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“Louder,” I urged.
“Pet,” he boomed, going from one extreme to another.
“No!” She swatted her hand at his chest. “No! I don’t want to leave.”
“Maybe speak in a normal voice.” I shook my head. “Yelling upsets her.”
Damian dragged the pad of his thumb across her bottom lip. “Can you hear me, Pet?”
She whimpered again and rocked back and forth. Damian grabbed her hands and held them on his chest so she couldn’t hit him again. My brother glanced over at me with sadness in his green eyes.
“This isn’t working,” he groaned. “She’s more like Eva than we thought.” He slumped back on the pillows and held her. “Do you remember the manic episode she had the month before she died?”
I nodded. “It took Dad two weeks to get her out of bed.”
“Carl gave her something. We need to find out what it was, so we can give it to Alex.”
“She’s pregnant, D. Eva took some hardcore meds when she was on a bender. I doubt they would be safe for Alex.”
He shrugged. “It’s worth a try.”
“Like you, Alex has a mental illness,” I reminded him, since he seemed to need one. “None of us have ever forced you to be someone else. We won’t do that to her.”
Damian narrowed his eyes at me. “Fuck, I didn’t mean it like that, Bash. I don’t want her to change… I just wish I didn’t feel so fucking useless.”
“She will struggle with this for the rest of her life,” I pointed out. “Carl thinks she’s going to have issues throughout her pregnancy because of her high cortisol levels.”
“How do you do this?” His eyebrows lifted as he looked at me. “With me, I mean. You’ve been going through this shit with me since we were kids. What’s the secret?”
I considered his question for a second. “Patience. I realized a long time ago I couldn’t fix you. Most of the time, you can control yourself. Alex can do the same as long as she’s not pushed too far. We need to be here for her and let her figure this out on her own. She’s a prisoner in her mind right now.”
Damian moved his hand to her stomach. Alex let out a soft purr, like she knew he was here, even in sleep.
“Keep going,” I insisted.
His eyes had a wild look in them as his hand dipped beneath the waistband of her silky pajama shorts. “Time to wake up, Pet. Your Master commands it.”
Alex wrapped her fingers around his wrist and pushed his hand lower. “Damian.” Eyes closed, she licked her lips. “Damian, please.”
He sucked her earlobe into his mouth, and she rolled her head to the side, giving him better access. “Do you need to come, Pet?”
Her eyes snapped open. Alex stared up at him and then glanced over at me. She grabbed my hand and rested it on her thigh.
“How are you feeling, Cherry?” I shoved the sweaty hair off her forehead and kissed her skin. “Are you in there, baby?”
“Yes,” she whispered, her gaze shifting between Damian and me.
She gripped both of our hands. “I want to feel both of you.”
I kissed her lips. “Tell me what’s going on in your head.”
“Help me forget.”
She pulled the pajama top over her head and threw it across the room. Alex moved our hands to her big tits, helping us massage her nipples.
I twisted her nipple, ripping a moan from her mouth. “Are you sure this is what you want, Cherry? You’ve been asleep for a long time. You need to eat.”
Her gaze shifted between us, and then she shook her head. “I’m not hungry for food.”
