Your Captivating Love (The Bennett Family 2)

“I mean, I don’t love him anymore, but seeing him with someone else hurts. I don’t know if it just hurts my pride, or something more, but I felt the ground shake beneath my feet when I saw them.”

She hunches her shoulders, a tear rolling down her cheek. Pippa’s usually so exuberant that I’m at a loss for words, but I instantly see red. Anyone who makes Pippa lose her spark deserves every misery in this world. I kind of wish Logan and the twins had wiped that stupid smirk off Terence’s face.

“It’s normal. So, how about forgiving your brothers? Terence was asking for it.”

“You sound like Logan,” Pippa tells me.

“Well, I’m Team Logan on this.”

Abruptly, Summer stops dancing. “We’re picking teams? I’m Team Logan too.”

“You don’t even know what this is about,” Pippa says.

“Doesn’t matter. I’m Team Logan,” a clearly inebriated Summer repeats.

“Me too,” Alice says. “Wait, who’s on the other team?”

“Terence.”

“Ugh.” Alice frowns. “I thought we were talking about soccer teams.”

I laugh, then fill her in. “No, we’re talking about whether Logan’s entitled to kick Terence’s ass when he’s rude to Pippa.”

“Definitely Team Logan,” Alice says.

“Me too.” Ava slumps in an armchair again.

“Putting it like that, he’s obviously entitled to kick Terence’s ass,” Pippa says, sighing. “I’ll tell them everything’s fine when I see them.”

“I want to call Christopher,” Summer announces out of the blue.

“Uh, what time is it in Hong Kong?” Alice asks.

“I’m not sober enough to calculate the time difference,” Pippa states. Before I have the chance to jump in, Summer’s already calling, putting him on speaker.

“Summer, is this urgent? I got out of a meeting to take this call.”

“No,” Summer replies. “Just wanted to tell you I miss you.”

“We also miss you,” Alice and Pippa chime in, while Ava and I chuckle in the background.

“Ah, my girls are drunk again,” Christopher exclaims. I like him already. “Anyone sober around there?”

“I am,” Ava and I say at the same time.

“I recognize Ava’s voice. Who’s the other sober voice?”

“Nadine,” I reply.

“Ah, Logan’s girl.”

I blush, and everyone turns to Summer. Evidently, she’s the one who spilled the beans to Christopher. She grins, not sorry in the slightest.

“Well, Ava, Nadine, take care of my sisters. I have to go back to the meeting. And for God’s sake, don’t let them drink anymore.”

The sisters frown at the phone while Ava and I reassure Christopher. After the call ends, Summer, Alice, and Pippa resume their dancing, while I sit next to my best friend.

“I can’t believe you all want to wear my dresses,” I tell Ava.