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9
Madeline
Finding out our true identities had shaken the foundation of our relationship. If Kaleb had chosen to let his guilt over Tommy consume him, he would’ve pushed me away.
The lies and deceit of a bitter, hateful woman shattered me from the inside out like never before. If Storm hadn’t had proof he didn’t touch Carla, I wouldn’t have believed him. Before yesterday, I trusted Storm with my heart. I hated how I let the damage Dane had done control me. It was like Dane still had power over me.
I should’ve known Storm would never betray what we had. I should’ve seen right through that lying bitch. Even if it looked real.So goddamn real.
Today was a new day and I refused to let Carla steal another second of our joy. We were still us, especially after all we’d been through.
Kaleb and Madeline.
Storm and Angel.
Wrapped in each other’s arms after a full night of making love, I was sure we looked ridiculous on the small twin bed. I couldn’t imagine any of the hulking men around here sleeping on one. Talk about a comical,Saturday Night Liveworthy sight.
Due to the emotional and physical exhaustion we’d been through, we slept soundly. If I was honest, I loved the cramped quarters. Storm held me through the night as if I was an extension of him—a vital organ. I felt the same way. He was the oxygen in my lungs.
I had suggested getting bigger beds for dorms while we were going at it. My stubborn man’s only reply wasI’ll consider it.
His warm lips brushed across my shoulder. “You awake?” His low, lusty voice caressed my skin as he dotted kisses on my neck.
I trembled against him. “Of course I am. You’re poking me in the ass.”
He snorted, moving his hand over my hips. His finger slipped down my crack.
My eyes went wide. “Kaleb?” My heartrate leaped into a gallop. What was he doing?
“Hmm?” He never went near my secret hole. I didn’t like it.
Why am I getting wet?? Clenching? Why is my clit throbbing?
“I want this puckered hole, Angel. I want all of you.”
Tears burned behind my eyes. Good and evil warred within me. Storm was good. He would rather die than hurt me. He loved me more than life itself. He wouldn’t hurt me. Wouldn’t force me to do something I didn’t want to do.
Dane was evil.
I gasped for air as if my face was smothered into the mattress, his hand wrapped around my neck to hold me in place as he forced his way into me. But Dane wasn’t here, he wasn’t taking what he wanted. Yet the flashback assaulted me as if it was real, reminding me of the trauma I’d been through while in the arms of the man I loved with all my heart.No. Stop. Please...
“Angel?” Kaleb’s low voice cut through my thoughts.
I swallowed the emotion building in my throat. “Yeah?” Dammit. I didn’t sound okay. Stormy gray eyes assessed me faster than I could clear my throat.
“Baby, what’s wrong?” He swiped a traitorous tear from under my eye. “We don’t have to. I’d never force anything on you.”
My chest rattled as I tried to hold back more tears. Storm would kill anyone who forced sex on another. It was why I was afraid to tell him everything Dane had done to me. Hitting me was enough to warrant Storm’s wrath. The other stuff… It terrified me what he might do to Dane.
If Storm went to prison for murder, I would be lost without him.
“Angel, talk to me.” He tipped my chin, so our eyes met. He searched my face as if trying to read my mind. “Does this have to do with Dane?”
Damn, he had a keen eye.
“I want you to have all of me. I do but—”
His cell phone rang on the nightstand. It couldn’t have been later than eight in the morning. I was sure it was important. Storm rarely received early calls.
