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"Fuck that, man. I'm not losing out on any time with her."
His eyes find me. "But... if he sees you..."
"Then we need to make sure he fucking doesn't."
The second Kenny reappears from the bathroom, I drag her into my side and don't release her until Levi pulls to a stop in front of the Kraven trailer. I hate to let her go. It physically fucking pains me to do so, but I know I've got no choice.
Chapter Thirteen
Kennedy
“I need to go,” I whisper, the words slicing me open.
Conner grips me tighter, pressing his lips to my forehead. “I can’t.”
“You have to, Con. Think of your brothers... your family.” If anything was ever to happen to them because of me, I couldn’t live with it.
A guttural roar fills the car as Conner’s fist smashes against the back of the seat.
“Easy, man,” Levi says, twisting around to look at us. “She’s right, you need to go before somebody sees us.”
Conner hesitates, looking right into my eyes. “I fucking hate this, K. I—"
“I know. But we don’t have any other choice.”
I slide to climb out of the car, wanting to save us both the heartache of goodbye, but Conner grabs my arm and pulls me back. His mouth crashes down on mine, hard and bruising.
“Dude, we need to go,” Levi grumbles, but Conner doesn’t let up. He slides his tongue against mine, kissing me the way only he can.
“Conner,” I breathe, finally tearing myself away.
“Fight, babe. Promise me you’ll fight.”
“I—" I think better of replying, opting for a small nod instead. The truth of the matter is, I’m not sure I have much fight left inside me. After last night, the way Warren demeaned me in front of Kian and his friends, not to mention the fact that he slipped me something in my drink, I know it’s only a matter of time before he hurts me again. Or worse.
“Go, before I do something I’ll regret.”
Part of me wants me to beg him to. We could take off, just the two of us. Leave Sterling and never look back. But I can’t ask him to do that, to leave his family, his brothers. I won’t.
Gingerly, I climb out of Levi’s car and walk the short distance to Warren’s trailer. When I reach the door, I glance back and meet Conner’s dark gaze. Seeing him is both a salve to my heart and a knife to my chest. I know Levi meant well, pulling me out of the party before something really bad happened, but now I have to cover my tracks with Warren. Besides, every time I see Conner, another piece of me dies inside.
I slip into the trailer unnoticed. There’s no sign of Mitch, but his bedroom door is closed, so hopefully he made it to bed last night.
Toeing off my sneakers, I tiptoe to Warren’s room, relieved when I find the bed empty. It’s still made, no sign that he was ever here. I quickly strip out of my clothes and slide under the covers. He’ll have to come back here eventually, and when he does, I don’t want to give him any suspicions.
I drift in and out of sleep, dreaming of Conner. My knight in shining armor, my protector. He’s defending me from a faceless monster, something that lurks in the shadows and sets my teeth on edge.
When I hear the front door slam, I jerk awake.
“Kennedy?” he yells.
“In here.” I yawn, pushing up on my elbows.
“Fuck, babe. You’re here, thank fuck.” He roughly tugs at the ends of his hair. “I woke up and you weren’t there and I thought—"
“I got a ride home with Jayden and Zoe.”
“You did?”
