Page 7 of Sinful Desires

“What’s going on?”Malik said as he came around to sit down beside them.He picked up her legs and set them over his thighs.

Aiden squeezed her.“Shhh, you’re going to be okay.”He turned to Malik.“She was telling me bread was forbidden for her.”

“Jesus Christ, why?”

“She said something about being a perfect princess, and it set her off.I’m not worried yet.It seems this emotional breakdown has been coming for a while.”

Chapter Four

Several minutes passedbefore she finally began to settle, exhausted but calm and relaxed.She couldn’t remember the last time she felt free.Free to speak how she wanted.Free to talk with them and let them hold her.

Camila curled against the men's bodies for the comfort she so desperately needed.The last time she’d been held was before her father died, which had been so long ago.She was finally able to inhale a deep breath that steadied her, and her crying lessened until it was gone.

“I’m so sorry you’re going through a rough time,” Aiden said.

Malik gripped her knee.“Baby, you don’t have a husband or a boyfriend, do you?”

She shook her head.

“That’s good,” Aiden said and kissed her head.“Do you feel better?”

She tilted her head back so she could see both men.

“Yes.Thank you.I must look awful.”She knew how she looked.Red nose, swollen eyes, and a blotchy complexion.If she’d been at the house, she would have been locked in her room without food for the rest of the day because he couldn’t allow her to be seen disheveled or distraught.

Malik smiled tenderly.“Not at all.You look beautiful.Don’t be embarrassed, sweetheart.You’ve had a rough time.”

His tone was so gentle she had the strongest urge to touch his face, and she had to fist her hand to keep from reaching for him.

“Can you talk about it yet?”

She turned to Aiden and shook her head.

“Baby, consider this.If you’re running from someone, we can’t protect you if we don’t know who it is.”

Camila hadn’t considered that, but could she trust them?She might not have a choice.They were the only things between her and her nightmare.She decided to give them the basics and hoped that was enough for the time being.