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Chapter Thirteen

“Why did you take our daddy away?”

Lucy backed up, the faceless child moving closer. “I’m sorry…I’m…”

“Mommy cries all the time.”

“I didn’t know. I—”

“Whore.” The child lifted a shaky hand, finger pointed at her, tears pooling and forming a puddle at her feet. “Slut.”

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”

A tall male figure stepped out of the shadows. “Come back, Lucy. Please, come back.”

“No. Leave me alone.” Her back collided with something solid behind her. Something strong and warm…

Lucy startled awake, blinking rapidly into the hotel room.

It was light outside, but she could tell still early by the muted sunshine coming through the curtains.

That’s when she became aware of the warm body at her back, the hard, very still body.

Adam was breathing kind of fast, and despite still feeling unsettled by her dream and only half awake, she knew something was wrong.

“Adam?”

He didn’t answer, so she twisted around to face him, and as soon as her eyes met his, she knew he was upset about something. Did he regret last night? “Is there…what’s wrong?”

He leaned away and pushed her onto her back, scowling down at her. “Who’s Daniel?”

“What?” Her belly took a nosedive.

“You heard me. Answer the question.”

She blinked up at him. How did he…

“You called his name in your sleep.” His jaw flexed, blue eyes turning glacial. “Your professor, right? The asshole you were fucking?” His hand moved to the side of her face, thumb sliding over her bottom lip. The softness of his touch was a complete contrast to his hard voice. “You still want him.”

“No—”

“You were dreaming about him. How often, Lucy? Huh?”

Adam looked furious. What was going on? She was trying to wrap her head around his extreme reaction to her saying Daniel’s name, while trying to defuzz her sleepy brain. “I don’t know.”

“Once a week…more?”

“Adam—”

“Was he touching you in your dream? Was he inside you?”

The last words were growled, and suddenly she was wide awake. “Let me up.”

“Tell me,” he said.

“Adam—”

“Fucking now, Lucy.”