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Beep.
The sound dragged me to the surface. I opened my eyes, finding dim light floating all around me. Where…where the hell was I?
The faint sound of rushing water followed, like someone else was in the shower. Warmth wrapped around me and soft cotton brushed my bare skin. I looked around, finding the opposite side of the bed empty. The covers were moved aside, but the pillow was indented as though someone had lain here.
Hunter…
Oh, shit.
Memories of last night surfaced.
Me, standing in front of the man who’d rescued me, wearing nothing but cut-off sweats and rage. I closed my eyes. So…so much rage.
You want to use someone, Helene? Then use me.
A moan ripped free. “Jesus.” Don’t tell me I?—
Beep.
I raised my head and looked toward the sound. The moment I pushed upwards, everything came rushing back to me, the way he’d held me, the way he’d comforted and carried me like a damn child to his bed. I ached in some places, like I’d slept on a damn tree trunk. He must’ve laid there all night with his arms around me.
I’d never had that before.
A man…do that for me.
I swallowed, pushing the longing away.
Beep.
That sound snagged my focus once more. I glanced to the doorway, listened to the shower still running, and pushed aside my bedding. A cell sat on the dresser, the screen lighting up with message after message.
A pang tore across my chest as I glanced toward the doorway again, then snuck over and picked it up.
David: It’s all across the fucking news. We need to make a plan for this asap.
All across the news? I clicked on the message and scowled when it opened immediately. Did the guy not know about passcodes? I stilled and thought about it, remembering how goddamn big he was. I mean, you’d have to be suicidal to steal from him, right?
I glanced at the cell again…
Right.
The sound of the shower finally shut off. A squeal of a shower door followed, making me yank the cell behind my back and hurry back to the bed. Heavy footsteps neared as I clambered back into the bed and yanked up the comforter, turning to curl onto my side and slammed my eyes closed.
Seconds, that’s all it had taken. Seconds before he neared the bed and stopped beside me. I was sure he was naked. If he wasn’t, he had to be close to it.
My breath turned heavy. I was sure he’d sense I was awake, but more than that, I was sure he knew I had the one thing he didn’t want me to have…a connection with the outside world.
I clenched the device in my hand and prayed to God the thing didn’t beep again.
His heavy breaths were loud, before he finally moved away from beside the bed. I clenched my eyes tighter, please…please leave.
Those steps moved to the closet, causing the floorboards to creak before a soft thud came. I envisioned a towel hitting the floor as he dressed. Before I could start sweating buckets under the covers, he made his way out of the bedroom and slowly down the stairs.
I waited for as long as I dared. “Thank fuck,” I whispered as I ease the cell back out and stared at the screen.
Multiple people found dead at The Order following Haelstrom Hale’s death.
“Death, my ass,” I whispered, scrolling through headline after headline all saying the same thing.
