Page 68 of Broken Harmony
“I’m proud to be a part of it.” I pull her into a hug. Over the past six months, we’ve gotten closer. I’m happy to call her a friend. I need more of those. She’s truly a kind soul.
“I say we go out and celebrate,” Benji, one of Maya’s Alpha’s suggests.
“As if you didn’t already have a party planned for our Omega,” Holden, another one of Maya’s Alphas, chuckles.
“True, true.” Benji grins.
“What do you say, Kitty Cat?” Nate asks. “You up for a party?”
“Why not?” I grin. “Can the guys come?”
“Of course!" Maya smiles.
“Who’s all coming?” I ask her, biting the inside of my cheek, praying way too hard that Lulu will be there.
I’ve been working on this movie for six months, and never once has Lulu come to set. Maya has been involved a lot, but she hasn’t talked much about her best friend. I’ve been too chicken shit to ask her about Lulu.
If Maya knows anything about Lulu’s and my past, she’s never once shown it. I truly don’t think she knows who I once was to her best friend. And for some reason, that hurts.
I didn’t think it was my place to let her in on that knowledge, so I’ve kept my mouth shut.
“I’m not much of a people person.” Maya smiles shyly. “So I was thinking just us, me, my pack, the band, and Liam and Nate.”
No Lulu.
“Sounds perfect.” I smile.
“Is Lulu not coming?” Phoenix asks.
Maya sighs. “No.” She looks disappointed. “She said she’s not feeling well. Gavin and Brady are with her right now.”
“Who are they?” I find myself asking, and I want to kick myself in the ass for it.
Maya smiles. “Lulu’s Alphas. They’re good guys. She deserves them.”
And just like that, I get a sucker punch to the gut. This is why I didn’t do deep dives on her lately. Knowing she could be moving on with other people makes me want to rip my damn heart out.
I say nothing, not sure I’m able to talk. Liam and Nate give me a look, both of them concerned. I just smile, putting a fake happy face on, trying not to act like it’s killing me.
The whole party, I try hard to enjoy myself. I deserve this night out. I worked hard. But any time I found myself alone with my thoughts, all I could think about was her.
Are they her scent matches? Is she happy? Are they good to her?
Part of me has the strong urge to do more research into them, find out who Gavin and Brady are. Are they good enough for Lulu?
But I don’t. Because it’s none of my business. This is her life. Her happiness.
“Ready to go home?” Liam asks, lowering his mouth to my ear.
I smile up at him and sigh. “With you? Any time, big guy.”
There’s a low growl that makes my pussy weep for this man. “Behave,” he warns.
I might be a little tipsy right now. Okay, I'm trashed. I needed to take the edge off, shut my mind off. Yeah, it didn’t work. If anything, it made it worse.
“Come on. Let’s get you home,” he says, wrapping his arm around me.
We make our rounds to say goodbye to everyone. The guys decide to stay a little longer, but Nate comes home with us.
