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It should be simple…elegant. Something like this is supposed to be as easy as opening my eyes to find her on the pillow next to mine, isn’t it?
I love you, Foxglove.
I understand if you refuse to ever return those feelings.
Please don’t leave me. Us.
Especially once you find out the truth.
“Are you ok?” She toys with the collar of my shirt.
No. Yes. When she holds me, time stops, and for the slenderest of moments, I think there’s a chance I might be.
“I need you to know that I—”
My confession is abruptly cut off as my phone vibrates loudly against the dash. I already know it’s Hawke. We both flinch at the sudden intrusion.
Fuck. Fuck.
“We need to go, Thorne.” She kisses me so tenderly on the crease of my brow it rips my heart straight from my chest. My fingers flex against her spine, hugging her tight to me and taking a deep inhale of her subtle fragrance where my nose grazes her collarbone.
I hate that she’s right.
After I help her clean up, and we pull back onto the road, continuing toward the safety of the compound, I interlink our fingers over my lap. Hoping I can convey with that small touch a fraction of the depth to my feelings for this girl.
About all of us, together.
59
Is this what being a trapeze artist walking a highwire feels like? The knowledge that putting one foot wrong could leave me plummeting hundreds of feet to my death?
Following Thorne inside the house once we arrive is terrifying. I have no idea what to expect on the other side of this threshold. I can see the other vehicles are here, including my wolf’s motorbike.
What lies in wait for me behind this door is potentially going to be much, much worse than being trapped in a car with a furious Thorne gripping hold of my leg and fucking me senseless.
Ky is the one who rushes me as soon as I set foot inside. He bands me tight against his warm chest and strokes my hair.
But it’s the scuffle behind me that has my pulse skyrocketing.
“Don’t even fucking think about it.”
When I twist my body inside Ky’s hold, I see Thorne using his bulk to shield me.
“Get the fuck out of my way, Calliano.” Ven’s voice is pure ice, leaving a chill running down my spine.
Ky is holding me tight, not only because he wants to…but possibly to protect me.
“Stay right here, ok.” His lips press against my hair, while his strong arms cinch me tighter, and I’m feeling like if someone was to strike a match this entire room might combust.
“I’m not asking.” Ven’s black eyes are on me, and I can’t look away. He’s pure malice and hatred and agony all churned into a frenzy.
“Ven.” Thorne barks at him. “You want her to see you like this?” He advances on him, still keeping his body between the two of us.
There’s a tremor running through me. I don’t know if I fully processed what that man did or said back at the club, but now, in the afterglow of that orgasm, shock starts to wind a sickly path through my veins.
“Is that what you really want? To hurt her? To fuck her up so badly she’ll never be able to look at you again?” Thorne keeps pushing him backward, and Ven shifts to keep a distance between the two of them. All the while, his eyes drill holes into me, sucking every ounce of oxygen out of the room.
“He wouldn’t hurt me,” I whisper against Ky’s chest, and I hear a rumble of agitation come out of him.
