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“We’ll spend a few days at Hayden’s, then we’re heading home.”
A few hours later, he scoops me in his arms ignoring his injury and places me in the back seat of the car. He strokes my arm, and the engine lulls me to sleep.
I wake up to the moon high in the sky, with Kieran next to me in the guestroom at Hayden’s place. I caress his injured shoulder and he stirs.
“Does it hurt?”
“It hurts because you hurt. That bastard had a way too quick death.”
“I am fine, Kieran.” But as I say it out loud, a few tears roll down my face.
“What is it, sweetheart?” His forehead creases with worry.
“It’s just... in the end, he was my father.”
“You’re too good, you know that, right?”
“Children love their parents unconditionally. What happened to him?”
“The same thing that happened to the entire crew, all dead and submerged with the boat.”
“Are you feeling better now?”
“No, but justice was served.”
He leans in to kiss me. “I’m sorry.”
I breathe his heady scent in, at home between his strong arms. “Do you trust me now that I won’t leave?”
“I trust you. I don’t trust you when it comes to helping others.”
“You would have done the same.” My stomach growls, and he hops off the bed.
“You need to eat.”
When Kieran leaves to bring me some food, everyone else rushes inside and encircles my bed.
Chiara and Alessandra hop on each side of me and the guys crowd behind them. Kieran reappears with a tray and curses under his breath while I suppress a smile.
“She needs to rest. Leave.”
I laugh so hard, I hiss at the pain.
“Leave. Right fucking now,” he shouts and this time they all leave, except for Alessandra, who gives me something for the pain first.
When I’m alone again with Kieran, he feeds me a spoonful of soup. “That was rude.”
He arches his eyebrow. “I don’t care. You have to rest. I want you—”
I lift my hand and caress the scruff on his jaw. “I am here now, Kieran. Safe, alive, yours.”
He places his forehead on mine and whispers, “Good, because I have no life if you’re not in it.”
Tears gather in my eyes and I say, “I love you.”
“I love you. You’re what matters. You’re my life.”
He gathers me in his arms and strokes my back.
