feel to be someone’s girl. I was so determined and focused on finding true love that I never knew there was something more exciting. More sexy.

When Finn went all jealous alpha on me this morning, I was never more turned on in my life. He doesn’t just want to be with me. He wants me to be his. He’s jealous of another man even looking at me, and it’s fucking hot.

So, when Harper kept calling me Finn’s girl, it had adrenaline coursing through me. Giving me a high that I never knew was possible but one I will crave now.

We decided that it’s best I work with Ivy for now. I’ll be helping her do the paperwork. It might not sound exciting, but it’s real, and that’s what I need. I want to feel wanted and appreciated. In California, it didn’t matter if I didn’t show up for work. I didn’t do anything important. Here I’ll be needed, and I like that feeling.

Harper said after I’m around a while and know more about the club and how it runs that we can evaluate and see if I’m suited for something different.

It’s all very exciting.

We are all on our way to Souls now to meet up with the guys. This seems to be what they do. The guys do club stuff, and the girls run Souls Two, but at the end of the day, they always meet at Souls.

I smile in the passenger seat of Gillian’s car.

I feel accepted for the first time in my life. I feel like I belong.

“Thinking about Finn?” she asks, laughing.

The smile stays on my face as I turn toward her. “No, I’m actually thinking about how I like being here.”

She stops at a light and glances in my direction. She’s definitely closer to my age, and Riley is definitely a lot older. It works for them, though. It’s so easy to see that.

Her long black hair is down with some small curls throughout, and she pushes it off her face as she smiles.

“I’m gonna tell you something that Finn told me when I was new around here.” I sit up straighter, waiting to hear this advice, thrilled that she’s willing to share it with me. “Everyone has a best friend in this club. Zane has Kace. Brooks has Enzo. Riley has Porter. Harper has Ivy. And I have Finn. He kinda fell into that role because I was so beaten down at the time, and he stepped in, making sure I didn’t give up. When you find your best friend, you’ll know what I mean.”

I think about this as the light changes, and she focuses on the road again. It does make sense. They all seem to have that one person, and I’m suddenly hit with jealousy.

“There’s no one left,” I whisper.

She peeks at me quickly, saying, “What?”

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