His Broken Human Mate (Book 13 of The Regal Eclipse Pack Series)

Chapter 55

Calypso left the meeting room and headed back down the hallway to where the others were waiting. She completely avoided looking at Cade. She couldn't stand to see how pissed he was with her.

Would he ever forgive her for this? She hoped so. Daniel seemed to think so. But she'd told him she couldn't trust him, which was complete and utter bullshit. She did trust him, but she realized that no, that wasn't true. She hadn't trusted him with this. She hadn't come to him, which she now realized was what she should have done. She should have been honest with him and told him exactly what was going on.

But at the time, she'd thought their relationship was over anyway, through no fault of her own, which had broken her trust in him. It was a series of events that had just gone completely wrong on so many different levels. And now, somehow, she had to repair it. If Daniel could get her out of this mess.

"Mr. Remington is ready for the meeting to begin," she said quietly.

Dominic and Stirling walked past her. Gray stopped in front of her, lifting a hand to her face. "Are you okay?"

She jerked back from him in shock. "What is wrong with you?"

He shot a glare at her. "You're my wife, Calypso. Act like it," he said in a low voice, meant for her ears alone.

She knew Cade had heard him though.

Gray walked past her, and Calypso held her breath. Cade would be the last one into the meeting. He walked by her without stopping, or even looking her way. She bit back her need to beg him for forgiveness. She would, just not yet.

Calypso grabbed what she needed from her desk, then headed back into the meeting room, closing the door behind her and taking her seat off to the side. She let her gaze move quickly over the men.

The Remington group was seated on the side near the door with Daniel in the middle, Dominic on one side of him, and Cade on the other. Dominic was the wild card. She knew nothing about him or how much he knew about what was going on here.

Sterling was seated across from Daniel, while Gray was on his right, and she was seated at a small table back in the corner. She hated sitting back there, but that was her place as Gray liked to frequently remind her. Behind him. Submissive. She had no desire to submit to him. But she'd submit to Cade all day long.

Her gaze darted over to Cade unbidden. He was beautiful, sitting there staring at Gray like he wanted to come across the table and beat him into the ground. For her. She let loose a small sigh and saw his gaze dart to her, meeting her own for a brief second before he looked away.

It killed her, watching him look away from her. She wasn't used to it, she realized. Typically, she had Cade's full attention, but right now, she didn't. He was too unsettled. She needed to go touch him and calm him down. But Cade wouldn't welcome it and Gray would know there was something between them.

"Mr. Hensley, I'd like to know why you're blackmailing Ms. Hensley." Daniel folded his hands in front of him on the desk.

Calypso's eyebrows shot up. Daniel hadn't wasted any time.

"You're what?" Sterling whipped around to stare at his son.

"I'm doing nothing of the sort. Calypso came here of her own free will," Gray said with a frown.

"Well that's funny because Daniel never said what you were blackmailing her about," Dominic spoke up and said.

"I.." Gray reached up to loosen his tie.

"You blackmailed her to come back here?! Explain. Now!" Sterling glared at him.

"I threatened to sue her for all the money I spent on her fertility treatments. I told her I'd have her tossed in jail," Gray muttered uncomfortably.