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Holy. Shit.
It was really hitting him.
She hadn’t been scared for herself when Bridger had attacked. She’d been worried about the boy.
Tabian had witnessed her patience with Bay even when he was being a cuss.
Even when Tabian had sensed her anger, she was keeping her impatience tightly in check.
It’s probably why she was still human and hadn’t been accidentally Turned by Bayen by now.
She was stronger than anyone even understood.
Tabian wanted to know everything. He wanted to learn every single thing about this woman who lived in both worlds—human and werewolf.
Before this, he’d thought Tru was the sexiest woman in the world.
Now she was somehow even sexier.
Secret badass.
You gonna keep him?Bridger’s voice echoed through his mind.
That decision was ultimately up to Tru…
But he was going to try.
Chapter Twelve
Her co-worker, Sarah, had called Tru first thing this morning and asked to switch shifts, and you know? Tru believed in things happening for a reason at the perfect time.
She hadn’t slept a wink last night.
She stood by the door with the breakfast sandwich she’d made in her hand, staring at Bay’s closed door. When he opened it, she forced a smile and held out the sandwich. He always rushed out of the house so they didn’t have to do a sit-down breakfast, and usually she was complaining that he wasn’t eating enough in the mornings and it wasn’t good for his wolf or his control, and bla bla bla, but this morning, she had been prepared.
He closed the door to his room gently and then turned for her, saw her there and froze.
“Have a good day at school,” she said as brightly as she could manage.
His gaze dashed to the breakfast sandwich, still steaming from the freshly cooked fried egg in it.
He approached slowly and took it from her. “I heard you crying last night,” he said gruffly. “Did that guy give you a hard time?”
“No,” she said bravely. “I broke it off.”
Bay frowned and looked away. “Oh. Good.”
“Here are the keys,” she murmured, handing him her car keys.
“You aren’t taking me to school today? I thought you had work.”
“I’m taking the day off.”
He held her gaze for a few seconds more and then took the keys and opened the front door.
She waited on the porch to wave him off, but he turned before he’d even hit the driveway. “Why did you break it off with Tabian?”
“For you. You don’t like him, you don’t have a good feeling about him, so okay. You come first, kid. You’re going to figure that out someday.”
