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Shit.
I freeze.
I could run, but if I do and Gage decides to follow, he’ll shoot me dead before I get down the sidewalk. I still have my gun hidden on the other side of the door, but I won’t run. I’ll fight my way out if I have to.
But then Gage does something I’m not expecting from him. He takes a long moment to study me, really study me. He hates me. He wants me dead for what I’ve done to all of them. All of their loyalty has rightfully stayed with River, but his eyes soften when he sees me. It’s as if he’s looking at me for the first time.
He gives me the slightest of nods. My eyes widen when I realize he’s going to let me go. Maybe he thinks I’ll be tortured more by waiting for them to find me. But I’m thankful, whatever the reason, so I disappear out the main door into the morning light.
Chapter 18
Lennox
I can’t contain my grin as I watch Rialta dart up the stairs, my gun at her side, and the glow around her from the orgasm I just gave her.
I sniff my fingers, breathing her in, before licking her juices clean off. God, it felt good to taste her again, to feel her quaking and moaning because of the pleasure I’m giving her. I didn’t care that I was kneeling in a dark basement or that she had a gun pointed at my head. I knew she wasn’t going to shoot me, even if she does still hate me.
But what is she up to?
And what is the truth?
I’m more confused by her than ever, while also more in love with her than ever.
I scrape my teeth over my bottom lip as my grin widens again at the strength she displayed. I called her selfish. I pushed her, trying to get answers. But she took control, and she claimed what she needed from me. I couldn’t be prouder of her.
But I have no idea what I should do next.
I wait a few minutes in the basement, trying to think of a clue as to her intentions. Unfortunately, I come up empty.
I stand and creep up the stairs, unsure of what I’m going to find.
“She’s gone,” Gage says, making me jump when I open the basement door.
I nod.
I’m about to go check on Ri and Beckett when I stop and look at Gage, processing what he said.
“You saw her leave?” I ask.
“Yes.”
I frown. “And you let her go?”
He stares at the door as if replaying the scene in his mind. “Yes.”
He doesn’t offer more of an explanation.
“Gage, please, we’re on the same side. I know you think I’m blinded by my love for her, but I promise, I’m not going to make any more decisions that involve this family without talking to everyone first. Tell me what happened.”
Gage’s eyes flick back to me as he studies me carefully, trying to determine if he believes me or not. We’ve been through a lot together, but he’s grown closer to Beckett over the last few months, while I’ve grown closer to Hayes. But that doesn’t mean I don’t love him like a brother, and I know he loves me the same. We’ve been through far too much together.
“I could have shot her, killed her if I wanted to. I could have forced her to stay, or at the very least, gone after her,” Gage says.
“Why didn’t you?”
“She had a gun. She saw me first. She should have shot me on the spot. She knows I don’t trust her anymore. My loyalty lies with this family over her. She has an agenda, and I could have stopped her. But she didn’t shoot me. And I don’t understand why.”
I drop my lips, as confused as he is about her actions.
