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I peeked up at him and wiped my face. “I want to call my dad.”
“The Colonel is off the grid,” Cole told me. “Even my dad can’t reach him.”
I sniffed back more tears. “He needs to come and get me. I’m not safe here.”
Sonny parked in front of what looked like an abandoned apartment building. It was several stories tall and had no light on inside.
Does anyone live here?
“I made a promise to you the day we met.” Cole shifted in his seat. “I will risk my life for yours. So you don’t have to be afraid, Grace.”
“But I am,” I choked out. “We could have died on our way here. I don’t want all of you risking your lives for me. That’s my dad’s job.”
“Would you look at that?” Sonny said in a chipper tone, a smile plastered on his face as he pretended to inspect his arms. “Not even a scratch.” He pressed his finger to my nose. “Boop! You look pretty scratch-free. Not bad if I do say so myself.”
I laughed for what felt like the first time in too long.
“We know what we’re doing, Grace.” Sonny opened his door and flashed a golden boy smile that lit up his face. “You’re in good hands.”
Rhys pushed open the door. “C’mon, princess. Let’s get you inside before you turn into a pumpkin.”
* * *
Cole held me in his arms until my body finally stopped shaking uncontrollably. If Cole hadn’t taken the lead, I would have panicked. I felt shameful for not adapting to the situation. That was the whole point of the survival camp my dad sent me to each summer since high school. He would have been so disappointed.
I felt like a failure.
Sonny left to join other Knights in ridding Beacon Bay of the Russians. He said other men were driving around the town searching for me.
The Salvatores owned the entire apartment building, which The Devil’s Knights used as a safe house. So we didn’t have to worry for the rest of the night. Cole assured me The Knights were on watch outside and surrounding various parts of Devil’s Creek and Beacon Bay.
The apartment was sparse, with only a couch in the living room, a dining table, and a bed behind a set of double doors. Compared to the luxury of Cole’s home, this place was a dump. But maybe that was the point. No one would ever expect The Knights to live in a slum.
I sat on the couch in the living room between Cole and Rhys. They hadn’t said much, allowing me time to consider the past hour’s events. And the crazy shit I had done with them on the Ferris wheel.
I wasn’t myself.
Since Rhys’s arrival, I was bold and wild, a woman who wanted to explore her sexuality and live for once.
He made me feel alive.
So did Cole.
I wanted to experience everything life had to offer with both of them.
“I don’t regret what we did.” I placed my hands on their knees. “I just want you to know that.”
Rhys smiled. “I’d never regret anything I did with you.”
Cole breathed harder, his chest rising and falling as his blue eyes met mine. “I feel like we’re taking advantage of you.”
Of course, he had to suck the life from this moment.
“You’re not taking advantage of me. I wanted both of you on the Ferris wheel. I wouldn’t have chosen your dare if I didn’t want that to happen.”
“Grace, you’re inexperienced. Rhys and I knew better, but we did it anyway.”
Rhys snickered beside me. “Speak for yourself, Marshall.”
