“Hey,” Stella argues but quickly starts laughing in agreement.
They both squeeze my hand in support.
“I really thought you’d be telling me to run as fast as I could.”
Calli’s eyes hold mine, sadness filling them. “We can’t help who we fall for, Em. You just need to decide if he’s worth it.”
“I think there are bigger issues right now than whether Theo is worthy of me.”
She nods. “All of this will blow over.”
“Blow over. I’ve got three of the most powerful criminal organisations fighting around me. How is that ever going to blow over?”
A sad smile tugs at her lips. “The losers will die, the winners will reign supreme. It’s how it works.”
“So the Wolves are fucked then, is that what you’re saying?” I can’t help feeling for Archer, Dax, and the other friends I had who are connected to that world.
I wouldn’t wish this war on them.
Well, most of them.
“If they deserve it.”
“I think today might point toward the fact that they do.”
“Some of them. Not everyone is a bad egg, Em. You just need to find the rotten ones and eradicate them.”
“You’re sounding more like a mafia princess every day, Cal.”
She just shrugs. “It’s either that or I stay as naïve as they’ve tried to keep me and go through life not really understanding.”
“You’ve made the right choice.”
She sits back on her heels, her eyes flicking over my face. “So, are you going to scoot up and let me join you two or what?”
“Girly three-way in the bath. Oh, if only the boys could see us now,” Stella quips, making me laugh in a way I never thought I would again only a few hours ago.