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“He came into the warehouse after you left me,” Summer says again and then chews her lip. “Fuck.”
“What?”
“Nothing, I must’ve imagined it.” She presses her hands to her eyes. “I must be tired and hallucinating. Or maybe it’s wishful thinking, or trauma.”
“Trauma? Summer, what is going on?”
She sighs. “It’s not important. What is important is finding out who tried to kill you. They didn’t succeed, so they’re going to try again.”
Ciarán and I exchange a glance. We know better than anyone what a master deflection looks like, and Summer is a pro.
“You can tell us anything, anytime, Summerbell. Please, don’t shut us out.”
“It’s nothing. I swear. I’m just tired.”
She has left us no choice but to accept her excuse for now, but whoever this fucker is that’s spooked her, we need to find out who he is and why. I wonder briefly if they are connected, but no shit went down in the warehouse. If it was the same guy who tried to blow me up, surely he would’ve tried something.
“Right, well, I’ll get Luke on it,” Ciarán says, turning to the fallen laptop and slamming it shut. “He knows how to work shit like this.”
Nodding, I press my lips together. Worried doesn’t cover what I’m feeling right now, but none of the concern is for me. It’s all for Summer.
“I’m going to go and lie down for a bit,” Summer mutters and darts off before either one of us can stop her.
“Go,” Ciarán says, waving his hand at the hallway. “I’ll call Luke.”
Hesitating, as I have no idea what I’m supposed to say to Summer, I make my way slowly to the room she shares with Ciarán.
Expecting her to be on the bed, I don’t find her there, but instead staring out of the window, her arms folded.
“We need to make sure you’re protected.”
“Fuck that,” Summer snaps, glaring out of the window. “You’re not going through this alone, Cathal. You’re not shutting me out.”
“Oh, like you’re shutting us out?”
“Fuck you.”
“You’ve got a dirty mouth on you, girl.”
She turns to face my level stare. “You want it wrapped around your cock?”
Narrowing my eyes, my stare turns less pleasant. “Vicious little Summerbell.”
She takes a bold step towards me, even though the atmosphere has gone icy cold in here.
My chest heaves as I struggle to find words, my emotions a tangled mess inside me. I want her at the same time as I’m not sure I can. Doing what I did when I abducted her was easy. I didn’t know her, nor did I care. Now is a whole other ball game.
Acting purely on instinct, I step forward and grab her shoulders, and shove her onto the bed, keeping her down with the pressure I’m exerting.
“Thal!” she snaps, struggling to get free of the heavy weight I’m placing on her.
Easing up with a low growl, I quickly pull the waistband of her leggings and panties down while she squirms to get away from me.
“Be still,” I snarl.
“Thal!”
“Summer,” I growl, my voice hoarse with a lust I haven’t felt as long as I’ve lived. “Shut the fuck up.”
