Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

by Chloe Walsh

"Hey." Suddenly realizing he was in the company of strangers, Gibsie leaned through the middle of their seats and asked, "Who the fuck are you guys?" "Johnny's friends with my boyfriend's sister," Aoife explained. "Sister?" The word seemed to confuse Gibsie, who stared blankly at me for several moments. Throwing a prayer up to the heavens that he could control himself, I nodded and said, "Shannon." Gibsie sank back beside me and frowned. "Shannon?" "Yes, Shannon." I glared at him. Gibsie's eyes widened then, awareness suddenly dawning on him. "Oh, Shannon!" he exclaimed. "Ah, yeah, little Shannon from third year." Grinning, he nudged me in the ribs. "Johnny here has a fierce soft spot for your sister." "Is that right?" Joey replied tightly. Oh fuck. "Yeah, he's always looking out for her at school," Gibsie added with a wink. "Making sure she's not getting into any hassle." I bit back a groan and resisted the urge to wrap my hands around his neck and choke the life out of him. To be fair, it could have been worse. Gibsie was capable of saying so much worse. "That's lovely," Aoife chimed in, and I noticed the way she placed a hand on her boyfriend's knee. "Isn't it kind of him, Joe?" "Why?" Joey demanded, tone hard and suspicious. "What's in it for you?" I sighed heavily and tried to come up with something believable. "Because I fucked her –" "You what?" Joey roared, slamming on the brakes. The sudden jolt of the car stopping caused Gibsie and me to lunge forwards. Turning a...