Chapter 89
Chapter 89 It’s Been Two Horrendously Long
Lana
It’s been two horrendously long, dull, and boring days and Kade still hasn’t returned.
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At this point, Lana is feeling stir crazy. Sure, their apartment is a decent size, but there is no one else here and she hasn’t left. She’s never stayed still for so long.
At least this time Kade is sending her texts while he’s gone. He’s told her how he’s thinking of her, he’s asked if she’s still at the apartment. All the normal stuff that she would expect from him.
The only other person she’s heard from these past few days is Grace. She’s sent her messages asking about the dance and if Lana is going. The dance is tonight, she was planning on going, but now she doubts if Kade will even be there.
Still, she tells Grace that she is planning to come. She’s just not sure if she’ll be going solo or not.
Kade would kill her if he knew that she was planning to leave the apartment to go to the dance without him, but at this point, she’s tired of sitting with her life on hold, waiting for him to come home.
As she gets ready, she gets a text from Adam: Save me a dance tonight?
She pauses when she sees the message… Kade’s not here. She will not stay on hold waiting for him to hopefully make it tonight. She responds: If you’re lucky.
She puts all of the finishing touches on her outfit just the way that Maeve wanted her to be. The only thing that could be better in this moment is if Kade was actually here to see her. She could just picture the way his jaw would drop.
Grace sends her a text: Here!
Lana quickly texts Kade: Going to the dance with Grace. Can’t keep hanging out here with my
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She silences her phone, putting it in her clutch, before rushing out to Grace’s car. Grace greets her with an eager grin and as she slides into the car Grace says, “Girl, you look hot p>
She laughs, “Kade’s sister said the same thing p>
“I mean, whew, you made me do a double take p>
Lana rolls her eyes and nudges Grace, “Alright, that’s enough. Let’s get to the dance p>
Grace is practically bouncing with excitement, her curls bouncing around her head. The two of them talk about nothing and everything at the same time. There’s a guy Grace is hoping to get a dance with tonight, she has been helping their boss go through all the paperwork and things needed to get the cafe rebuilt.
The two girls walked arm in arm towards the venue when they hear, “Lana p>
It’s a man’s voice, but Lana only knows one person who sounds like that. She turns, pulling her arm from Grace’s as she crosses them over her chest and asks, “What do you want, Caleb p>
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His eyes flicker to Grace before landing on Lana again as he asks, “Can we talk p>
She shakes her head no, every time she see him now she can’t help but think of that night. She’s still too scared to be around him, she has no trust that he would actually treat her properly.
He gives a heavy sigh, “I understand your hesitation. Please, just give me one moment. We don’t have to go anywhere else. We’re in a public safe, I think this is about a safe a place as you can get p>
Grace stays by Lana’s side as she says, “We can go in if you want p>
A part of Lana wants to leave Caleb out here, leave all of these words left unspoken. But a part of her wants to hear them. She doesn’t give him a response, she just looks at him. He keeps his hands out so she can see them as he says, “I’m sorry p>
It is the last words she ever expected to hear out of his mouth, “I got caught up by the stress of the trials. I know that isn’t an excuse. But the need to be stronger… I felt desperate. I wanted to prove to everyone that I’m a capable alpha. But… I never should’ve behaved that way and I’m sorry p>
“Will you reject me now?” She asks bluntly and he looks back at her with wide unblinking eyes.
His voice is surprisingly soft, “I don’t want to p>
Now it’s her turn to look at him with wide unblinking eyes! Then her face scrunches up with confusion, but before she can ask why he says, “We had good times together, Lana. Remember that italian place we went to where the breadsticks fell into my lap? Or how about the christmas we spent next to the fireplace? I know things were rough towards the end, but p>
“The past isn’t good enough to make me forget all the bad things that have happened, Caleb, Plus, you still want to be with Olivia p>
“She’s good for the pack,” he’s quick to argue, “But, Lana, baby, I can only be the best alpha I can be if you’re by my side p>
She huffs, turning to leave, happy to see Grace walking along with her. But suddenly Caleb’s desperate hands are gripping her arm as he says, “Don’t go! Please, Lana, just hear me out. This could be good for both of us p>
“Let go!” She shrieks and Grace turns and sees the vice grip he has on Lana and yells out, “You’re bruising
her p>
Adam rushes to them, helping get Caleb’s hands off of her and asks, “Are you okay, Lana p>
Caleb frowns as he looks between the two of them and asks, “Where’s Kade p>
Lana frowns back at Caleb, “That’s none of your business p>
He scoffs, “You’re with this guy? Seriously? Man, you really can’t help yourself jumping from man to man.” He shakes himself as if disgusted with her actions then looks at Adam and says, “It doesn’t matter, you need to get lost p>
Adam scoffs, “You need to apologize for hurting a woman. What kind of man does that shit p>
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Caleb’s chest puffs out as he shoves Adam backwards. It’s obvious this is about to start a fight and Grace yanks Lara out of the crossfire.
Grace shakes her head, “Come on, let’s get you inside before anymore drama can occur p>
Lana nods, following on Grace’s heels into the venue meanwhile, Adam is quickly on her heels. They walk inside where the music is blaring and he says, “I’m sorry! I just couldn’t stand someone treating you that way p>
She waves her hand dismissively, “It’s fine. Thanks for the attempt p>
“Can I get you a drink?” He asks, his voice louder than normal as he attempts to talk to her over the music. She nods her head with a small smile and watches as he disappears into the crowd. She looks around for Grace and feels happy when she sees her flirting with some guy, hopefully it’s the same guy she was gushing about earlier.
Tonight will be a good night, she thinks to herself. The drama got finished with early into the dance so for the rest of the evening she can just enjoy her time.
It would just be better if Kade could actually be here.
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