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‘I agreed to one week,’ I said in a hiss as the nurse walked ahead.
‘You did. I’ve decided that I’m keeping you, though.’
‘I’m not a fucking dog.’
Ewen looked at me with a devious smile. ‘Bet I could make you bark like one to get my bone.’
I couldn’t suppress the snigger that came out.
‘Is that a yes?’
‘No. But I’ll stay until Ruby is better. Although I’m not sure your crowd is any better to fall in with.’
‘You’ll find out soon enough.’
‘What do you mean?’ I slowed my pace as the nurse stopped outside a room up ahead.
‘My sister has arranged a drinks thing tomorrow at my place. Now that they know I have a woman in the house, they can’t resist interfering.’
Meeting his brother the way I did was bad enough. ‘I’m not sure I’m ready to meet the family.’
‘They’ll give us zero choice in the matter. The McGowan clan is an unstoppable force. Plus, you’ll be joining me at Logan’s party at the club on the weekend, anyway.’
‘You’re assuming an awful lot about what I’ll be doing.’
Ewen stepped toward me and threaded a hand in the hair behind one of my ears, pulling my lips to his. ‘If we don’t have any distractions, I’ll be chaining you to my bed for the next week and filling you with cum again and again until it comes up and leaks out of your fucking nose. And being that you’ve only just lost your virginity, I’m going to need somewhere to go and something to do before I leave you unable to walk.’
If I hadn’t been leaning against him, I’d have melted to the floor. Why were the weird things he said so bloody hot?
‘Ah, my little slut liked that. Look at you getting all gooey-eyed. Bet your panties are soaked, too.’ His tongue darted over his lips, and I tracked its path.
‘Jokes on you, Ewen. I’m not wearing any.’
Extracting myself before I tried to fuck him right there in the hospital corridor, I walked toward the nurse, my heart galloping in my chest.
A soft growl followed from behind.
‘She’s about to go to a group class, so you’ve only got a few minutes.’
Dark circles lined the bottom of Ruby’s eyes, and she looked pale and withdrawn. Her usually glossy hair was lank and piled on top of her head.
‘Why is he here?’ she said, venom tainting the words.
I hesitated and glanced at Ewen while Ruby let out a feeble laugh. ‘Holy shit. You stay a pure little virgin forever, and then fuck that arsehole? What the fuck?’
‘I’m sorry,’ I started, feeling myself shrivel up in the wake of her ire. The confidence in myself that had been growing flaked away under her hard stare.
‘No, she’s not,’ Ewen said. ‘Cora doesn’t need to explain herself to you, given your recent life choices. We are here to see how you’re doing, but if you are going to hurt her, then we’ll be leaving.’
Silence enveloped the room as the tension grew. Ruby narrowed her eyes at Ewen. I’d never stood up to her like that in all of my twenty-nine years.
Her shoulders slumped as she slid her eyes away from us. That wasn’t the Ruby I knew.
‘How are you doing?’ I asked.
‘I wish I was dead.’
Her words were like a knife in my chest. Pain rippled through me. ‘Don’t say that.’
