Chapter 46: Cane - The Choice

I waited until my temper had sufficiently cooled before I went out and found Evan again. He sat in the living room, a forgotten beer on the table, sweating on the coaster beside him. His posture was rigid, anger set in every single line of his body.

So, he’d somehow fallen in love with Aspen. I’d watched their budding friendship for a while and wondered, but Evan was immune to almost everything, so I hadn’t worried too much.

I’d set aside my anger and looked at everything through the lens of my position. Being with Aspen put my reign at great risk, and it was something I had to examine all the sides of before deciding. Knowing she could have anyone she wanted pissed me off to an extreme degree, but…

“If she were to choose you, I would not fight,” I said after a moment.

Evan’s brow furrowed before he looked at me.

“She won’t, you f*cking id**t.”

A bark of laughter escaped me.