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“Okay.”
Axel stood behind me with his hands on my hips, supporting me while I swished mouthwash several times after brushing. It never seemed enough to make the disgusting taste go away.
“You’re done.” He turned the water off, reached for the towel in front of me, and wiped my mouth. “Bed or the sofa?”
“Bed.”
I was emotionally spent. If I had to guess, it was probably sometime after nine. Still early. I never went to bed before midnight, but I didn’t have an ounce of energy or any mind to care about anything.
Axel led me by the hand to the bed and tucked me in. “Where were those pictures taken?”
I pulled the duvet over my face, not wanting to tell him where. I didn’t want to believe it was possible. I was sure it wasn’t. But Axel would lose his shit.
“Come on, sweetheart.” He lowered the blanket to see my face. “I know you must know. Tell me.” He brushed my hair away from my face.
“The gym’s shower.”
His face literally turned red.
“It’s not him. I know it’s not.” Tears pooled in my eyes. I was positive Corbin wasn’t the stalker. It couldn’t be.
Axel pressed his lips to mine. “I’ve gotta make a couple of calls. I’m coming back.”
“It’s not him. Please…”
He kissed my forehead. “You’re safe, baby. I won’t let anything happen to you. I promise.”
I stared into his concerned eyes. I trusted this man with my life. He would rather die than see me hurt, I was sure of it, but there was no telling what he was capable of.
“Okay.”
“You’re safe. I’ll just be a few minutes. Do you want anything to eat?”
I screwed up my face and shook my head.
“Didn’t think so. I’ll bring you some water.”
I snuggled into the bed, pulling the comforter under my chin, and forced a smile. Axel dropped another kiss on my lips and was gone.
My eyes were so heavy. Rather than fight the pull to drift off to sleep, I succumbed to it, praying Corbin wasn’t my stalker and that Axel wouldn’t hurt him.
But Axel was here. As long as he didn’t leave me, he couldn’t go after my trainer.
I was safe. Safe…
The boogeyman wouldn’t get me.
14 Axel
I COULD STARE at her forever. I loved how she puckered her lips when sleeping. She hadn’t woken once throughout the night. After I’d talked to York and told him the images were from the gym Simone went to with her trainer, Corbin, I called Mack to see if he could check on Conrad. He apologized for not getting back to me. His club was dealing with an issue. We discussed my brother’s situation some, and Mack said he’d put eyes on him. I was grateful.
I didn’t really want to involve the Jagged Lords, but since I couldn’t be in two places at one time, I didn’t have a choice. I needed someone keeping tabs on Conrad. Just for peace of mind. The Russians were unpredictable. Abram could decide he didn’t want me, then kill my brother, and I wouldn’t know because I was here with Simone.
Shit, I felt horrible for choosing her over my brother, but I couldn’t tear myself away. Someone was fucking with my woman. I had to keep her safe and find the asshole before I needed to leave her… for good.
I tried to find out if Corbin had sent the email, but the account was deleted. If he was her stalker, he knew how to make his tracks disappear. If it weren’t for Simone being here, I would have lost my shit and went after the bastard. But she kept me reined in, and I wasn’t about to leave her.
She’d been sound asleep when I checked on her, so I allowed myself to go through her loft again to be sure it was clean after she’d had that asshole Corbin over. Once satisfied, I joined her in bed and held her all night.
