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“Just let it all out. You’ll feel better.” He cooed in my ear softly. “And I’ll feel better if you do, too.”
I had so many questions that I wanted to ask him. Questions about last night, questions that I didn’t know how to ask. I certainly didn’t want to ask questions right now, but they circled my mind regardless.
After spitting up a few dry hurls, I realizedanything,and everything in me had gone.
“You want a kiss?” I teased, his mouth twisting, but he didn’t say anything. “Where are Tina and Oliver? I didn’t see them?” I added.
“Ah, well. I’m assuming you don’t remember?” He watched me intently, his brows dipping slightly as if curious about my answer.
“I- well- no, not really. It’s all a blur after meeting Daemon.”
He tensed slightly at the mention of Daemon. “Maybe we should get you dressed before Tina and Oliver return.” He stood up and let his hand reach down to me. I took it, allowing him to pull me up to my feet, and awkwardly covered my bodyas if he hadn’t just been watching me toss up food naked on the floor already.
I found the little pieces of clothing I was wearing, parts scattered in the room like a storm had run through. My underwear was lodged against the door, my top wedged in between the bed and the wall. It certainly looked like we must have had fun, fun that I wished I could remember.
I felt like I was pleading with my brain, begging for just one more glimpse to circle my mind. But nothing happened. As to be expected.
Once fully clothed, I turned to see Dustin sitting in the bed with a pair of boxers that he had produced from thin air and no shirt. His abs stared at me as I noticed them for the first time. Or rather, the first timesober.
His chest was toned, muscles rippling off his arms like he had just worked out and pumped them. And yet, he wasn’t big and bulky like the bouncers were at the other bars. His olive skin shined, illuminating him almost. I hadn’t expected him to have the kind of body that laid there watching me, undressingme.
Even without his charms, he was captivating.
“You know, it’s unnerving to see you stare at me like that and say nothing,” He growled, his legs adjusted as he sat there plainly. The covers tangled at the foot of the bed, revealing him completely.
“Is that so?” I quipped.
“Girls typically can’t look at me that long without at least taking off their clothes.”
“Oh, I’m sure youlovethat.”
“Loved. Past tense.” He argued. “I think Daemon might have been right. The thought of having anyone else besides youseems tasteless. It feels like I’d be drinking water when I could be drinking wine. It’s like eating cardboard when I could eat a steak if that analogy helps you understand how badly I want you. How badly Ineedyou.”
“Is that so?” My lips pursed, trying to hide my awkward smile. No one had ever needed me. Notreally. Not untilnow. And it felt nice to be needed. To be wanted.
“I’m serious, Freya. I think I love you. Regardless of how good you taste, I know I’ve never felt this way toward anyone. Like I would let the world burn if it meant saving you. I quite literallyburnfor you. And I can’t get you out of my head. I know how crazy that sounds, especially since we’ve known each other for only a week, but you have consumed me from the inside out.”
I couldn’t stop the smile from tearing across my face, but I said nothing and let the silence fill the room. It almost seemed to create friction between us, building like a wall of sexual tension.
Sexual tension that was burst as the door swung up, slamming into the wall as ripples tore through in the shape of cracks along the paint.
“Geez, Oliver,” Dustin said abruptly, pulling himself out of bed and onto his feet at the sight of Oliver frantically stumbling into the room out of breath. Oliver’s right hand clenched his chest tightly in a panic.
“It’s Tina.” He huffed. “She needs our help.” He leaned down to catch his breath.
Dustin and I were now shifted facing Oliver as he breathily cried, “Edward has her. He- he will kill her if we don’t bring Freya to him.”
“Absolutely not. What does he want with Freya?” Dustingrowled, his fist clenching.
“He knows, Dustin. Hefuckingknows what she is. He bombarded us when we came back into the club. He assumed you guys were still out.”
“How does he know?” A growl slipped from Dustin again, this time more aggressive. Darker than I could have imagined him sounding. Animalistic almost.
“How thehellshould I know?”
I didn’t need to think clearly to know I had to save Tina. She was my only friend. Mybestfriend.
Without confirmation from the boys, I sprinted out into the hall. I knew I had to run to stop Dustin from holding me back. He would have wanted me to stay and wait until he found a better plan. He would have kept me holed up in that room, and I couldn’t bear the idea of someone else dying because of me. I would rather be dead myself than lose Tina.
