Page 54 of Jagger
I'm safe.
"Maybe we should invite Nicole?" Aphrodite suggests, tapping her chin.
"Sure." I owe Nicole my life too. I barely knew her, and she'd risked her life to come and save me and those other girls.
The trip to L.A. flew by, and to my surprise, an agency signed me on the spot.
I'm still numb. I watch people hurry by with their designer shopping bags as I sip the ridiculously priced margarita in front of me.
"You okay?" Aphrodite peers at me, and I blink.
"Huh?"
"Are you alright? You spaced out." Aphrodite leans back in her seat, her leather crop top clutching her curves. She could model, but she doesn't need the money. Her raven-colored hair spills down to her ass, her signature red lips pursing as she studies me.
"It's hardly surprising," Nicole says, reaching out for my hand. "You've been through so much."
I give a thin smile and squeeze her hand in return. "I'm okay, guys. I just drift away sometimes…"
Nicole gives me a sad smile, her eyes watering. She's so sensitive, it's unreal to think of her with Wolfe Knight. Sure, the guy is a god, but he is seriously fucked up. All of the Archer High boys are as far as I'm concerned. Kaden seems to be the most decent of them all, but he's still angry and possessive over Aphrodite which is amusing considering she's a mafia princess.
Soon to be queen, no doubt.
"How is Wolfe?" I ask Nicole, shocking us all. I hadn't once mentioned his name other than one time in conversation with Aphrodite, but he'd not hurt me back in that house. It's strange, but I see him as a protector.
"He's alright, but he still has this fixation on trafficking rings." Nicole winces. "Shit, sorry!"
"It's okay," I respond weakly, hating that that's what I'd been through. A victim of a trafficking ring. "What do you mean, fixation?"
Nicole spins the stem of her cocktail glass, chewing on her lip. "He wants to go underground and kill them all."
A warmth spreads in my chest, and my lips pull in the corners. I knew Wolfe was protective.
"He is actually really sweet," Nicole continues as Aphrodite chokes on her drink.
"Fuck off. Wolfe Knight isnotsweet."
Nicole blushes. "I know he can be an asshole, but he does care."
"Yeah, about you," Aphrodite replies.
Nicole flushes a deeper shade of beetroot. "No, he cares about her." She nods at me, and I twist toward her.
"Me?"
"Yeah. He's always asking if you're alright." Nicole sips her drink. "But he knows you and Jagger hate each other, and Jagger's his boy, so he won't become your bestie or whatever."
We all laugh, and the conversation turns to Kaden.
"He's so sweet," Nicole tells Aphrodite who laughs throatily.
"Yeah, he can be," she agrees softly. "He's fucking incredible."
My chest feels hollow. They're both so in love with their boys, and I'm here, just a fucking victim.
"What about Colton or Hunter?" Nicole says to me, giving me a side-eye. "Anything there?"
Aphrodite cuts her eyes at Nicole. "No."
