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Sliding from the bed, I got a little resistance from Bane, but after I patted his hand, he released me. Scooping up his shirt, I slid into in, then I walked out into the living room.
“Hawk?”
“Wren!” he said happily. “How are you, big sister?”
“I’m great, actually.”
“Yeah? That’s amazing. Everything is amazing.”
Pulling the phone from my ear, I stared at the screen. This was my brother, right? “What’s so amazing on your end?” I asked.
“I got the money!” He announced it proudly like this was the first time he’d managed to solve one of his problems on his own. Honestly, I think it may have been. “I’m going to take it to Bane today.”
My stomach dropped. “Where did you get the money from?”
“Don’t worry about where I got it from, Wren. You should just be happy that I got it.”
No, no, no. My legs gave out, and I crumpled onto the couch. If Hawk did something stupid again, I was going to kill him my fucking self. “Hawk, where the fuck did you get the money from?”
“What does it matter?”
I placed a hand to my roiling stomach. “It matters because I already figured out how to get you off the hook.”
There was a heavy silence, then, “You did?”
“Yes. It’s only just happened, and I’ve been meaning to tell you—”
“Does Bane have it now? The money? Everything I owe him?”
“Yes.”
“How?” His question was small, all trace of bravado now gone.
Sucking in a breath, I curled my legs beneath me, touching the soft leather of the couch. “I made a deal with him.”
“You didwhat?”
“You’re hardly in a position to be outraged, Hawk,” I snapped at him. His reaction to the solution was not what I was expecting. I thought he’d be happy that I’d found a way out just like all those times before. “Anyway, it’s done. The debt is gone, and you owe me a lot more fucking gratitude than you’re showing.”
“Fuck, fuck,fuck!” he muttered. “JesusfuckingChrist.”
“Hawk?” Jesus, I felt sick. “Hawk, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” He hung up, and I pulled the phone from my ear. What in the actual fuck was that about?
“Was that your brother?” Bane asked behind me.
I turned to see him standing a few feet away dressed in a pair of gray sweats that showed off the deep V between his hip bones. Fuck, that was sexy. Or maybe because it was Bane. I didn’t know. When I finally looked back at his face, his gaze was heated.
“If you keep looking at me like that, I’m going to take you on the couch and in the kitchen and every other room in my apartment.” He readjusted his cock, drawing my eyes there. What was wrong with me? I never got this wrapped up in men. Keeping my distance was the only way I knew how to navigate relationships, but Bane was resetting all of my methods.
Glancing away, I felt the blush heat my cheeks. Suddenly, Bane was there. He pushed my thighs apart, inserting his big body between them. Framing my face in his hands, he kissed more slowly, thoroughly, and I tasted his toothpaste.
“Who was on the phone?”
“Hawk,” I replied. “He says he has the money for you.”
Bane frowned. “The debt is gone.”
