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I grip his shoulders tightly, arching my back and feeling his chest against my nipples. It’s good. So damn good. I don’t know if anything could have ever prepared me for this part of marriage with him.
My stranger. My stalker.
That first night was just a taste of how absolutely magical our life was going to be… at least in bed. The rest is to be determined. And as much as I want to question what is going to happen in our future, right now, I like the man he is.
COLEMAN
As much asI want to fall asleep with Claire in my arms, we need to leave. Lying beside her, attempting to catch my breath, I think about telling her everything. She’s already aware of far more than I ever planned on her knowing. Then I decide to tell her what’s going on, because it could affect her.
“Hendrick has a girl he’s been seeing. She’s also Parker’s best friend, and she’s missing,” I say, sitting up.
“Allison?” Claire asks, her body sitting straight up in surprise.
Her eyes are wide, and she lifts her hand to her lips. She sucks in a deep breath, then lets it out slowly. I watch as she shakes her head a couple of times, then presses her lips together and rolls them.
“How?” she breathes.
Shaking my head, I clear my throat as I stand and go in search of my clothes. Gathering her things, I toss them toward her so she can get dressed as well. I sink my teeth into my bottom lip as I think about her question. I don’t fucking know. I have no goddamn idea what’s happening. But at the same time, I need to know so I can keep her safe.
“Don’t know,” I admit. “Planning on heading over there now to talk with Hendrick and have a look around. I would guess Wells and Parker will be there, too.”
“I would like to go as well. Let’s hurry,” she rasps as she begins to dress.
Once I’m ready, I check around the room and ensure I have all our things. I won’t be coming back here. It’s no longer a desire of mine to keep a place like this, so I take it in, gathering my phone and any other personal items I had stored in the drawers. Honestly, it wasn’t much—a few phone chargers and some toiletries.
“Ready?” I ask, looking at Claire.
She sinks her teeth into her bottom lip as her gaze searches my face. “You’ve got blood all over you,” she says softly.
I watch as she reaches up and touches my shirt, then lifts her hand to show me. The blood isn’t dried yet, so it stains her finger. She rubs her fingers together, then wipes them on a different part of my shirt as she lifts her gaze to meet mine.
“We should go by our condo so you can change.”
I hum and cup her cheek. I know we should be leaving right now. I’m already going to be late, but I don’t give a fuck. I have to touch her. I have to kiss her. Leaning down, I touch my lips to hers but don’t deepen the kiss. We don’t have the time, and if my tongue goes inside her mouth, my dick is going to want to go inside her cunt, too.
I take a step backward, my eyes searching hers, and grin at her. “We gotta go, hummingbird, if we’re going to stop by the house and get me a change of clothes.” I don’t tell her that my brothers know I’m likely covered in blood. It’s not a bad idea to be in something that doesn’t point to murder in case we have to go looking for Allison.
Although I’m not sure where we’d even look for her. As far as I know, her routine is fairly set. It’s Hendrick, her shop, and time with Parker. I wouldn’t even know where else to find her or who else to ask to look for her, but I need to be there for my brother, and that’s what I’m going to do.
ChapterTwenty-Eight
COLEMAN
Hendrick liftshis head from his hands as soon as we walk into the door. We’re at Allison’s place, which feels like a violation of her privacy since she’s not here. But Parker and Wells are the ones who opened the apartment and allowed everyone to come in and look around.
Although, I have a feeling Hendrick could have just let himself in any time he wanted as well, but it doesn’t matter. We’re here together, my clothes changed and no longer covered in blood. Claire also changed.
My eyes scan the room, watching her for a moment as she stands with Parker, their heads dipped together as they likely murmur about what’s possibly happened to Allison. Clearing my throat, I shift my attention back to my brothers.
“What else do you know? You’ve hacked everything, yeah?” My gaze connects with Hendrick’s.
“Credit cards, bank, phone, and even her company shit. There’s been zero activity. Not a single fucking inkling of where she could have gone.”
“Her car?” Wells asks.
“Parking lot of this building.”
Fuck.
