Page 56 of An Unexpected Everything

I barely had a chance to look around the inside before the door was closed behind us, and I had my mouth on hers.

I growled, needing her taste, her touch, and when she slid her hands up my back underneath my shirt, I let out a deep breath.

“I’ve wanted you this entire fucking day. But our families are everywhere.”

“That’s what happens when you have big families.”

“Well, I’m glad it’s just the two of us right now then.”

“Same.”

I kissed her again and went to take a step, but when I did, something crinkled underneath my foot.

I froze as she looked down, her entire face paling.

“What the hell is that?” I asked as I leaned down and looked at the manila envelope.

“Don’t touch it,” Bella said, her voice high-pitched.

“What?” I asked, frozen in bending.

“I need—I need to call the cops.”

“What the hell, Bella?” I asked, then I stood up, staring down at her.

“I know that handwriting. That’s… That’s William’s.”

I cursed under my breath and cupped her face. “I’m not going to let him hurt you.”

“I know. I know.”

But it didn’t sound like she believed me.

“I don’t know what the hell this man is thinking, but your brothers and I are going to deal with this.”

“The cops can deal with it.”

“Like they dealt with it by letting him out early? No fuck that. We’re calling the cops, and we’re calling your brothers.”

“No. Don’t tell them tonight. I’m not going to ruin this wedding.”

“Are you fucking serious right now?”

“I’ll be with people the whole time. I promise. But I can’t ruin this wedding. Sophia’s been through so much. She deserves this happiness.”

“And you deserve to be safe.”

“We’ll deal with it. We’ll tell Aston or someone. But not anyone else, okay? I can’t be the center of this. I just need to be normal.”

I pulled away, pacing. “I don’t want to hide this from your brothers.”

“And then what are they going to do?”

“They can keep an eye on you.”

“You guys are going out tonight in a group. I’m staying at a hotel with the girls until we both come back here. And tomorrow night I’ll be at the hotel for the full night. I won’t be alone. We’ll call the cops, we’ll do everything we have to, but I’m not ruining this wedding.”

“You being in danger and being harassed is not going to ruin this wedding. Sophia will understand. I don’t want anything to happen to you.”