I was about to walk towards the backseat, but then the front passenger door opened, and I froze for a moment. I walked over to the door and peeked in, only to see Gavin seated in the driver\u2019s seat. I raised my brows as I got into the car.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey,\u201d I said to him. \u201cWhere\u2019s Beta Taylor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had something to do,\u201d Gavin said, his eyes scanning me briefly as he waited for me to buckle my belt.<\/p>\n
\u201cErik couldn\u2019t pick me up?\u201d I asked. Erik was my typical driver at the mansion, so when Taylor couldn\u2019t pick me up from school, it was usually Erik.<\/p>\n
Gavin narrowed his eyes at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have a problem with me picking you up?\u201d He asked, raising his brows. I snapped a look at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, of course not. I\u2019m just wondering why you went out of your way,\u201d I told him.<\/p>\n
We hadn\u2019t spoken since our date last night and things were a little weird. The date was incredible, and things ended well, but I wasn\u2019t really sure where we stood anymore. Were we still being casual? Or were we more now? I wanted to ask him what he thought, but I decided to keep my mouth shut for right now.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t out of my way,\u201d he murmured, almost defensively. \u201cI was passing by and figured I\u2019d pick you up on my way home.\u201dnoveldrama<\/p>\n
I raised my brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were passing by?\u201d I asked, suspiciously.<\/p>\n
As I looked at his side profile, I noticed how tense he was. I suddenly had the urge to reach over to him and touch him, giving him some type of comfort. His knuckles were turning white as he clutched the steering wheel, and my brows furrowed when I saw his biceps tensing.<\/p>\n
I opened my mouth to say something, but his words stopped me immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mother wants us over for dinner this evening.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart stopped as I turned to look at him, my eyes wide and my mouth practically on the ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d I asked, not sure I heard him correctly.<\/p>\n
He sighed, his knuckles tightening even more around the steering wheel.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe insists that we got to her place for dinner this evening,\u201d he told me. \u201cDon\u2019t overthink it\u2026 she saw us out last night and now she wants to know you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour mother wants to know me?\u201d I asked my jaw nearly on the ground. \u201cWhy?\u201d From the couple of encounters that I\u2019ve had with his mother, they weren\u2019t good.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you forgetting what the purpose of our arrangement was to begin with?\u201d He asked, his eyes fixed on the road in front of him. \u201cTo get my mother off my back with the whole marriage thing. She thinks we are in a committed relationship, and she wants to get to know you better. Make amends for the times she was rude to you. Her words.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you believe her?\u201d I asked, raising my brows; he wasn\u2019t that naive\u2026 was he?<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, she\u2019s been spending all this time with Daisy. Will she be there too?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d he said, his expression darkening. \u201cShe won\u2019t be there. You don\u2019t have to worry about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though he said I didn\u2019t have to<\/p>\n
worry, I was extremely worried.<\/p>\n
What was the real reason his mother wanted to meet with me tonight?! Cause<\/p>\n
had trouble believing it was<\/p>\n
she wanted to get to know r<\/p>\n
better. Not after my recent<\/p>\n
encounters with her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have anything to wear,\u201d I told him.<\/p>\n
I knew I would have to dress nicely if I were to meet with his mother this evening<\/p>\n
for dinner. It was known that the former Luna lived in a gorgeous manor in a secluded area of the pack and only those invited were allowed to go there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take care of it,\u201d he murmured. \u201cI already have someone shopping.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach knotted.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t like this, but I wasn\u2019t going to argue so I nodded and stared out the window; trying to think about how tonight was going to go. This was the last thing I wanted for the evening. I had to study and tutor Matt, not prepare for dinner from hell with a Landry.<\/p>\n
Just then, my phone went off, bringing me out of my thoughts. I dug around my<\/p>\n
bag until I found my phone and I pulled it out, glancing at the screen.<\/p>\n
I saw Nan\u2019s name flash across the screen.<\/p>\n
It was a text message\u2026 actually it was a picture message.<\/p>\n
I opened the image, and my heart immediately stopped.<\/p>\n
It was a picture of Sammy\u2026 and she was talking to Ethan.<\/p>\n
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