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“Damn, you look hot,” I mutter, taking in her insane legs and the way her nipples press against the fabric.
“Don’t be getting any ideas, playboy. Your mother gave you a blood transfusion while you were out. You need every ounce of it in every inch of your body. Not just your dick.”
“Peeing with a hard-on is no joke,” I mutter.
“I can only imagine. Now, how do you want to do this?” she asks as she pulls the sheets back, revealing the true extent of this shitshow.
Both of my arms are wrapped up like I’m pretending to be a mummy, and when I look down, I find that my chest isn’t much better.
And while my legs might have got off lightly, they’re still littered with bandages, permanent reminders of what all of this resulted in.
“Do you want me to go and get the guys? They’re stronger than me and—”
“No. I’ve got this.”
“Alex, you really don’t need to—”
I silence her with a look. One of pure determination. Although, she’d probably call it stubbornness.
“Come on then,” she concedes.
With her help and every drop of energy I have, I manage to get to my feet.
The room spins, making me feel dizzy as fuck, but thankfully, it settles after a few seconds of standing still.
“Okay?” Evie asks, her hands on my waist as if she’ll be able to hold my weight should I stack it.
Once I’m a little more confident that my answer is a yes, I shuffle forward.
Pain lashes at my body, making my teeth grind and my eyes water, but fuck being stuck in that bed and having anyone carry me to take a piss.
By the time I get to the bathroom and shove my boxers down, I practically collapse onto the toilet.
Evie hovers, not knowing what to do for the best. But unlike her, I don’t have an issue with her watching me pee and I let go, finding a little relief in all of this, even if it is only my bladder.
Once I’m done, she helps me to the basin so I can brush my teeth. But before I do anything, my eyes fall on my reflection.
“Shit,” I gasp, hanging my head, unable to look.
“These won’t last forever. Your mum said that—”
“The scars will,” I whisper.
She swallows thickly but doesn’t say anything. What can she say? We both know it’s a fact. I’m going to be left with more than a handful of physical reminders of what happened, which in turn, is going to remind her.
From behind me, she wraps her arms around my waist, gently pressing her palms to my abs before resting her head on my shoulder blade. I know I’ve got wounds back there too from that whip. I’ve no idea if they’ve healed or if they’re bandaged too right now.
“One day at a time, yeah? And anyway, they might make you even hotter than you already are and I’ll be fighting the girls off with a bat.”
“I wouldn’t even see them, Vixen. I only have eyes for you.”
“I love you, Alex. The real you, not just the fun playboy you show the rest of the world. Scars don’t scare me. Pain doesn’t scare me. The only thing that does right now is losing you.”
“Not going to happen,” I say fiercely, wishing I could look into her eyes as I say it so she can see how sincere my words are.
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EVIE
