Chapter 17

Because even though Avery hadn’t officially confirmed the rumor he’d been bonded, Jameson read between the lines. He saw the way others treated Avery, and Jameson might not be the smartest guy in the room, but he was good at reading people. It all added up. Avery had been bonded, and Jameson couldn’t imagine how a constant reminder of what Avery had lost must affect him.

As Jameson entered the cafeteria, he automatically began looking, even as he wound his way through the tables to the line. He expected not to see Avery—the man’s name hadn’t been on the schedule that morning—so he couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted Avery at a table in the corner. Jameson stopped dead, causing the person behind him to run into his back.

“Sorry.”

“It’s fine.” Cody shot Jameson a look and then purposefully strode around him.