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“This is pointless. Just get out, Sonny.”
“No.”
“Are you deaf? Just get out. I don’t need you. I don’t need any of you. I don’t!” I jerk forward, about to shove Sonny away again, but he grasps my wrists tightly.
“I’m not deaf, Asia, and I’m not fucking blind or stupid. You might see me as the joker, the kid who’s always got a smile on his face, who hasn’t got a care in the world, but let me tell you something that you might not realise about me. I’m as stubborn as they come. I don’t give up and Iwon’tgive up on you. I’ll have your back even if you don’t want me too. Even when you push me away. Got it?”
“Fuck off, Sonny,” I say, but there’s no conviction behind it. My shoulders sag, my head drops and half a second later I’m wrapped up in his arms trying not to fucking break.
He holds me for a long time, long enough for me to spill every last secret I’ve been holding onto. Long enough for me to tell him about the deal Eastern and I made with Crown. Long enough for me to tell him everything I’ve learnt about Camden and his mum, about Ford and Sapphire. I purge myself of it all, only stopping when there’s nothing more to say. By the time I’ve finished, I’m exhausted, fucking weak. But he remains strong. Solid.
“Fuck!” I panic, stumbling backwards when I realise what I’ve done. “I shouldn’t have said anything.”
“It’s okay, Asia. I swear to you on my life, I’ll look out for you…” He looks at me grimly and my gut roils, the perpetual storm within knowing something bad is about to happen.
“What?” I say, forgetting for a moment that I’ve just blabbed everything. I’ll have to figure out what to do about that later.
“Thing is, I reckon shit might get a whole lot worse for everyone if I don’t put a stop to what I think is about to happen.”
“Stopwhat, Sonny? What do you think is about to happen?”
“You can’t blow your cover, Asia. Let me deal with this.”
“Deal with what? What are you talking about?”
“Monk has been goading Eastern all night…”
“What? Why didn’t you say something earlier? He can’t fight him, Sonny.”
“I get that. Look, leave it with me.”
“Sonny…” I warn but my words are snatched away as he cups my face in his hands and presses a hot kiss against my mouth, stealing my breath and any logical thought as his tongue spears my lips and seeks out my own. He backs me up against the wall kissing me as though his life fucking depends on it. I kiss him back just the same, because somehow I need him as much as he needs me. Purging myself of these secrets has proven that.
“I thought you didn’t take what isn’t freely given?” I say, once my brain has caught up with my lips and Sonny has stepped away from me.
“I haven’t. Remember, Isee you, Asia. I know you wanted me to kiss you, so I did. Besides it might be my last fucking chance. You won’t want to do it again after this.” He backs away from me then.
“Sonny, what are you talking about?” I say confused, fear unravelling like a dirty coil inside my stomach.
“I’m so fucking sorry,” he says, and before I’m able to act he’s pulled the key from the lock, opened my bedroom door, stepped out into the hallway and locked it behind him.
“Sonny!” I shout, rushing to the door and yanking at the handle. “SONNY!” I shout, bashing my fist against the door. The arsehole has locked me in.
