And me? I hadn't known.
At the table, Waverly said, "That's all I know. But you didn't hear it from me."
By now, I was practically quivering with agitation. I still felt sorry for Brody's childhood, but that didn't change the fact that apparently, I'd never known him at all.
And forget his brothers.They were totally awful.Mason in particular.
I felt like throttling him.
I felt like throttlingallof them.
This wasn't good, especially a couple of hours later when I happened to glance out the front window and see who else, but Mason Blastoviak, standing in the driveway across the street.
The way it looked, he was just about to get into his car – the same one he'd been driving on the day I'd tried to walk Willow home.
At the sight of him, I felt my jaw clench. He might not know it, but hewasn'tleaving – not without hearing a little something from me first.
Chapter 66
Arden
Without bothering to put on my shoes, I bolted barefoot out the front door of the crew house.
Already, Mason had opened his car door as if preparing to leave.
Not so fast, Buddy.
I called out, "Hey!"
He turned to look. At the sight of me stalking toward him, he frowned.
Without breaking my stride, I yelled, "Don't you dare leave!"
He was wearing dark slacks, a dress shirt, and a tie. No jacket. Still, he looked exactly like the person he was – a rich, ruthless bastard who cared for no one beyond his own family.
And yet, he waited, looking only mildly impatient, as I crossed the street and joined him in the driveway.
Without wasting any time, I said, "So how's Willow?"
"Fine."
"Really?" I said. "Even after her 'near-death' experience?"
His eyebrows furrowed. "What?"
"The way I hear it," I said, "I almost killed her." My tone grew sarcastic. "That must've been pretty traumatic for all of you."
His mouth tightened. "Yes. It was."
I almost rolled my eyes. "I was being sarcastic, as you darn well know."
"It's no joke," he said.
"Well it's not funny. I'll grant you that. But you must be joking if you think I would've done anything to harm her. Do you realize, she showed up on my doorstep with no adult in sight?"
I gave him a hard look. "And where wereyouwhen all of this happened?" Before he could even think of responding, I added, "And just so you know, your nanny sucks. Do you realize, she actually told Willow that she doesn't like being a nanny? Can you imagine how that makes Willow feel?"
I made a sound of disgust. "And then, the nanny freaking loses track of her. What's up with that? And what's up with you? Where wereyouwhen your kid's wandering around on her own?"
