Leo
"Y
ou nervous about the gala?" Gage asks. We went back to the living room after the display between Alessa and Ryder. She is now in her office, still pissed, and I’m not sure where Ryder has disappeared to.
"Yeah, a little bit," I admit. "Not about going but about being presented as a freaking heir."
Gage shrugs. "The name comes with respect, but it also comes with enemies. But you have us now too."
"Do I?" I ask the question that's been plaguing me without thinking. Gage's brows furrow. "I just mean you and Ryder have a lot of memories with her, Dex too. Holden might be new, but he's been here too. I haven't."
"That doesn't make us see you any different. Les accepted you into this family, so you are family."
"He's right," Dex rumbles, walking into the living room. He plops dow
