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EPILOGUE
Six weekslater
The aftermathof the events of the warehouse plague me in my dreams. Night after night, I wake up in a cold sweat, a scream shoved down my throat, reaching for Dante.
After four straight nights of seeking him out in his room, he started sleeping in my bed every night. I’ve heard the other guys grumble about what’s fair, but I don’t really care right now.
What happened at the warehouse—what I did—haunts me. If I could go back and do it all over again, I’m not sure that I could do anything differently. I didn’t have any specifics from Aries. Only his assurance that he was striking a deal with Angelo that would save all of us. We had a tentative plan where Aries would be the one to pull the trigger when the time came, but as with so many things in life, it didn’t turn out that way.
We couldn’t tell Matteo, Leo, or Dante that Aries was going to blow the lid on the coup. Everything hinged on their reactions.
And he counted on their father’s ego and his need for vengeance to override everything else. It was a gamble, but Aries surmised that Angelo wouldn’t tell the other members of the family that his own son was turning against him because it made him look weak.
And in his case, pride came before his fall.
What we couldn’t predict was Angelo grabbing Dante or tricking Leo and me. And Dante’s willingness to die to spare me. That kind of sacrifice still messes me up. It broke my heart in ways I wasn’t anticipating.
I’m still working on fixing it and putting it back together.
A second before I fired the gun, Aries stepped to my left and I pivoted to my right, facing Angelo head-on. He looked up at me and I pulled the trigger without a second thought.
It wasn’t the original plan, but the stakes were high and it quickly became a game of kill or be killed. I don’t take what I did lightly, but if the choice is between us or him? I’m going to pick us—Dante, Leo, Matteo, and Aries. Every single time.
I called Romeo out of sheer desperation that day, scared and feeling a little lost. And he stepped up for me. He was able to track their phones, but I was already in the warehouse by the time he sent me their information. And since then, we’ve texted a few different times, mostly get-to-know-you questions. It’s been really nice.
I need to stop my thoughts from spiraling again. Reaching out, I feel cool sheets under my fingertips. Cracking an eye open, I’m surprised that Dante’s missing. I prop up onto my elbow, the soft sheet pooling around my waist and look around my bedroom.
“He just went to shower, Raven. You know he won’t leave you yet.”
Along with Dante, Aries has taken to spending the night in my bed most days. He played his part too well, and he’s working on repairing his relationships with his brothers.
The worry I didn’t realize I had settles with Aries’s words. I settle back down and snuggle against him. His hard cock presses against my ass as he squeezes me to his chest.
I went to bed in a camisole and a pair of short shorts, so I can feel every inch of him. His palm flattens against my stomach, his fingers splayed.
I wiggle against him, sighing at the friction.
“Stop wiggling and go back to sleep, Raven.”
A sleepy Aries is one of my favorite things. His voice is all low and raspy, he cuddles a lot, and he fucks me nice and slow.
I nibble on my bottom lip as I deliberately rock my hips back into him. His cock slips between my ass cheeks, and I suck in a breath.
“You wanna play?”
“Yes.” I nod, drawing out the word.
He reaches around and cups my pussy, teasing me with long, light touches through the fabric of my shorts.
“I don’t want to be teased today, Rafael.” I rock my hips backward again.
He pulls the leg of my shorts out wide, and slides his fingers inside. He touches and teases and caresses me, and I’m panting in no time.
I grip his hand and guide it where I want his touch—circling my clit and then slowly finger-fucking me.
“You’re so wet, Raven.”
After a few more thrusts, he peels my shorts down my legs and tosses them on the floor. I try to turn over, but he holds me in the same position with a hand on my hip.
