Page 98 of Wrapped in Red

“What?” Holt exclaimed. “I don’t...” He stared at me like he was seeing me for the first time. “I don’t have freckles.”

I rolled my eyes before I leaned into CC. “And I have brown eyes, but you see it, right? The resemblance?”

“I see it,” Watts answered. “I mean, H, you’re hotter, but I totally see it.” He pressed a kiss into Holt’s hair.

CC squeezed my hand. “I love him, Holt. I love Ezra so much it hurts. I loved him the night I asked you out and the night you came here to stay until you and Watts worked everything out. I was never going to end up with you, and I knew that. I wanted to try to see if someone else would make me feel the way he did. I tried with Noel, too.” He turned to look at me. “Ezra lights up my entire world just by being in it.”

“I think I need to write that shit down,” Killian muttered under his breath.

I stared up at my best-friend-turned-boyfriend. “That is the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me.”

“I only said it because it’s true.” CC smiled before he leaned down and slid his lips over mine.

A low sob bubbled up before it escaped my throat. I threw my arms around him. I didn’t care what Holt thought. If he hated me or liked me. Our relationship was none of his business. All that mattered was that CC loved me and wanted me.

“I hope that answers all your questions, Holt,” Matthias murmured, just as someone knocked on the front door.

I clung to CC as he tried to untangle me from his waist. “Princess, I need to go see who else is here. We’re having a busy morning.”

I shook my head. “Take me with you.” I giggled when he did just that. Lifting me up like a child and tucking me against his hip. “I could get used to this.”

“Don’t,” CC teased before he pulled the door open. “Maverick?”

I leaned my head on his shoulder. “Everything okay?” I asked.

“Is this like a sex thing?” Maverick asked, as he pushed past us. “Oh, are we having a party, and I wasn’t invited?” He turned to look at me as CC placed me on my feet.

I shook my head. “No.” I was more than surprised when Maverick moved to wrap me in a hug, but I happily returned it. I really wanted him to like me.

“Good, because I saw your video.” Maverick pushed the white hair back from his face.

I made a slashing motion across my neck as I tried to get him to stop talking.

“You let him hit you? Is that some sort of kink I wasn’t aware of? Because it’s disturbing. I don’t think I’d be into that. It looks painful.”

“He did what?” CC exclaimed.

Shit. I hung my head as I turned around.

“There’s evidence of Ty’s abuse on that video, Ezra?” CC gripped my chin to force me to look at him.

I nodded. “Yes, but I always had the men I worked with sign NDA’s. That wasn’t part of the deal, and he knew that.”

“Good, we’re having that bastard arrested.”