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“I’ll be here with you tonight, I promise baby.” Greyson leans down and gives me a quick kiss before he leaves. I can’t help but think about what Brandon said to me about Greyson’s secrets. The guys lead me inside to the couch and the thought is gone before I can get too deep into it.
“Start talking before my head explodes,meu amor.”
I take a deep breath and try to gather myself so I don’t start crying while reliving this nightmare.
“Someone came up behind me in the parking garage and hit me over the head, knocking me out. They tied me up, put me in the trunk of their car, and drove us to an apartment building on the West Side,” I explain, trying to sound like I'm not shaken up.
“Why were you in the parking garage?” Rian interrogates me. Shit, of course he would catch that. There’s honestly no point in lying to them now.
“I was going to follow you,” I say as I catch Rian’s eye. He nods, humming in a disapproving tone.
“We can talk about that later. Who did this to you?” Zep dismisses Rian and focuses on me.
I meet their eyes before the name slips out of my mouth. “Brandon West.”
The air in the room thickens and I can feel the rage radiating from their bodies. All three look like they want to commit murder right now. If I haven’t killed Brandon, these three certainly will.
“Brandon? What the fuck does he want with you?” Thiago snarls.
Memories of being tied up in Brandon’s apartment flood my brain. The way he circled me like a vulture ready to attack its prey. The way he looked at me with hatred when he told me that he was going to protect Greyson from me. My whole body shudders at the thought of the wickedness in his eyes.
“He’s apparently in love with Greyson and I’m in his way, so he wants to take me out.”
“In love with Greyson? How does he know him apart from Love in Sight?” Rian looks as if he’s trying to put all the pieces together.
“I don’t know. He wouldn’t tell me.”
Zep settles on the couch beside me and lowers me onto his lap, pulling my body closer to his. The warmth of his skin against mine soothes me. “Now that I know who is threatening you, he won’t get away with it. I will kill him for hurting you, and if he tries to run, I will tear the whole world apart to find him.” His voice is low and scary, but it’s also full of love.
“I stabbed him before I ran, but I’m not sure if he’s dead or not.”
“Then we have to go there, now.” Thiago rises from where he was sitting.
“I don’t think I can right now. I need time, I also need to patch up these wounds, then we will go,” I relax against Zep’s chest, trying to collect myself and stop myself from shaking.
“Alright, then one of us stays here with you and the other two go deal with Brandon,” Rian spits out his name.
“No. Don’t you get it? I need all of you. You all are a part of me and I won’t survive without all three of you. Call it weakness, I don’t care, but I need all three of you here with me.” I give them my heart with those words.
Thiago lifts me off Zep’s lap and into his arms, wedding night style. His eyes soften when he looks down at me. “Okaymeu amor,we’ll do that for you. Whatever you need.” I wrap my arms around his neck and give him a soft kiss on the cheek.
“You know that won’t do, give me a real kiss.”
I give him a weak smile before I plant a passionate kiss hard against his soft lips. A moan escapes me as Thiago deepens the kiss, sneaking his tongue into my mouth. That tongue is one of my favorite parts of this man.
“Okay, Prince Charming, let’s take her upstairs and get her cleaned up so we can lay down for a while and she can rest,” Rian groans, obviously a little jealous that it’s not him kissing me.
I snort and throw my head back, catching an upside down glimpse of Rian’s stare. “Come here, baby,” I whisper. Rian moves until he’s right behind me. I pucker my lips, gesturing that I want him to kiss me. He leans down and kisses me. It’s like our own version of the Spiderman kiss.
He smiles as he straightens up. “Come on, baby girl. Let’s get you upstairs.”
There’s no way I’m going to complain. I’m home with the three people I trust most in this world. Three men that have my heart. I just went through the most terrifying experience of my life, but with them by my side, I feel invincible.
Perhaps I should tell them what Brandon said about Greyson keeping secrets from me, but I just don’t have the energy to right now. The adrenaline is fading and I’m already starting to drift off.
Twenty-Eight
It took me three hours to finally stop shaking long enough to be able to stand on my own. Three hours in which Brandon could have packed up and left town. Three hours that the guys had to waste just to calm me down. I feel so helpless. If it weren’t for me, they could have gone right after I got home to deal with Brandon. Now we have no idea if he’ll still be there or if he’s already skipped town.
