Chapter 46
MASON
It’s already a fucking long day.
I rub my eyes, sore from staring at the screen that’s scrolling footage from last night at Turner’s ranch. Jake just left to find Emma, so it’s just Luke and me in our ops center, hidden under the barn.
I wish I could be like Jake and go to my woman, but my woman doesn’t know that’s what she is yet. And she’s skittish, so I’m giving her space.
It’s fucking killing me. She hasn’t texted me since Monday night. It’s only just over a day, but I don’t like it. At least I can watch her on the feeds I have set up around her work and house.
Reaching for my cup, I take a swig of coffee. It’s cold and bitter, and I wince the second it hits my mouth.
“Ace”—Luke moves me out of the way as he reaches for the controls—“you need to get laid.”
“Fuck you,” I reply. He’s wrong. I don’t need to get laid. I just need Lily.