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Lowering my pen, I glance over at him.
He’s lying on his side with the sheets around his waist so they don’t irritate his back.
His arm is stretched out, his palm pressed against the mattress as if he was searching for me in his sleep.
My heart contracts as I study his features.
Any hope I might have had that he’s relaxing are soon squashed when I see the deep scowl between his brows.
I want to wipe it away, but I fear that nothing short of killing the men who are doing this to us will help. And right now, while we have no clue where they are, and only a long-shot plan to trick them into a meeting with someone else, I can’t say I’m holding out all that much hope that it’s going to be happening any time soon.
But I have to keep faith.
None of these men are stupid. Yes, they might make rash decisions when it comes to me. But, can I blame them? It’s no secret that Reid and JD have only really ever had themselves to think of.
Should I really be surprised by what happened today?
They’ve both promised to protect me, no matter the cost.
They were just fulfilling that promise.
Were they right to do it? Hell no.
My anger is still bubbling under the surface.
What they put me through today was up there with some of the worst things I’ve ever experienced. But despite not wanting them to know it yet, I’ve already forgiven them.
With a sigh, I keep writing, allowing myself to heal like I always do, through my thoughts and scribbled words.
But deep down, under the anger and the irritation, I understand why they did it.
Because if I had a chance to protect them from any kind of flames then I would in a heartbeat.
Every single day we live with the risk that something might happen.
To one of us. To all of us.
The risk is so real, I feel it down to my dark and tarnished soul.
They’re out there just waiting for us to fuck up. And the moment we do, they’re going to rip us apart.
It doesn’t matter what we’ve discovered here.
Our fathers would never understand.
The only person they’ve ever loved is themselves.
They’ve no idea what it’s like to care about someone.
No idea how to love someone else let alone three others…
Maverick Murray.
Julian Dempsey.
Reid Harris.
I stare at those three names with my heart racing and my stomach fluttering with butterflies.
