Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

by Chloe Walsh

“She’s going to apologize to you publicly,” he told me. “She’s going to set everyone straight, publicly!” He glanced around the room before adding, “And I’m going to straighten out every other piece of shit that went along with her lies, publicly!” “No.” My eyes widened in horror. “It’s okay. I don’t want an apology.” He exhaled a frustrated breath. “It’s not okay, Shannon—” “I am not going over there,” I repeated, trembling at the thought. “I don’t want to.” “Fine,” Johnny growled, stepping around me. He kicked a chair out of his way, causing Pierce and Lizzie to part out of his way like the Red Sea before rounding the table. “I’ll sort it myself.” “No—” Hurrying after him, I caught the sleeve of his jumper and dug my heels in. “Please don’t.” Johnny dragged me along for about five feet before finally halting. “Then what do you want me to do?” he demanded, swinging around to face me. “Nothing!” I spluttered, still clutching his sleeve. “Absolutely nothing.” “I can’t do nothing.” He ran his free hand through his hair, clearly agitated. “They’re talking about you.” “It doesn’t matter.” I shook my head, ignoring the stares I knew I was receiving, and tugged on his sleeve. “I don’t care.” Johnny stared hard at me for a long moment before shaking his head. “Yeah, well I do,” he finally said. “I fucking care!” “Why don’t we all fuck off out of here for the rest of the day?” Gibsie interjected as he practically fell out of his chair in his attempt to intercept Johnny. “Take a br...