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“Do you think you can take me to see him? James Jagger, I mean?”
“Shit, Mia. I don’t know. Kingsley is watching my every move. Sneaking here is one thing. But if we just up and disappear to go to Sterling Bay…”
He has a point, but there has to be a way.
“We can ask Channing and Sasha to cover for us.”
“Whoa, I’m not sure that’s a good idea.” Concern glitters in his eyes. “I don’t want to do anything that puts you at risk.”
“I’m already at risk,” I implore. “Every minute I’m with Cade…”
“Fuck, don’t,” he grits out. “Just don’t. If I could take you away from here, I would. You know that, right? We could get in my car and just go.”
“You can’t run from Quinctus.” I give him a sad smile. “That’s not how it works.”
“But Hadley did. She got out.”
“Wait a minute, Hadley Rexford? You know Hadley Rexford?”
“Yeah. She lives in the Bay. My mom said it’s like a safe haven or something. To be honest, I was so pissed when I saw her, nothing really made sense.”
“Is she okay?”
“Who, my mom?”
“No, Hadley.”
“Yeah, she’s good. She and her boyfriend are at Colton U now, living their best lives.”
This new information has blown my mind. There are so many moving pieces, I don’t know which one to latch on to first.
“We have to speak to James Jagger,” I say.
“Mouse…”
“No, Bexley, this is too important. If I’m going to find a way to get out of the Coglio with Cade,”—and I have to—“then we need to figure out how all this fits together.”
And why Quinctus are so set on me being his prosapia.
“Okay, okay. But you let me figure out how and when.” I frown, and his brow quirks up. “I mean it, Mia. I need to know you’re safe. As safe as you can be. No more taking unnecessary risks.”
I press my lips together, because I’m not sure that’s a promise I can keep.
“Mouse, I need to hear you say it.”
I kiss him instead—hot, wet kisses that leave us both panting for more.
“You’re not playing fair.” Bexley rolls me underneath him and runs his hand along my jaw and down to my throat. “In fact, I’d call it cheating.” He smirks, running his tongue along my neck. “And do you know what cheaters get?”
“What?” I ask breathlessly.
He rolls his hips, letting his hard cock slide against my slick pussy before slamming inside me.
“Punished.”
I wake with a knot in my stomach. In Bexley’s arms, I’d felt safe and cherished. But in the harsh light of day, I’m reminded that being with him is a fantasy. My reality is much darker.
He left after loving my body again. It had been slow and sensual and intense. I came so hard my entire body quivered beneath him.
