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“Tell me,” he urged her tautly. “Just tell me what you want—”
Even knowing she was being unfair, she cried out, “Ioniko.”
In a second, her brother was there, pulling her away from Helios.
Helios went berserk as he found himself surrounded by Ioniko Vlahos’ men, all of them intent on keeping the woman he loved away from her.
“MJ, no! Don’t leave me!”
But still, he saw her sobbing as she turned her back at him.
If she disappeared on him now, he had a feeling he would never see her again.
Panic ate at him, driving him to his knees.
“What the fuck do you want me to do?” he shouted. “Do I need to get myself raped just to make us even? Because if that’s what it takes for us to be together again, then it’s what I’ll do.” His chest heaved, his emotions spiraling out of control. “How many men do you want? Five? Ten?”
MJ shuddered to a stop, crying so hard she could no longer make herself move. His words were so, so vile, but they were words of love, too, and she knew it.
Behind her, Helios’ voice was hoarse and panicky. “Tell me,” he shouted. “You want it done with a fucking GoPro? Anything. Just...” His voice broke. “Don’t leave me.”
And when Helios Andreadis crumbled in front of everyone, so did the walls around her heart. Everything justclicked,and it became so wonderfully, painfully clear.
All this time, she had pushed him away because deep inside, she was afraid he would do it. She had been afraid they would do it to her. That if she allowed herself to believe everyone would still love her...that was when they would turn their backs on her.
That was when they would realize she could never earn their love.
And so before that could happen, she had forced everyone to earn her love instead. Katya, Ioniko, and Helios.
“Please...MJ...what do you need me to do so I can deserve you?”
With a cry, MJ whirled around and ran to Helios, falling to her knees and pulling him into her arms. He gasped and shuddered in the circle of her embrace. The sound and feel of his relief made her cry harder. Made her hug him harder, too.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered. “I’m so, so, sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” She wept harder as she felt him tenderly cupping her face, and when their gazes met and she saw the unconditional love in his eyes, she sobbed, “I’m so sorry.”
He lifted one shaky hand to push away the wet strands of hair clinging to her tear-ravaged cheeks. “You never have to say sorry to me, brat. As long as you don’t leave me.”
She shook her head, pressing her lips to his. “Never.”
His control snapped, and he hauled her tightly to him even as he took her lips in a kiss. “I love you.”
She wept and laughed, loving the way her heart thrilled at his words. She was going to be all right now. She was really going to be all right. Wrapping her arms tightly around his neck, she kissed him back, whispering, “I love you.”
