Chapter 85
Accidental Roommate Of The Campus Alpha
Chapter 85 Lana Doesn’t Know
Lana
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Lana doesn’t know how to express her thankfulness that Adam doesn’t bring up Caleb again. It’s like the moment they walk through the bar, everything outside disappears. He gives her a drink and they just hang out and talk.
“I’m sorry,” she says, “I wasn’t planning to quit p>
Adam interrupts her with a shake of his head and a smile on his face, “You’re too good for this place, Lana p>
“I wouldn’t say that,” she retorts with an eyeroll. He grins and says “You know, you’re right. You were terrible. There was a bet going on about how fast we thought you’d quit p>
She chokes on her drink and tears fill her eyes from the preposterousness of his statement. She shakes her head, “You are lying p>
He lets out a dramatic sigh, “Well, I guess you’ll never know. But I’m totally out $20 p>
“I wasn’t that bad,” she argues defensively. He laughs, shaking his head, “Okay, you weren’t that bad. But you also weren’t that great p>
“It was one day p>
“And it was so bad you left!” He exclaims with a hardy laugh. Lana rolls her eyes, “I got a once in a lifetime opportunity p>
Adam sobers a little as he nods, “I know you did. You made,the right choice, Lana. I’m just playing around with you p>
She gives him a half-hearted smile and he nods to her empty mug and asks, “Another one p>
She passes it his way with a smile, “Please p>
Adam walks away for a moment and instantly, someone takes his seat. She frowns, “That’s taken p>
Her words catch in her throat as she sees Kade sitting across from her. His lips press together for a moment and he nods softly and says, “It’s time to go, Lana p>
“I don’t want to.” She states, she was having fun with Adam. Everything is so easy with him.
Why couldn’t it be that easy with Adam?
She wants it to be, but when they get together like this it never seems as easy as it should be.
Adam walks back over and looks between the two of them. Lana notices the way he seems to slightly pale
in Kade’s presence and feels bad for him. Adam gives a small smile and says, “We can hang later, Lana. Uh, Kade, is there a drink I could get for you p>
“No,” Kade responds as he places a $20 bill on the table, “We’re leaving p>
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Lana frowns deeply and says, “You don’t get to decide for me p>
Adam’s eyes widen as he takes the cash and says, “Thank you. I’ll see you around, Lana p>
A small part of her feels disappointed that he’s leaving and how intimidated he is by Kade. But the other part of her just feels enraged by Kade. Who does he think he is telling her what to do like this?
She opens her mouth to continue the argument, but then looks at him. Her mouth shuts as she takes in the pure exhaustion that seems to radiate from his entire being.
“What happened?” She asks, her voice full of concern. He shakes his head, so softly that it wouldn’t be noticeable to anyone else. In a low voice he answers, “Not here p>
Lana nods her head and stands up and says, “Let’s head home p>
After saying the words she realizes how weirdly perfect it sounds. Home… the apartment isn’t just some place for her to live now. It’s turning into the place that she wants to return to each day. The place that brings her the most comfort. Kade is a large part of why it feels like home now.
As they walk towards the door she waves to Adam and then follows Kade to his bike. Neither of them speak as they get their helmets on. When they return to the apartment, they don’t talk until the front door is closed.
The second the door is closed and the world feels like it’s just the two of them, Lana asks, “What’s gone on? You weren’t here this morning, were you even here last night? Your door was closed. And you look absolutely p>
He interrupts her, giving her a flirty grin as he says, “Ravishing p>
“I was going to say exhausted. But yeah, sure, the bags under your eyes really are what does it for me p>
He laughs softly as he falls into the couch. She sits beside him and asks, “What happened? Did you lose the trial today p>
His head falls back as he stares at the ceiling and says, “Lana, never even made it to the trials today p>
“What are you talking about? All alphas participated in the trials. You said yesterday that you beat Caleb out for a spot in the finals today p>
“I did beat Caleb for the final today p>
“Then what happened p>
“Something more important came up p>
She scoffs, “What could be more important than the trials for you right now p>
Silence meets her question. She frowns as she stares at him. She notices his bizarre behavior. His head tilted back towards the ceiling, his eyes closed, how drained he is. He needs sleep. But… a selfish part of her wants him to keep talking to her.
She wants to know everything and she wants him to want to tell her.
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Why does he have to keep secrets? Why can’t things just be simpler?
“Kade,” she says his name, but doesn’t get the chance to say anything else because he takes a heavy breath and says, “Duty called, Lana. I’m the upcoming alpha, it’s part of the job.
“So what happened with the trials p>
He blows out a puff of air and says, “If I had to guess, Caleb took my spot and probably won the whole stupid thing.” He shrugs like it doesn’t matter even though both of them know that it does, it matters so much more than he’s willing to admit.
“All that matters is you and I are going to the dance.” A small smile plays at his lips with this sentence. It should make butterflies erupt in her stomach, instead, all she found in her was frustration.
She asks, “How am I supposed to trust you if you won’t talk to me p>
His eyes open and he turns his head to the side to look at her and asks, “What do you mean, Lana p>
“You won’t tell me what was so important to take you away from the trials p>
“I told you that it’s about pack matters. It’s nothing you need to worry about p>
“And you won’t tell me about that phone call.” She continues, the annoyance about these matters building within her.
Frustration flashes in his eyes as he asks, “Why does it matter so much, Lana p>
“I want to end the contract,” she says abruptly before she can allow herself to think this through and change her mind.
Confusion and hurt flashes across Kade’s face. Guilt eats away at Lana’s stomach, but she doesn’t take the
words back.
More and more Kade is keeping secrets from her. She’s tired of them. If they don’t have honesty then there is no point in keeping up with this contract.
Even if it makes her heart ache.
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