Chapter 92

She misses Hunter...

But he doesn't...

He doesn't even seem to care about her existence anymore. He doesn't look at her the way he used to whenever he spots her.

He just doesn't seem interested anymore. Maybe she should just go back to New York and spend the rest of her life there...

As if she could...

"What about baby pink?" Kayla was holding up a light pink silk fabric. She attached it to her body and twirled. "C'mon, I think this is it," she said persuasively, checking herself out in the mirror.

"I'll wear that," Auburn says with a shrug.

They've been in the shopping mall, buying stuff for Jim and Shannon's wedding. It's just three weeks left and they were just picking out the colors they were going to wear at the wedding.

"Pink is beautiful," Elise said, waving it off. She'd not been herself all day. She loves shopping but whenever she makes an attempt to do the slightest thing, Hunter's face jerks up in her head and she gets a reverie of the phone call he answered when he picked them up at the airport.

Auburn hasn't said anything about Hunter having a new mate. Or perhaps she was hiding it from her. It has to be that—she doesn't want to hurt her feelings because they’re friends.

"Elise, what color of shoes do you want? Silver, golden or same pink? You know what? I'll get us matching shoes." Kayla shrugs off and head towards the shoe aisle.

Auburn was observing her. She'd been looking at Elise's every move and how she'd been obviously worked up.

"Are you okay?" She asked. Elise briskly looks up but she couldn't hide the fact that she wasn't. "Is it my brother?"

There was a hitch in her breath and she could swear she had forgotten how to breathe. She doesn't want to talk about Hunter at the same time wants to tell Auburn everything that was bothering her concerning him.

When Elise lowered her head, she knew it has to do with her brother. She got up from her seat and joined Elise on the long chair.

"Have you seen him since you came back?"

Elise tried to act casual and breezy. "Yeah, when he picked me and Max up at the airport." She also wanted to tell Auburn they stopped by a shopping mall to get snacks and Hunter received a call from someone and it was obviously a girl.

His mate.

"You haven't seen him since that day?" Auburn asked her.

"I haven't gone out since I returned. So, I don't know if he's been with my father or not." She was lying, she had heard his voice so many times in their living room. She had seen him through her window while he was leaving.

"Well, I don't really know what you two want but for all I know is that he's still in love with you." Auburn got up just as Kayla returned with three pairs of silver heels.

Elise doesn't know whether to react to what Auburn just said and left her on suspense or to the ugly pairs of heels Kayla was holding.

Auburn smiled and slumped her shoulder. Elise pursed her lips and turned her gaze to Kayla. They were obviously not done talking yet.

"Kayla, you know I don't wear heels."

Kayla rolled her eyes. "But you always wore them for Hunter," she said walking back to the shoe aisle.

Auburn tried to suppress her laughter but failed.

"I have to. He’s way taller than me! That girl just opens her mouth to say the weirdest shit ever," Elise mumbled in disbelief, shaking her head.

Half an hour, they were done shopping and Max picked them up.

They head home straight because there was an event in the evening. It's Jim and Shannon's engagement party and they had to head home to get ready.

They arrived at the gate just as Burton and Hunter together with Jim walked out through the gate. Elise groans lowly but Auburn heard her.

It feels as though Hunter lives with them. As if her home's problems were the only thing he had at hand. Was he always here when she wasn't around?

Elise badly wanted to know that but she knows best not to ask anyone in this car. The only person that'd know was Kayla and she knew even if she asked, Kayla might not tell her after declining every shoe she chose for them.

They drop off from the car and head into Elise's house to get ready. Xava was in the kitchen with Shannon doing God knows what. Maybe getting the guests food ready.

They head straight to Elise's room to start getting ready for the event.