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“Zander will take the couch.” Miles squeezed me lightly.
“He can crash with Raf in my bed,” Tatum said. “The three of us can snuggle. It’ll be just like old times.”
My smile was a little watery, and I didn’t feel it at all, but it was the best I could offer given the situation.
They helped me collect my stuff and get it all back to Miley’s room before I slipped into the shower and finally let the tears fall.
fourteen
BASH
I satwith my back to the wall and my head resting against the cement. My gaze lingered on the empty, concrete space in front of me.
“You need to shower and get dressed,” Rafael said, for the third time. “You need to be ready when they get here.”
I heard him, but the words didn’t register.
My body was too quiet.
My mind was too clear.
My muscles had never felt so loose before, despite the pain in my balls from the lack of release.
I didn’t give a damn about the pain.
My hunger wasgone.
My brothers grabbed me by the arms and heaved me up off the ground. I grunted at them, but it was half-hearted.
I could breathe fully, without pain.
I was… at peace.
Rafe turned the shower on, and they dropped me beneath the water. It was cold, but I didn’t mind. The whole damn world looked different without the ache of hunger cutting through me.
“Where’s Brynn?” I asked.
“Getting ready to talk to the government, like you should be,” Rafael said. “Wash your damn hair. We’re running out of time.”
“Who’s with her?”
“Tatum and Miles. She’s fine,” Zander said.
I’d need to see that for myself, so I finally grabbed the soap.
“They’re here.” Rafe swore. “Mom will buy us a few minutes. Hurry up.”
I did as he said, though I still felt so at ease, there was no stress behind the actions.
Two minutes later, Rafe was buttoning one of my shirts over my chest while Zander dried my hair with a towel. I was still too calm to care.
“What the hell is wrong with you?” Rafael growled. “Your life is on the line here.”
“I’m not hungry,” I said.
“Welcome to mated life,” Zander abandoned his efforts to dry my hair. He grabbed my suitcoat, instead.
“I’ve never not been hungry.”
