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“If that’s what you want to do.” She nodded. “Okay. Vesper and I talked before we left Briarwood. I am going to help you. I have a tech friend who can also help us.”

She perked up. “Can I give him a number and he can try to trace it for me?”

“Who is it?”

“My stalker…Cinder’s kidnapper. He’s texting me. I blocked several numbers, but he keeps texting me. If this number wasn’t tied to my shop, I would change it, but I don’t have the time to deal with changing my number, and it’s pointless if he can call my shop and get directed to my cell.”

I nodded. “I’ll get Zade to check it out. Are you going to be okay here by yourself tomorrow?”

“I know how to stab people if I need to. You need to save lives.”

“Do you want a gun?” She tensed and shook her head.

“No. I don’t like guns. Other people can use them, but I won’t. My mom would threaten to shoot me, and she forced me to play Russian roulette. Sometimes I freeze up or I have flashbacks. I had a guy try to shoot me for rejecting him; I didn’t panic because he pushed Babs before he punched me. I think I was more pissed than scared. And I wanted to protect my girl.” I didn’t know what she was talking about. “It was before I met you. My brain gets triggered more when I am alone than when I am with the Vipers or people I love.”

Fuck. If her mother wasn’t already dead, I would find the bitch myself and kill her. I should’ve assumed she didn’t like guns when all she had was her brass knuckles and a switchblade. “I’m sorry for bringing it up.”

“You didn’t know. Thank you, though. I know you want to keep me safe.”

“Always. I’ll check in on you several times, okay?”

She beamed. “Check in or yell at me for teasing you? I already told you I had plans of sending you videos.”

Seventy-Three

Rory

Waking up to an orgasm was the best way to start my morning before a hot shower and a nice cup of coffee. Hades knew what she was doing, because the videos and pictures I would send her would be sinful. But first, I had someone else to tease.

I adjusted Hades’s mirror and arched my back, making sure Vesper got a full view before I FaceTimed her.

“Hi, Vesper,” I purred.

“Jesús, maldita mariposa,” Vesper hissed. “Dios mio.”

“What’s wrong, Vesper?” I arched my back and shook my ass. “See something you like?”

I fell backwards, swapping my camera back around so Vesper could get a better view of my tits. This was a cruel game I was playing with her, but I didn’t care. I was going to have her, even if I had to do it the hard way.

“Mariposa.”

I tugged the top down, giving Vesper a full view of my pierced breasts. “Yes?”

She groaned. “What are you doing?”

“I am not playing games anymore. There is no reason for us to stop fighting these feelings.”

“Is this what you want?”

“Vesper, I wanted you for years and I am finally allowing myself to dive in. I know you’ll be scared because Cinder is missing, but I want to be happy too while looking for her. I’m not going to give up, but I’m not going to hide anymore.”

I knew she would be on the fence about everything because of Cinder, and when I got back, we would talk more—but I wouldn’t stop looking for Cinder. I also wouldn’t let her detour my life. When we found her, we would sit down and talk about everything. Having this moment in my life without her was possibly one of the most painful experiences. Cinder was everything to me. We fought, argued, so on and so forth, but I loved her regardless.

Right now, I would continue to tease my sweet masc until she was writhing. I knew Vesper wanted me, now it was time to have my woman.

“So?” I purred.

“Mariposa, I⁠—”