“I can imagine a grizzly who had feelings for you before you screwed could have a hard time resisting the urge to bite you.”
I bit my lip.
Thatdidmake sense.
“He doesn’t love me, though. Right?”
She shrugged. “Maybe you should ask him.”
“So he can laugh me out of the house we’re supposed to share?”
“I don’t think he would do that.”
I didn’t either.
“If I ask him, I’m going to blame you for the question,” I finally said.
Emily grinned. “Go ahead.”
She turned the music up a little for the last part of the drive.
Maybe having a sister-in-law wasn’t so bad.
I was still pissed about the wedding thing, though. Artie hadn’t ever apologized for leaving me out, or even reached out about it. Which made my anger seemed reasonable.
Even if it wasn’t, I had bigger fish to fry at the moment than my dickhead brother.
eighteen
BO
It tookthe rest of the day to pack everything in my cabin. Artie drove my truck to our new place that night, while I took the moving truck. Madison and Emily picked up dinner around nine PM while Artie and I unloaded the furniture. They ate while we worked, and they carried some boxes in while we ate after them.
By the time my best friend and his mate left, it was nearly midnight.
I sat on the edge of our bed while Madi changed in the bathroom. Like she didn’t want me to see her body again.
That didn’t bode well for me.
I’d donated her mattress and bedframe, assuming that would clue her in on the fact that I wanted to share. She hadn’t said anything about it yet.
She came out in a pair of shorts and an oversized t-shirt a few minutes later.
She was clearly putting walls up between us. We both knew she didn’t sleep in that much clothing.
“I can take the couch,” I forced myself to say.
I didn’t want to sleep on the fucking couch.
I wanted my mate in my arms, proving to me that she was safe and that no one was going to take her away from me again.
“You’re already sitting on the bed.” Madison gestured to the mattress.
I looked down.
Right.
I stood up, but she was already sliding beneath the blankets on the other side.
