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The lawyers would wrap the rest up in a neat bow.
And still, neither of us dared to broach the subject.
Fuck it.
I swerved, pulling over just before we hit Dark Prince Road. She didn’t react, still studying the tree line in silence.
“Farrow.”
Still nothing.
I unbuckled my seatbelt, hopped out of the car, and rounded to her side, swinging open the door. She stared at my shoulder, not really focused on anything, giving me my second heart attack of the night.
The first happened at the sight of Andras manhandling her. If Ollie and Rom hadn’t pulled me off him, I’d be in a cell right now, and he’d be in a morgue.
Finally,finally, she peered up at me as I gathered her into my arms and moved us both to the spacious trunk, flipping the rear seat down until it turned into a flat cabin.
“What’s going on in that head of yours, Octi?”
“Nothing good.”
“Impossible.” I set her down, switching on the overhead light. “Where does it hurt?”
“Everywhere.”
Hovered over her, I thumbed her shoulder, ever so slightly, right where I saw Andras grip her. “Here?”
A tiny, reluctant tear leaked out, trudging down her cheek. She didn’t sob. Didn’t make a sound. Just nodded.
I leaned in, kissing the exact spot. She shut her eyes as I rolled my tongue over it, wiping away any trace of that bastard.
I traced the nape of her neck, where it slammed against the wall. “And here?”
“My elbow, too.”
She stared at the roof as I washed away Andras’ touch from her neck, her hip, her back, the crook of her elbow.
All the while, she didn’t say another word.
“Beautiful.” When I finished, I pulled back and simply stared at her as she sprawled across the trunk, her wild sunshine hair splayed in every direction. “So fucking beautiful.”
Farrow’s fingers marked a path on the nylon lining. “What do you think about Monowi?”
“Never heard of it.”
“It’s in Nebraska.”
“Sounds about right.”
“Population of one.”
“Where are you going with this?”
Please, don’t say Monowi.
“Just thinking of Monowi.”
I wanted to laugh. Maybe even scream. Definitely go for round two versus Andras.
