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Damien shakes his head as if I am the arrogant one. But I have his weakness in my pocket. It is just as much his as it is mine.
“Hey, Lev,” I say, not taking my eyes off Damien. How he reacts here will determine if I just take him to his knees or shoot him outside. “Go to our wife. She is upset in the shower.”
Damien’s face falls then, and I am relieved I will not have to kill my brother. He did not seem to care that she was upset when he left last night, claiming he needed space. Lev slept so tightlywrapped around her it was as if they were trying to make up for the loss of warmth.
I am surprised they did not feel the heat fuming from me. I watched all night as Evie’s brow was pulled tight and sleep evaded her.
My next blow lands, and Damien shoves me to watch Lev leave. Evie only showers in the middle of the day if she needs to cry. When she finally got back to us, she hated crying because it made her feel defeated and the reminder of it stuck to her clothes and her skin. Dr. K suggested she shower when she needed to purge her emotions, and it really seemed to help her.
“She’s in the shower?” Damien asks, finally getting just how much he fucked up. He distanced himself from her before and it only hurt them both, he should know better.
While we are all entitled to our emotions, we are still responsible for how we make those around us feel when we express them. It does not mean we do not express them. It means we find a healthy way to communicate how we feel and then work through it together. Damien knows this because it is what he has been teaching us.
He runs a hand through his hair, excess strands falling from the small ponytail he’s been keeping it in since it’s getting so long.
He lifts his hands in surrender to me.
“Alright, I get it. I’ll fix it.” I can tell Damien feels bad as he turns to walk towards our bunker, where Evie is likely bawling her eyes out. His body sags with remorse over his selfish actions.
He leaves, and I trust his word that he will follow through. He loves her as fiercely as we all do. Plus, when he left us, he left behind Lev too. It is clear none of us were able to rest with a piece of our family gone.
That is not what we need right now. He can distance himself if he needs to in order to complete this part of this job, but I will not let him openly hurt them like he is doing now.
Havoc walks to my side. “Do I need to kill him?”
“If someone had to die each time we argued, then the world would be a much emptier place.”
“Probably better that way.”
Havoc enters the mats and resets the class I interrupted. He goes on to talk about how to fill in holes when in open combat. I watch and offer tips before trusting him to do the rest and move to the other groups. Once I finish with them, I decide to check in on Evie. It has only been an hour, but I need to touch her.
We only have a few days before the plan is executed. I have no doubt that we will be ready, but I am starting to doubt if we can win.
Adrik and Rostya have been three steps ahead since I was a child. Have we finally beat them at their own game? I guess only time will tell.
I turn the handle to the room just as a moan reaches my ears. Once the sight in front of me unfolds, I smile. That is one way to apologize.
But did I really expect anything less of Damien?
Chapter 49
Things return to normal pretty quickly between us as we all fall into a routine with training. With so little time before we need to be ready, there was no time to sit in our feelings.
Evie seems more determined than ever, even with the nightmares back in full swing and restlessness plaguing her all day.
We decided to stay back at the tower tonight since it’s our last night before we head to the island to scope it out and set up. Evie is going over the final details with Alexi in his office while Damien and I sit on the couch watching a movie.
“You okay, babe?” I ask Damien, who pulls my head into his lap to play with my hair. It feels amazing to have his fingers smooth through the strands. I totally understand why girls are obsessed with this.
“Yeah, I’m just ready for it to all be over.”
I nod in understanding, and he pulls me closer to him until I can feel his thickening cock behind his sweatpants. I lift my head just enough to slide my hand under it and stroke him through the fabric.
He sighs, some of the tension falling from him as I continue to move my fingers around his length. I keep my eyes fixed on the television though.
“You being sneaky, babe?” Damien asks with a lust-filled haze.
I swipe my thumb over the tip of his cock just as I say, “I have no idea what you mean.”
