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"But-but they are all together?" I cannot even fathom how she thinks I could contain my shock right now. We have fantastic support from our loved ones, but now I have finally met someone in the same type of relationship as me.
"Oh yes. My body can't hang with all that." Another wink. "If you ever want to talk about any of this, I am an open book and will always be here for you, I promise."
And just like that, a tear soaks my cheek in happiness and gratitude to have this wonderful woman extending an offer of friendship. All thoughts of sex dissipate at the prospect of having someone to talk to about our unconventional relationship.
"What happened to Kyle?"
She leans back and gives me a once-over, checking to see if I can handle what she has to say. "We had multiple teams scouring those woods. There was no way he would get out unnoticed. We believe he spent a few days hiding because by the time we cornered him on the edge of a cliff, he was acting like a feral beast. He jumped instead of facing life in prison. Unlike you, he didn't have a ledge to break his fall. He died on impact."
Words escape me.
"You are safe now, Eve. I swear to you."
"And what do you need from me?"
Hell, I know they need something because the first damn time I met Detective Smith was because he demanded a statement from me and all the information he could get.
"You can make a written statement and let us know when it's done." Her eyes soften on me. "Take your time. You deserve to heal and spend this time with your family."
"What about Smith? Last time he was very adamant about hearing from me." I give her a skeptical look because there's no way I won't be rushed to complete this.
"Remember what I said about having experience with alphaholes? I got you, I swear. If he grumbles, just ignore him." Her hand rests on mine for a moment, allowing me to soak in her reassurance.
"Thank you, Lisa. For ev-everything," I'm not ashamed of the way my voice catches. This woman kept my family safe, helped track that bastard down, and didn't kick my guys off their case...she was part of the large team that deserves all the gratitude in the damn world. "How can I ever repay you?"
"Live, Eve. That's how you can repay us. Live and be happy, darling. That's all I ever want for you."
I nod.
It's time to live.
Chapter 28
Evelyn
"Hmm, hmhmhm, mmm-"
Nolan's responding hum is cut off by Korren, "What the hell is that supposed to be?" Looking from my muffin, I glare at him for first interrupting our singing and, second, for being rude to Ryan.
"Nonya." His golden curls hide his drawings from me. When I hobbled into the kitchen in my newest cast, he asked so nicely if he could sign it. Of course, I said yes, and now here we are, fifteen minutes later, a donut and a muffin deep, creating a tune with my best friend and watching Amiri bustle around the kitchen. I don't think he's just signing it at this point if his huge stack of Sharpies is anything to go by.
"Bro, she has to wear that for a week; you better not be putting a penis on it."
My bark of nervous laughter hardly makes my tummy uncomfortable after weeks of resting and a ridiculous amount of not moving. My leg is on its last stretch of recovery, which I know the guys are a bit bummed about because they have really enjoyed my wobbly walk around the house. Someone made a joke about me having a pregnant wobble someday; thankfully, Amiri caught onto my immediate panic and changed the subject.
"You better not be drawing a penis, Ryan." I scowl at his big head, hoping he can feel the weight of my gaze behind his glorious set of soft hair that I just want to yank on.
Damnit. It's been a long month of pent-up sexual frustration and doing literally nothing. All the why-choose romances I've read, which might be considered a problem, have only made me hornier. The guys put me on a strict 'no sexy business' while I'm healing...I'm just hoping that once this last cast is off, I will stop being treated like glass.
"Try this, Angel." Before I can protest, Miri shoves a cookie into my mouth. "More chocolate?" He's been trying very hard and has been quite successful in helping me get my weight to a healthy range. With sweets. Cue the evil laugh.
"Ohmigawd," my words are basically just a groan of pleasure. All worries of Ryan's penis drawing fly from my mind when I swear to hell, I just had an orgasm in my mouth. Humming, I lean forward with my mouth open wide, chasing the rest of the cookie in his mouth-watering hands.
Like the wonderful man he is, the cookie drops onto my tongue, drawing out another groan from my rumbly throat.
"Eve..."
A thumb runs across my bottom lip, making my eyes pop open, and all thoughts of dick rushing back into my mind. I can't help but let my tongue flick out against Amiri's finger. A low rumble sounds from him before his lips meet mine in a frenzied kiss that steals my breath away.
