Chapter 24
The laughter died quickly on my lips when I saw the fury in Joey’s eyes. The beautiful jade color was gone, replaced by darkness that I’d never seen before. I leaned back in my chair, wishing I had time to hide before he reached me.
“Do you know him?” Cass whispered harshly from across the table. “You’ve been holding out on me, big sis.”
“Hush, Cass, I’ll explain later,” I muttered.
“Will you explain it to me, too? Or do I get left in the dark as usual,” Joey said in a rough voice.
One of his hands was on the back of my chair, the other on the edge of our table, caging me in between him and Joel. I felt Joel bristle behind me, moving slightly forward to look Joey in the eye. Joey ignored him, all his attention focused on me.
Shit.
“Joey, nice to see you. What you are doin
