Final Call

Paige

I slumped on the couch in the common area and picked at my nails. Tom had been gone for an hour already, but the fight wasn’t until tonight. When I’d be with him. Maybe.

God, why did he have to say that? I didn’t care what Killian thought of me, and as much as I loved Sera now, I knew I would never want to be her, so her opinions of my decisions didn’t matter much to me. But Tom? Looking at me with love overflowing in his eyes and telling me he wanted me safe? It was un-fucking-fair, if I was being honest. My thumb started bleeding, and I stuck it in my mouth.

Sam sat down next to me. “Amalia’s younger sister picks her nails when she gets bored.”

“Neat,” I said around my bleeding thumb.

He chuckled. “All right, direct questions only. Do you want to do something?”

I looked around the state-of-the-art hotel room. Beautiful furniture everywhere, and absolutely nothing to do.

“You’ll learn.” He reached into his pocket. “Any time you’re going somewhere upscale like this, bring your o