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“No need to shake, asshole. Just make your peace with God because I’m going to bury you.”
“Who are these little mini-images of you?” Molloy asked, curious green eyes locked on my brothers. “Don’t tell me you’ve been hiding a secret wife and family from me.”
I want you, too…
To him.
A smoke to sleep, a line to function, and whatever else I could get my hands on to escape. That had been my mantra for a long time now.
In my head it was die or get high.
Besides, if I took the brunt of his bad mood, it meant that they were spared—that Mam was spared.
Shannon would come with me. She could have the bedroom and I would take the couch. It would be small and basic, but it would be ours.
A new bathroom was a small price to pay for his wandering eye, I suppose.
I had a nice body, and I wasn’t about to convince myself that I hadn’t, especially when the rest of the world was more than willing to chip away at a teenager’s self-esteem.
“It beats the view of your father’s ass crack, that’s for sure.”
“Are you afraid he’ll catch you looking at his daughter like you want to eat her up?”
I could do nothing but stare at his face and resist the urge to slap it—or kiss it. I wasn’t sure which.
“You’re not the wolf in our story, Molloy.” His breath fanned my cheek, causing my pulse to skyrocket. “You’re the lamb.”
“You got that?” Releasing one wrist, he swiftly cupped my chin and forced me to look at him. “Friend?”
“Good girl.”
“Holy shit.” Did that just happen?
“Exactly,” I cooed. “A lamb could never give you such good ear scratches. That boy is full of crap.” And sexy as hell.
“Aoife Christina Molloy!”
“Is it okay if I get a drink before I’m exiled from the family home for possessing a pair of boobs?”
“Because I have no intention of giving a boy that kind of power over me,”
“Because he would have proven what I’ve known all along: that no man can be trusted.”
“I don’t believe a single word that comes out of a single boy’s mouth,” I told her.
So if I’ve learned anything from you and Dad, it’s that no man, no matter how perfect he seems, can be trusted.”
“I’m not afraid of loving a boy,” I told her honestly. “I’m afraid of losing myself in one.”
“How about the universe where you quit pretending that my mere presence irritates you and admit that you adore the ground I walk on.”
and had left me feeling slightly disturbed and eternally grateful to possess a dick.
She is yours.
“But don’t worry, Eddie, lad. I reckon Lynchy will be doing plenty of loving with her in the near future.”
“Nice moves.” “Nice legs,”
“Make sure you do.” She laughed. “Because I’ve put an awful lot of effort into saving you, six.”
She fell onto her knees, and I lost it.
“What are you—” Ricey began, but was quickly silenced by the fist I planted on his jaw.
Because I had well and truly taken leave of my senses.
“Want to have your cake and let Joey eat it?” she teased.
“Yes.” She pretended to bite her fist. “Give me more.”
I would rather take another lifetime of beatings than let him think he got the better of me.
“Touch me again and you won’t have a hand to wank yourself off with,”
With one brow cocked, I stared back at her and mouthed the word stalker.
fuckup.
I winked. Nice legs. Grinning, she scratched her nose with her middle finger. Asshole.
She was like the sweetest fucking smell that wouldn’t go away.
“I’m surprised you could pry her legs open.” Mike Maloney laughed as he joined in the conversation. “From what I hear, she’s tighter than a—” “Finish that sentence,” I said coldly. “Go on, I dare you. See what happens.”
“If they look as good on you as that yellow thong you’re wearing, then I’m going to have to agree,”
“Tadhg,” I warned. “Pack it in. He’s only small.”
But then my imagination went all Judas on me by envisioning Paul the prick all over her on the dance floor, and I physically balked.
Blue eyes watering with unshed tears, she leaned up on her tiptoes and pressed a kiss to my cheek. “Be safe.”
“Oh my god.” I shook my head angrily and swung around to glare up at him. “You did not just say that to me.”
“Angel legs! Devil tits!” Alec cheered, throwing his arms over our shoulders when we reached him.
“Cover those tits up, Marilyn.”
