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ChapterTwenty-Seven
Kane
Istared at her beautiful face, warring with myself about whether I should tell her or not. What if I said the wrong thing, and it shoved her over the edge? I had no idea what to say and what not to say.
“Brie, are you still seeing your psychiatrist?”
“Yeah. I talk to her tomorrow. Her name is Alida. If it weren’t for her, I would have killed myself by now. I owe her and my family everything.”
She had no clue how well I understood the darkness that threatened to consume and destroy from the inside out. But I couldn’t focus on that at the moment. The game had drastically changed, but I needed some time before I could forgive her. With a few words, Brie had turned my life upside down again, leaving me scrambling for pieces to our messy, fucked-up puzzle.
But now, Brie was in front of me in my kitchen. Never in a million years did I expect to see her again, much less have a conversation that finally explained why she never came back for me. I could no longer deny that I still loved her. If I were truthful, I hadn’t ever stopped. Maybe Brie wouldn’t have quit loving me either if she still had her memories.
I ran my thumb along her lower lip, thinking about fucking her at the society. I’d told myself it was just sex, but I knew I was a goner the second I was with her again. But now, I understood why she hadn’t recognized me. I needed answers even more, and so did she.
Relief spread through me. Amnesia. She hadn’t forgotten me like I thought. Somewhere inside her brain and heart, I was safely tucked away.
“If Alida will talk to both of us, then maybe we can decide what I can share with you.” I wanted to pull her into my lap. Hold her the way I had five and a half years ago, and kiss her until we were breathless, but I had to process this shit and keep my hormones out of it.
“I’ll call her in the morning. If you want to attend the session, I’m sure it will be okay. Plus, it might help if you two are connected. She probably wants to know what I lived through, and you’re the only one with answers.”
Brie was right. I was the missing piece to her past. “If Alida feels like it will help you, then I’ll tell you.”
Shocking the shit out of me, Brie threw her arms around my neck, hugging me tightly. “Thank you.” Her voice carried so many emotions it unnerved me. She sounded so fragile, but she obviously wasn’t, at least not physically. The girl had beaten the crap out of me. Granted, she’d caught me off guard, but still. She was a little spitfire, and I liked it way too much.
“You’re welcome.” I wrapped her in my arms, wanting to protect her. Somehow, I had to keep myself in check. Brie had the power to destroy me once and for all, and I couldn’t allow myself to become vulnerable again.Too damn late.I closed my eyes, telling the voice to shut up as I allowed myself to feel her body against mine. It had been a lifetime since she’d hugged me. I released her and walked across the room, needing to take a breath before I did something stupid, like carry her up to my bed. “Let me know what time. I have football practice in the morning but not in the afternoon. Coach wants us to be rested for the game Saturday.”
Brie gave me a shy grin, then strolled over and punched me in the arm. “You better win. I’ll be cheering for you on the sidelines.”
Damn, her smile is beautiful.
“I’ll let you get some sleep, and I’ll text you in the morning.” Her brows knitted together. “I’ll need your number. Hang on.”
I watched as she walked away from me, her toned legs and the curve of her ass making me forget that, after all these years, we were about to exchange numbers. How swiftly the tides had turned.
Brie joined me in the kitchen again with her purse. She rifled through her handbag and removed her cell, then gave it to me. “Here.”
I opened her contacts and added my information. Brie only had messages from the Red Scorpion, but those were from burner phones. “I’ll be in practice from six until eight tomorrow morning, so give me some time to respond.” Placing the phone in her hand, a spark of heat traveled through my arm and straight to my cock.
“Okay.” She looked up at me, hunger in her beautiful blue eyes. “I’m sorry I broke into your house and hit you.” The corner of her mouth twitched, and she faked a cough in order to hide her smile.
“Yeah. About that …” I rubbed my neck, trying to ease the tension. “If I’d known about the amnesia, I wouldn’t have ever painted shit on your mirror and walls.”
Brie glowered at me. “And the lipstick in my trashcan?”
“I bought it on my way over that night.” Why the hell did I feel like a little kid getting in trouble? I was a grown-ass man.
“Are we agreeing to call a truce? No more breaking into each other’s homes and pulling shit?” She tapped her toe against the white tile floors.
I was genuinely relieved to hear her ask that. It took a lot of energy to detest someone. “Yeah. We’re good.”
“At least we got one thing cleared up through all of this. I hate what led us to this point, though.” Brie pushed up on her tiptoes and planted a kiss on my cheek. “Get some sleep, and I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”
I stood rooted in place and watched as she let herself out. Leaning against the counter, I groaned as my shoulders sagged. I hadn’t been completely honest with Brie. Even if Alida did say I could tell her what happened, I was worried that it would send Brie over the edge, then I would fall right along after her. I’d worked for five and a half years to keep the monsters at bay. Now I was inviting them to join us for fucking dinner and dessert.
ChapterTwenty-Eight
Brie
