Chapter 26 (Part 2)

“You know most of them?” Lucas questions me as we both sit on the leathered furniture surrounding the table in the middle.

The furniture is circular, and we are sitting on the left side where no one else is sitting with us. They are all in front of us.

“Yeah, I know most of them. Schyler and Sylvester are friends of my cousin, Harvey. And then, Isequel is, well, let's just say that I know him.”

I don't know how else I'm going to shrug the confusion within me. I have no idea how to treat Isequel when he's a friend of both Conrad and Bryce.

For pete's sake! Why is Conrad so friendly?

“Okay. If you want to put it that way, then, it'll be that way.” Lucas grins at me before kissing my cheek without a warning.

My cheeks immediately heat up.

“I think I'm about to be tipsy.” His breath is touching the surface of my face, and I can smell the rum that he's drinking. “I've been fighting it since earlier. These guys seem so tough.” He continues to talk as my eyes just focus on his lips. There a