Page 12 of Storm's Mistake

She felt so annoyed, then angry, and then irritated. The emotions flashed through her quite fast, and the moment they left the bar, Lisa spun around and then shoved at her friend. She had no idea how she was able to do it, but with a single shove of her hands, Pam fell a few feet away from her.

Lisa frowned, glancing down at her hands and then toward her friend. She had no idea what she had done and how she was even capable of doing it. There was no time to figure it out, as Pam got to her feet and then Shadow stepped out of the bar.

“You had no right to do that,” Lisa said, this time pushing him.

Any power she thought she had must have been brief, because he didn’t budge, not even for a second. She growled. Soangry at him.

“I was saving you. Is that what you want?” he asked. “To be pawed at by every random stranger?”

It wasn’t, but he didn’t need to know that. “It’s none of your business what I do or don’t do. You don’t get a say in anything for me. Remember, you’re just after a good time.”

“All that asshole was after was a good time, and let me guess, you’re more than happy to give him a good time but I’m out in the cold. If you’re willing to give someone a good time, then it should be me.”

Tears filled her eyes, because once again he didn’t give a shit about what he’d done.

“I hate you,” she said.

She removed the heels from her feet and began to walk away.

“Lisa,” Pam said. “Come on, get in the car, I’ll take you home.”

“No, you go home with him. This was a big mistake, and do me a favor, don’t bother coming around to pretend you’re my friend.”

With that, she turned her back on them and began to walk away, going home. She heard footsteps, and she raised her hand holding the shoe, about to attack whoever dared approach her, only to stop herself as she caught sight of Adele.

“Whoa, please don’t attack me. I come in peace and all that. I’m only here to be your friend.” Adele held her hands up.

“You’re not going to try and convince me to be with him, are you?”

“No, no, but you also said I could stay at your place tonight, and seeing as all my stuff is there, I kind of need to come home with you.”

All the fight left Lisa, and Adele approached her, sliding a hand into hers.

“Are you all right?” Adele asked.

“No.”

“Is there anything I can do to make it all right?”

She shook her head. “There’s nothing.”

Adele sighed. They walked side by side, and her friend rested her head on her shoulder. The truth was, Adele was already doing enough by coming with her. She couldn’t believe Pam had done that.

She got that, regardless of her and Pam’s friendship, Shadow was still her alpha. Tears filled her eyes. The logistics didn’t matter. It still stung.

This was not how she wanted this night to be. She had no intention of going to pick up a man. Regardless of what Shadow had done and said, she was still in love with him, and there was no way she would be able to get over him, not yet at least.

“I enjoyed dancing tonight,” Adele said.

“You did?”

“Yeah, until your rotten ex came and spoiled it all.”

Lisa laughed. “Thank you.”

“What? I heard it is good for the soul, bad-mouthing one’s ex. Do you want to try it?”

She thought about it. “I’m tempted, but no, not … right now.”