Her cheeks heat, a pretty pink blush staining her cheeks, but whether in anger or embarrassment I have no fucking clue.
Josué calls her name. When she doesn’t respond, he tugs on her hand and draws her to her car. My wolf lunges inside me, wanting to shove him away from what’s ours.
Her eyes stay locked with mine the entire way, a metallic sheen in them, until she finally steps inside and the tinted windows block her from my view.
As soon as her car leaves the lot, I push Sabrina away and stand up.
“Hey—” she squeaks.
“I gotta go.” I’m already rounding my car and opening the driver side door.
“Oh. Okay. Call me later!”
I grunt. I won’t call her, yet she’ll still be waiting for me tomorrow when I get to school. So damn predictable.
32
Isabella
Igot the job.
Just as Josué and I are walking in the door, I get a text from Zheng.
Zheng: My aunt said you can work tonight as a trial run. If it works out, the job is yours. Closing shift 3x a week.
Me: THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!
“You look happy,” Josué says as we drop our bags beside the kitchen island.
I grab two glasses from the cupboard and fill both with water before handing one to him.
“Thanks.”
“I am happy. Zheng said I got the job. Finally, something good. Ya know?”
He nods but his brows are pinched together as he looks down at his glass. “I don’t want to rain on your parade, but are you sure this is a good idea?”
I stiffen. “Why wouldn’t it be?”
He runs a hand through his dark brown hair and lifts his gaze. “Isa, you’ve been through a lot.”
“I know that,” I snap, not liking the direction this conversation is going. Not two minutes ago I was elated. Now, he’s popping my balloon and for no reason.
I chew on my fingernail. “I’ll be fine,” I tell him, determined to make this work. “Today was a good day. No panic attacks. Work will be a cinch.”
He doesn’t look convinced, but he lets the subject drop. I check the time and notice I have forty minutes to get ready and be at the diner. “I need to get ready. Do you want to drop me off and you can keep the car in case you want to do anything?”
He shakes his head. “No. I’m getting picked up by someone from Clan Feloidea. I’ve been putting it off, but since you’ll be working I let them know I was free. Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
I nod. “I’ll be fine.”
He still doesn’t look convinced but says nothing as I jog upstairs to change.
* * *
Suzy’s is packedfor a weeknight. Nearly every booth is filled and only two barstools remain empty at the front counter. I recognize a few students from school but, thankfully, I don’t spot the Devils. I don’t think I could deal with seeing Rafael right now.
Zheng waves me over as soon as I walk in the door. “Hey, follow me.” He catches the attention of one of the servers and calls out an, “I’ll be right back.”