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“Maeve…” he growls.
“It’s really nothing?—”
“Thank God you’re okay, Tempest!”
We all turn as Charles comes blustering into the room. Instantly, a chill settles over everything as we all look at Maeve’s face, then at him.
“What happened to her eye, Charles,” Alistair says quietly, his voice ice.
Our grandfather’s face darkens for a second before he clears his throat. “What? Nothing. She fell. Didn’t you, sweetheart?”
“Fuck this,” Gabriel snarls. “No more stalling. No more bullshit. Maeve, you’re moving into my place. Today.”
“Shehasa home, Gabriel,” Charles mutters.
But my brother just shakes his head. “Not with you anymore she doesn’t, you scum-sucking piece of shit.”
Charles’ nostrils flare as he glares at Gabriel. “Careful, Gabriel.”
“Orwhat, Charles?” Alistair snaps. “You’ll cause a big scene at a fucking board meeting?”
Alistair scoffs.
“We can’t remove you from the board, Charles,” Gabriel says pointedly. “But Maeve’s moving out of your house. Today. This delay tactic of yours while I’m sure you’ve been shopping her out as a bride-for-cash is fuckingdone.If you put up a stink about it, I will fuckingbury youin legal motions and criminal complaints, whether Maeve testifies or not.”
Our grandfather’s face is furious. “You can’ttakemy fucking daughter away from?—”
“Mr. Black.”
Dante’s voice is tired. But it still thunders through the room.
“It’s time for you to leave.”
Charles glares death at him. His hands close to fists. But then, with a snarl, he whirls and storms out of the door.
Maeve bites her lip, looking at each of us in turn before her gaze settles on Gabriel. “I can really move in with you?”
“Definitely.”
Everyone stays for another ten minutes or so, then slowly says their goodbyes, promising to check in soon. Dr. Han pokes his nose in, squeezing my hand and telling me my new kidney is doing just fine, and thatI’mgoing to be just fine.
Finally, Dante and I are alone, squeezed into the tiny hospital bed.
He turns his head to kiss me slowly, and I grin as I kiss him back.
“I still can’t believe you gave me a kidney,” I murmur as I lean my head on his shoulder.
“Well, you already have my heart, little hurricane,” he says quietly. “Why not a kidney, too?”
We both let that gem of a line hang there for a second before I snort and start laughing, even though it hurts.
“That was aterriblejoke.”
He chuckles as he kisses me again. “Sorry. I’ll work on it.”
“I’ll always love you even if you don’t.”
Yeah?” He grins as he leans in, his lips brushing mine. “Good, because I’ll always love you, too.”
