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Yeah. Doesn’t take a genius to put it together. However, he’d been clear that until today, neither of them had gone for her or attempted to seek her out. Looking at my cousin now though, I don’t know if that’s completely true. They move together easily and it’s obvious that she trusts him, on some level at least.
A sharp stab of some unknown emotion spears my chest as Eli joins the two of them. They sandwich her between their bodies, comforting her in a way that surprises me and pisses me off in equal measure. They look cozy as fuck, like they’ve done this before. Not just before, but frequently. Have they been lying to me? Seeing each other behind my back?
But why? Why wouldn’t they just come to me and let me know that they want to pursue things with her?
They did,my brain supplies. Well, Eli did at least. He came forward frequently over the last three months, beginning the same day we walked out on her. He was clear in his feelings that he didn’t want to leave, that he wanted to pursue her. At one point, he even admitted that he wanted her for far more than just sex. I didn’t believe him, didn’t trust his words, knowing that Eli is just as likely to lie and manipulate to get what he wants as anyone else in our corrupt families.
Looking at him now though. It’s obvious that he really cares for her. They both do. And me? I don’t even know what I feel.
“You’re okay, Flower. Everything’s fine. You’re just crashing from the adrenaline. Tonight, was a lot to take in.” It’s then that I realize Violets crying into Zac’s shirt. His hands are moving up and down her arms, soothing her or warming her skin, maybe both. Eli is pressed in against her back with his hands wrapped around her stomach, clinging to her like a weighted blanket.
I want…
I turn, giving them my back and cutting off that line of thought before it can even begin. Nothing good can come from this. Refilling my glass, I step away, completely prepared to go check on Joe then head to the office while they get rid of her. We need to talk about shit. We’ve got a prisoner in our cell waiting to be interrogated for fucks sake. We don’t have time for this.
“Renz,” her soft broken voice has me freezing mid-step. My eyes close as I take a deep breath that’s borderline painful.
My name. My actual fucking name. On her lips, coming from her mouth.
My knees lock up, unable to move as though I’m under a spell she’s cast. I never thought I would hear her speak to me again let alone hear her say my real name.
“Renz,” she repeats. It’s so fragile and small. So unlike her. Violet is a force to be reckoned with. She’s fire and gasoline, an explosion of power waiting to happen. She is not weak, and she certainly is no damsel in distress, yet after spending only what? A day in our world, she’s covered in blood and having a panic attack in my kitchen.
No. Just..no.
Ignoring her, I continue, completely prepared to never speak to her again. To keep her far away from us and our world.
“Stop, you fucking bastard!” Violet’s shout is still raspy from her hysteria and likely exhaustion but it’s there—the fire. My face breaks out into a large smile, the first in I don’t know how long.There’s our little warrior.
“What, Violet?” I ask, turning to her once I’ve masked my feelings. I cock a brow, crossing my arms over my chest as I wait for her to continue. Standing tall, she gently presses Zac away, giving him a soft smile before stepping out from between the two men. She spins to face me, looking every bit the bratty and powerful woman, I met all those months ago.
Her face is covered in black streaks of makeup, and her skin is still pink and irritated, but as she glides toward me like a queen in her palace, I find myself turned the fuck on. Leaving less than a foot of space between us, she comes to a stop and plants her hands on her hips. The corner of my lip tips up at the same time my palm twitches with the urge to spank the bratty behavior away.
“Don’t you dare walk away from me again, you coward!” The amusement I’d previously felt is quickly replaced with anger.How dare she?
“Excuse me?” my tone is lethal, my words barely audible. Out of the corner of my eye, I see both Eli and Zac step forward, sensing the shift in my mood. I don’t have the patience for this shit, not today.
Violet looks completely unbothered by the menace in my voice as she leans forward, erasing the small distance between us. “You heard me! You’re a coward,RenzTravino.All three of you are, but especially you!”What the fuck?“And maybe if you’d stop walking away from me for once, I’d be able to tell you what information I got while Eli was busy getting smashed up like a watermelon between some buff dude’s thighs.”
“Hey!” Eli whines, “not fair.”
I release a growl, unable to move past the first thing she said. My hands drop to my sides as I step into her, pressing our bodies together. I would never hit her, or any woman, out of anger, but right now, there is a very good chance that I toss her over my shoulder and throw her ass into the elevator. I open my mouth, prepared to tell her to get fucked but she interrupts me.
Reaching out, her tiny little palms connect with my chest as she shoves me away. My body sways but I stay firmly planted where I am. Her inability to move me serves to further piss her off. She continues to advance on me, punctuating every snarled word with an unsuccessful blow to my chest. My muscles flex beneath her hands and for some unknown reason that I can’t fathom right now, I allow her to take her anger out on me.
It’s better than the sadness.
“You.”
Shove.
“Are.”
Push.
“An.”
Smack.
