“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about Richie!”
“I didn’t know you rejected Nik!”
Opal bit her bottom lip and squeezed her bag. Azaire, the boys and I arrived in Ophelia Falls after midnight. Azaire and I went back to his apartment. We were exhausted but I felt the pull of the Heat in my loins but exhaustion won that battle.
Opal and I walked along the small stores in the Black Claw Pack while our significant others were out taking care of business.
“Yeah, well I had to reject Nik. Things weren’t going anywhere with us.”
“Does he know about Richie?”
“No! And you can’t tell him either.”
I chuckled. “Opal, I haven’t spoken to my brothers since I left unless you count Lawrence.”
“Lawrence? Who’s that?” Opal stopped and stared at me.
“Oh, right. I have another older brother.”
Her jaw d
