Story Worlds That Are Connected, Not Your Average Fairy Tale
When the universes work together :)
Chapter Seven
Riley hurried out of the trailer and got into his car, turning it on and peeling away like a bat out of hell. He tried his best not to touch his tingling lips but couldn't help it. That kiss rocked his world in more ways than one, but he recalled the regretful expression in his eyes after they had separated, and that had pissed him off and caused him to lash out.
Unable to concentrate, Riley pulled to the side of the word and simply sat there. He wasn't sure why his life got so complicated in the past twenty-four hours. Tears pooled in his eyes, but he dashed it away, refusing to become dehydrated and lose his shit. Sighing, he leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes, contemplating his next move. Leaving his trailer might not have been wise, but he had to get away from Terry for a bit before they got into another argument.
He looked at his phone when it vibrated in his pocket. Pulling it out, he saw Morgan's name on the screen. He debated whether he should answer it or not but ignored his call like he had done all the others. He needed to get away from all this for a while and get his mind right. Once his phone stopped vibrating, he waited a few seconds after getting the notification that he had a voicemail. He unlocked his phone, looked through his address book, and brought up his cousin's number. His finger hovered over his cousin's name for a few minutes before he went ahead and made the call.
“This is a surprise,” Tate Ellison said. “What's going on, little cuz?”
“I'm not so little, you know that right,” Riley told him, trying to keep the sadness out of his voice.
“What's wrong?” Tate said quickly, picking up on the inflection in his tone.
“Why would you think something is wrong?”
“Don't try to hide anything from me, and I can tell when something is bothering you or Kymani.”
Riley groaned. “I was thinking of visiting you for a few days.”
Chapter Six
“I didn't fucking run away!” Terry harshly threw his fork down, but Riley didn't flinch at his anger. He might have said the words, but deep down, he knew Riley was right.
Fuck! Terry was trying hard to get Riley to get over his anger with him so that they could live peacefully, but he was getting sick and tired of his damn attitude. He knew he fucked up five years ago, but he could not take back his mistakes, only make up for them.
“Look, I'm sorry.”
“Do you even know what you're apologizing for?” Riley sneered.
“I'm trying here! Can't you even give me a chance?” His voice cracked with emotion, hoping Riley would see that he was being genuine.
“A chance,” Riley scoffed. “You are asking for a hell of a lot. Don’t you think?”
Riley stood and walked over to the sink, staring out the window. Terry did not want to acknowledge the way he had treated Riley five years ago. To him, it was all in the past, but he also never asked fate to send him a mate. Terry had been happy with his damn life before he scented Riley, and now he could stop thinking about the omega. He didn't deny that showing up at Riley's place was a mistake, but he had no other choice.
Chapter Five
“Are you alright?” Creed asked Riley the following morning.
No, he wasn't fucking okay. He was confused and frustrated by two alphas who felt they could invade his life and make him feel like shit. But he couldn't tell his friend that because, even though Creed was a cool guy, he was an alpha, just like Terry and Morgan. Granted, when they were together, he hadn't felt the need or want for Creed to claim him, but could he have been using his pheromones like Morgan and dulling Riley's senses? He looked at Creed seriously for the first time in a very long time and knew that his friend wouldn't do something so deceitful despite everything. But he still couldn't tell Creed what was bugging him.
“Yeah, I'm good. Just a bit tired.”
“Man, I told you not to go out last night,” Creed grumbled.
“I only went out to dinner.” Which I never got to eat.
Chapter Two
Terry groaned as he sat up, hoping the pain in his side had eased up while he had been napping. He had gotten injured on his last undercover operation. He was trying to take down the Korinthian family. He had been working that case for four and a half years to take down the Korinthian family, and he had to make a quick getaway since someone had blown his cover. But in the process of escaping, he'd gotten shot in the leg and spent the past couple of weeks in hiding. Terry wasn't sure who ratted him out, but he had to lay low for a bit until he found out.
Truthfully, he understood Riley's anger. The last couple of times they saw each other, Terry refused to be in the same room with the handsome omega. But Terry had his reasons, the same ones he had even now. He didn't believe in the fairy tale thing called love. That was for his friend Winter, who had found his mate who had two point five kids.