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“So, you didn’t just kick our asses for fun?”Nick scoffed.
“Never, Sir.Why are you two here?”I asked as my head swiveled between the two like a metronome.
“Why areyouhere and not back at the barn with us?”Nick countered as his brows slashed in anger.
Averting his gaze, I placed a clean kitchen towel in Dylan’s hands.
“Let me tell you how surprised—no, that’s too tame.Let me tell you howblindsidedwe were when we came back from hunting early to spend more time with you, only to discover you’d not only packed up and gone, but also left us a fucking note behind,” Nick roared as the veins in his neck bulged, and his face turned deep crimson.
I’d never heard Nick sound so infuriated, not even the day when I woke and heard him talking to George about his skanky ex, Paige.“The fucking Christmas card from my accountant has more heartfelt sentiments than the kiss-off note you left us.”
Guilt and fear thundered through me as I watched Nick pluck the note from the pocket of his jeans.With a scowl, he began to read.
“Dear Sirs, thank you so much for a memorable week.I will fondly treasure our time together.Sincerely yours, Savannah.”Nick tossed the paper onto the table as if it were on fire.“If you weresincerelyours, girl, your ass would have been in bed when we got back, like you’d promised.Butsincerelyyou weren’t.Is this tripe you wrote how you really feel about us?Or is it another smoke screen to hide how you truly feel?”
I had no idea how to answer his question, except to tell the truth, and I wasn’t ready to do that.Luckily, Nick didn’t give me a chance to respond before resuming his tirade.
“That’s what you were doing this morning before we left, isn’t it, pet?Blowing smoke up our asses and feeding us some bullshit story about a fucking dream?I gotta tell you, Savannah, you had me fooled.I honestly believed you.You looked right into my eyes and lied straight to my face.”
Nick stood.Fury rolled off him in a potent wave.I inched back until my butt bumped up against the countertop.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered, shrinking inside.
“I want an answer.Not a fucking apology!”Nick slammed his fist onto the table.“Is this--this glacial shit you wrote how you really feel about us?”His lips curled in an angry sneer as his eyes drilled into mine.
Tears welled and spilled down my cheeks as I shook my head.I couldn’t speak because I couldn’t swallow the lump of guilt lodged in my throat.
“Finally, we’re getting somewhere.”Nick crossed his arms over his wide chest.His dangerous gaze palpably peeled the flesh from my bones.
Dylan turned off the water and dried his face with the towel before clasping my elbow and leading me to the kitchen table.
“Sit down, kitten.”
Steeling myself to get my ass handed to me, I complied.
“Do you know why we cut our hunting trip short?”Dylan asked.
His beautiful blue eyes were bloodshot and rimmed red.I glanced back at Nick with the ice pack to his swollen cheek and held back a sob.I’d done that to them.I’d inflicted pain on the two men who meant the world to me.
“No, Sir.”
“You havenoidea why we rushed back to the barn?”Nick asked in disbelief.
“No, Sir,” I choked out.
“Come on, Dylan, let’s go,” Nick announced in a defeated tone.
As they turned and started toward the door, I launched from the chair in disbelief.
“Wait!”I yelled.They stopped and turned in tandem, blistering me with hot, angry glares.“You’re leaving because I don’t know the answer to your question?What do you want from me?”
“Obviously, something you’re no longer willing to give.”Nick’s tone was arctic.
“What…you mean my submission?”I rounded the table.
“Stop,” Dylan barked.“Not another step.”
I froze.My heart pounded in panic and confusion.Nick narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest as his lips thinned to a tight angry line.
