Tessa POV
Richard's expression went instantly stoic as our eyes met. Then he averted his gaze so very casually. Like he didn't see me.
"That's exactly what I crave," his date said with excitement in her voice.
Vivi's words came back. The college sweetheart.
That had to be the she-wolf. I kept my eyes ahead as I walked up the wooden stairs.
"That's the big guy, you know," Kevin said in a lowered voice. "The Chief Warrior."
"You two are acquainted?" I asked casually.
"Acquainted? One of us would be dead by now if my cousin had been one minute late to meet my mom and I."
I had little interest in his story right now. A sick feeling had settled in my stomach. I tried to shake it off by listening really hard to what he was saying.
We found a seat near the rails that was made from th
