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“How about you just tell …?” He trails off, his gaze drifting to the doorway.
I twist in the chair to see what he’s looking at, and my heart skips at the sight of Raven.
She’s so damn beautiful with these really long legs that look even sexier with the shorts, knee-high socks, and boots she has on right now. Her hair is so wild, and its shade reminds me of raven feathers. It’s a breathtaking shade that I swear I could write an entire poem about. My favorite part is her eyes, though. Her big, beautiful eyes. Her lips are amazing, too.
Lips that I’ve kissed …
Lips that I want to kiss again …
Her gaze wanders toward Zay, and she reaches up and sweeps her hair closer to her neck. When I look back at Zay, he’s staring at her with an unreadable expression.
“Hey,” I say to her. “You changed?”
“Yeah … I didn’t really want to walk around in Hunter’s shirt until Low showed up with some workout clothes.” She promptly shakes her head. “But, anyway, I actually need to show you guys something.” She glances around the kitchen and furrows her brow. “Where’s Hunter?”
Zay looks at me with his brow elevated, like,are you going to tell her the truth?
I don’t want to lie to her, but I also don’t want to tell her about what’s going on until Hunter and I work it out amongst ourselves. She may not even know he likes her like that. I think she already gets that I do, though.
A thought occurs to me then.
What if, by some damn miracle, Hunter agrees to us both dating her? How the hell are we going to approach her with that? And what if she looks at us like we’re insane?
Why am I even stressing about this? Hunter looked about as far away from agreeing as possible.
God, why does my head always have to be a clusterfuck of stress all the time?
“He went upstairs to do something.” Not a total lie.
But not the truth, either.
I hate this.
“Oh.” She worries her bottom lip between her teeth.
That’s when I realize worry is also reflecting in her eyes.
I rise to my feet. “You said you need to show us something?”
She gives an unsteady nod then extends her hand toward me. “When I was getting dressed, that fell out of, I think, my jacket pocket.”
In her hand is a piece of paper. I take it from her, unfold it, and read the words scribbled on it.
“You may have escaped once, but I’m coming for you, little bird.” I look up at her. “Who is this from?”
She lifts a shoulder with a miserable look on her face. Beneath the miserableness, I detect the slightest hint of fear. “I have no idea. And I’m not sure how it got there because if it was my jacket pocket yesterday, it would’ve gotten ruined when I went into the river.” She shivers at the memory.
My own heart shivers as images of her sinking underneath the waves sears into my brain.
I want to touch her, comfort her. So, while I know that what I’m about to do will annoy Zay, I do it anyway, stepping forward and slipping my hands around her waist.
Zay crosses his arms on top of the table, his gaze boring into me.
I ignore him.
“What happened yesterday, that’s never going to happen to you again, okay?” I assure her. “We’re going to keep an eye on you. We’re going to protect you.”I’m going to protect you.
She swallows hard then peers up at me through her eyelashes. “I appreciate everything you guys do for me, but this … this note isn’t your problem. It’s mine because I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with this game.”
