"Let's go."
"Let's go home."
"Let's go home and grab some food."
"I'll take you home."
"What are you waiting for?"
The voices came at once, leaving Carla frozen. The men exchanged looks before their gazes returned to her, waiting for her decision. Silence hung in the air, thick with anticipation.
Carla stood there, caught in the tension of the moment. She wanted to choose no one, to simply leave on her own. But deep down, she knew that wasn’t an option. She had to choose.
She looked around, then settled on Andrew. Not for any particular reason, but because he was the eldest. No matter how much the others might resent him, they still respected him. Even Mathias, with his tough exterior, followed the hierarchy.
Kendrick... She knew the more distant and aloof she acted, the mo
