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“Pup.” His voice breaks.
“Don’t, please,” I beg him. I just can’t.
Moving away, I lay beside him. Not letting me get far, Cass pulls me into him, feeling his breath fan across my ear while he lays with me, just holding me. His phone beeps but he makes no attempt to retrieve it from his pocket.
“Cass.” I swallow, another tear slipping free. Of course Cass catches it, brushing his thumb across my cheek.
“Do they hate me?” I ask.
Cass scoffs, slightly offended.
“You want us to hate you, Nova, there’s a difference,” he says truthfully because he’s right, I do. I feel like they should hate me.
The door bangs open hitting the wall. Jordy and Bass fill the doorway both looking at Cass and me.
Bass’ eyes ignite, and then he’s moving toward the bed, sandwiching me between him and Cass, his fingers caressing my cheek, softly kissing the corner of my mouth.
“If you think for one second, mamas, that we’re done.” I sob when he places his forehead against mine. Feeling Jordan lean over me, I peek up to find him smiling down at me. He leans over me, placing a kiss against my cheek.
“We’ll give you the world, baby girl. Don't push us away.”
I battlewith myself hearing Nova’s pain. He’s gone, he fucking left us.
Hell, I can’t handle this shit right now, not after everything I've done to control these—feelings. To hold back how I feel.
My tongue slides out, wetting my lips while my arms wrap firmly around Nova. I draw in a breath trying to maintain my own internal battle of pain.
For some reason, I’ve told myself I’m not worthy of anything, not even —them.
The terrifying part is knowing I'll never get to say it out loud. I’m so angry. Angry at myself for not seeing it faster, angry at King for everything.
Fuck.
He lied to us, made me believe we were a family, that he actually cared, but all along, he’d used us.
What else had he lied about?
I know I have my own secrets, my own demons to bear, but I never used them, not for my own personal gain. I did what I did to protect them.
To protect her.
Fuck.
I can’t focus right now, the endless emotions flooding through my body have my head spinning. There’s no doubt in my mind that this isn’t over, not yet.
They’re coming for us, and I'm not sure we’re ready.
King’s gone, and now we’re just left empty and broken. How could he do this? How could he just leave us?
Nova’s body shudders under me. Pulling her tighter to hold her as close to my chest as I can, I comfort her.
Cass’ intense gaze slides toward me over Nova’s head, he shakes his head without a word, the silence between us enough.
My heart clenches hard. We lost King because we weren't prepared, I'll be damned if I lose Nova too.
“Mamas.” My voice shakes slightly. Cass eyes me, worry etching his features.
“It’s too much,” Nova sobs, gripping my shirt between her fingers.
