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“Did what?” Lik asks as he settles next to me.
“I killed Bianco.”
Time stops and their eyes go to the pen in my hand. The one Rachel is holding.
Sam pinches his lips before a bright smile settles on his face.
“With a fucking fountain pen,” Lik cackles. His laugh is the most comforting thing in the world.
“Let go, lovebug. It’s over.”
Rachel’s slim and soft fingers help me open my hand and let go of the pen.
A sob wrecks my chest and they’re all on me the next second. Something pricks at my arm and I understand Sam is inserting the IV. They roll me onto my side and Rachel squats on the floor next to the bed I’m lying in. She pushes hair away from my face.
“I don’t want to die,” I whisper at her. “I’ve never wanted to live so badly.”
Sam moves behind me and I feel him wipe the blood from the back of my head.
“Don’t be scared,” Rachel tells me in that soft voice of hers. “You are the strongest woman I know,” she repeats the words I’d told her to keep her strong when Lik got shot.
Lik settles next to Rach and wipes the tears from my eyes.
“The strongest,” he confirms. “And on the days you feel like taking a break…We got you.”
One of Sam’s strong hands comes to squeeze my arm. “We got you, lovebug.” He drops a kiss on me from behind. Rachel is next, I recognize her soft lips and chamomile shampoo. Lik is last because he always lingers.
“Forever?” I ask as I feel myself fall into a deep, reassuring sleep.
“Forever and some more.”
The end.
EPILOGUE
ROSE
golden hour -JVKE
One and a half year later
“You look so hot in a suit,” Lik tells me.
“I know.” I bite my lip as I try to pin this stupid cap to my hair.
“I like that Rachel still bleaches that strand,” he chuckles. “It gives you an edge.”
“Mmhm.” My tongue sticks out as I focus on the mirror. “There.” I smile. “I dare you to fall, little fucker.”
I turn around and my jaw drops. “Lik…you are edible right now.”
His dark gray suit matches my midnight blue one. His tight pearls around his neck and his lock necklace bring an extra touch to the seriousness of the suit and I want to undress him and ride him here and now.
“Wanna taste?” he smiles.
I chuckle and shake my head. “We’re late as fuck.”
He rolls his eyes. “Don’t tempt me, then.”
