Page 24 of Broken Trust
I look back toward the arena.
Damn it.
That smile and those dimples. The same ones she had when she was twelve. Only they were cute then, not sexy.
Shit.
I wrangle my dangerous thoughts and try to concentrate on what Bryce is saying, but I barely hear him.
All I can think about is the last time I saw her.
College. No. It was before that. Christmas, before I left for the circuit. I was eighteen, so she must have been …
She was a kid then.
Now she’s standing in the middle of this arena, looking like every bad decision a man could ever want to make.
I scrub a hand across my jaw.Get it together, asshole.
It’s just Jovie.
Cabe’s Jovie.
The girl everybody expects he’ll probably marry someday.
The girl who calls my mother Momma Trust.
The girl who’s basically family.
My stomach tightens.
Damn, I need to get laid.
Bryce finally finishes the introductions. Students cheer. Parents clap.
Jovie smiles and waves. Then she turns and walks toward the exit, side by side with Dr. Stoke, and my gaze watches her hips sway until the two of them disappear behind the gate.
And just like that, she’s gone.
Royce clears his throat. The bastard notices everything.
I cut my eyes to his, and a slow grin appears on his face.
“Ax.”
I know that tone.
“No.”
“No what?”
His grin gets bigger. “Don’t even think about it. That’s Jojo.”
“And? I know who the hell she is,” I snap.
Royce’s eyebrows rise. “And she’s off-limits.”
“No shit, asshole.”
