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“I’m sorry. Hold that thought.” He frowned, reaching for the phone and answering it. “Sheriff?”
Was it Sheriff Hendricks or Bush?
I couldn’t make out what the person on the line said, but it wasn’t a pleasant call, judging by the waves of tension rolling off Storm’s body. I felt every bit of his reaction, holding him this close.
“I’ll be there. Yeah.” He ended the call, eyes stricken with grief. “I’m sorry. I need to go.”
“Is everything okay?”
He dropped a soft kiss on my lips and stared into my eyes. “No. I want us to finish our conversion. But later, okay?”
“It’s okay. Go do what needs to be done.” The call saved me from telling him about Dane. But at what cost? Worry marred Storm’s handsome face.
“I wanna know the rest.” He hiked a dark brow. “When I get back, we’ll go shopping for a new mattress. Then we’ll talk. I want you to tell me why your body went rigid.”
He was scary observant. I nodded.
He kissed me softly. “Okay, I need a quick shower.”
“What about Carla?”
He froze as he stood. “Don’t worry about her.”
“But where is she? I don’t want her here anymore.”
“Consider her gone.”
“Gone? Gone how?” I gripped my stomach. I might hate Carla, but I didn’t want any of the guys to harm her after what I did yesterday.
Storm cradled my face and kissed the tip of my nose. “We won’t hurt her. We’ll make her leave the state.”
Relief washed over me as I watched him pull on jeans and a T-shirt.
He eyed me. “Will you be okay? Do you wanna go upstairs with me?”
“I’m fine.” The thought of going into our room while it reeked of Carla made me feel ill.
“All right. I’ll be back in an hour or two.” He gave me a chaste kiss and dashed out the door. If he felt I needed to know what was going on, he’d tell me.
My stomach churned, remembering our conversation before we were interrupted. Storm wouldn’t let me off the hook. He wouldn’t forget.
Rolling into a ball on my side, I clutched the pillow to my body. I inhaled my man’s scent into my soul. It reminded me of riding on the back of his Harley, leather and his natural musk blowing in my face. Sheer perfection. If I thought a little harder, I could taste his whiskey on my tongue.
If I told him Dane forced anal sex on me after beating me up, he would lose his mind.
Lose. It.
Lying or hiding the truth was wrong. But it literally made me sick to think about what Storm might do. Maybe Sugar and Tina could help me navigate through this.
I exited the community bathroom and bumped into a wall of muscle.
“Ah!” I stumbled over my feet.
“Angel,” Copper gasped, catching me before I hit the floor.
“Fuck, didn’t see you.” Ire dragged his hand over his face. “You okay?”
“Mhm. I’m fine.” I steadied myself against the wall. “I should’ve been watching where I was going.”
