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She sings loud and off-key, laughing when her voice cracks. Each sound runs through me, loosening things I didn’t know were still locked tight. The walls I’ve spent years building crumble with every laugh she lets out.

My eyes close, and I breathe in her scent, focusing on where the warmth of her skin seeps through her shirt, into my palm. In a stadium full of people with music blasting and screams filling the air, she is the only one who fills my senses. Her voice, her scent, the way her body moves against me. My entire world is in my arms. And she’s fucking happy.

In a life full of sins, she is my only salvation.

The music fades for a beat as the band changes songs, and she crashes into me, knocking me off-balance. Her arms loop around my neck, fingers sliding through my hair as her mouth finds mine. She laughs against my lips, the sound breaking me open in all the best ways.

I deepen the kiss, taking over, filling her mouth until the sounds she makes turn to moans. The grip on my hair stings, but it only drives me further, and I grip her thighs and lift her until she’s wrapped around my waist.

She’s lost to me, hips grinding against my cock, not even caring where we are. She doesn’t notice when another song starts, and it nearly kills me to pull away.

She looks dazed for several seconds, staring at my mouth like she doesn’t understand why we stopped. I have to lock my jaw together to stop myself from kissing her again. I drop herlegs down, and her eyes widen as if she is finally noticing our surroundings.

The bright smile returns to her lips as she goes to watch the band, but she twists back, holding my face between her hands, and kisses me again. She searches my eyes as if she can read all of my secrets, her gaze filled with awe, a softness taking over her as she looks deeper. Like she can see everything I am and wants me anyway. She bites her lower lip. “Thank you.”

My heart stutters, and the world tilts. I will do anything to get her to look at me like that again.

Chapter 39

Xander

Scarlet:

Times up, Xander. You’ve kept her to yourself long enough.

Scarlet,my sister most likely to kick my ass, texts first. I can’t say I didn’t see it coming, but I still need time to make sure Dahlia won’t decide to leave my ass after meeting them. At least when she met Misty, it was in public. Who knows what they’ll tell her once they get her alone.

Me:

I told you I still need more time.

Misty:

You either let her come with us willingly, or we kidnap her while you’re not looking. Your choice.

Bash:

Hahaha. I told you this would happen. You didn’t stand a chance.

I rub the heel of my hand into my eye.

Me:

Good luck getting her out of our house.

Matthias:

Won’t be a problem. I’ll help them.

Me:

Traitor.

Damon:

Why did you think we’d be on your side?

I scoff. Of course they wouldn’t be on my side.