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“Because it’s becoming increasingly more obvious that you won’t.”
Something flashed across her eyes, and before I could prepare myself, her lips were forced to mine.
* * *
How many hours had it been since our bodies met in this sleepless haze?
How many times had I been pulled from sleep because of her wandering hands?
That time when I awoke, it was something different.
For the first time, Quinn was beside me, fast asleep. I didn’t expect her to sleep for long, maybe an hour at most.
Her diligence in watching over me only made the guilt inside me grow.
Was I really worth this much? Worth losing sleep over? Worth risking her life over?
I couldn’t fathom why she was doing this. Job or not, she had to have known about the Crowes. About what they do. About how ruthless they are.
She could have been trained for years, been the best at what she did, but no matter, the Crowes always found a way to win.
It was just in their blood.
The money, combined with the bloodlust and need for control, was a dangerous combo.
I pushed myself up slowly, careful not to wake her.
I prayed that this time she would get more than a few hours of sleep. She wouldn’t last long without it, and I couldn’t imagine facing this alone.
I had to catch the small laugh that threatened to spill from my lips.
How messed up was it?
How messed up was it for me to care about her life? To mourn her even before Russell had a chance to take her down?
I should hate her. I fucking tried to. But it was mutual. I saw the fight in her. It was getting clearer and clearer every day, and I couldn’t help the smug giddiness that trickled through me every time I thought of it.
I felt guilty. Awful about what she was going through and the possible outcome.
But I also felt an overwhelming happiness thatfinallysomeone in my life cared enough about me to protect me from the people who hurt me.
I never thought it possible.
After Russell, I couldn’t even fathom getting this far with someone ever again.
Maybe it made it easier that she was just as twisted inside as I was. That she had her secrets, and I had mine. Because she couldn’t judge me for them. She wouldn’t.
I pushed up from the bed, my feet coming into contact with the cold wooden floors.
I rolled my shoulders, fighting the sleepiness that clung to my bones.
My eyes darted to the living room.
A flash of darkness or something caught my eye. My pulse skittered, and my breathing stopped entirely.
He was here for me.
I shot one glance back at a sleeping Quinn.
