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“This is what I’m talking about. You can’t go around attacking and killing people. It’s illegal. You’ll be charged and locked behind bars. Do you understand?”
He stares at me with so much emotion soaking the melty black depths of his eyes. “I just want to protect you.”
“I know.” I shift, straddling him and resting my chin on his chest. “But you have to trust me to protect myself, too.”
“I do.”
“Prove it.” I coil a strand of hair around my finger, waiting.
“Who else does that work on? Leo? I bet he falls for it.”
“What are you talking about?”
“The huge puppy dog eyes, hair twirling, fluttering lashes, and this sexy little pout…” He traces my bottom lip. “Woman, you are filthy sweet and charming as fuck, and when you bite your lip like that, you’re lethal. Makes it impossible to deny you anything.”
“I’m not trying to manipulate you.” I crawl up his rippled torso and sink into his smoldering gaze. “I’m telling you very clearly that you cannot assault people. Not my colleagues. Not my doctors. Not the strangers I encounter in town. If you see something you don’t like, you need to come to me, and we’ll talk about it like adults. Can you handle that?”
“I’ll try.”
“Thank you.
“I’ll do a session with Dr. Whitaker.” He holds up a finger. “Just one. Then I’ll go back to calling him a dead man.”
I sigh. Because what else can I do?
As we stare at each other in the fading light, I know one thing is certain. I don’t want to argue with him anymore.
The therapy session, the fight, the makeup sex, the unresolved emotions—it’s enough for one day. I just hope I can find a way to navigate through it all without becoming a doormat in the process.
Being the only woman on an island of dominating, controlling men is exhausting.
But it’s not Hoss.
This is a dream compared to what I escaped.
“We should go check on Leo and Monty.” I start to rise.
“They’ll find us when they’re finished.” He guides me back to his chest.
He’s so warm against my cheek. A bit hard and chiseled. But he’s safe. One of my favorite places.
He pulls out his phone and browses the Internet. I watch him search on driver’s license practice tests, effective muscle-building exercises, and industrial distillery equipment.
As he scrolls with one hand, the fingers of his other absently comb through my hair.
My eyes grow heavy. I fight the pull, but within minutes, I fall asleep.
When I wake, I’m alone.
Lying on the couch in the guest house, I squint through the mantle of nightfall.
A porch light glows beyond the window, illuminating Leo just outside the door, hands on his hips, expression pensive.
A deep voice muffles through the walls. I can’t decipher words, but I know that tone belongs to Monty.
Is Kody with them?
Yawning, I rise to my feet and make my way to them.
