Redeeming 6 (Boys of Tommen, #4)

by Chloe Walsh

“You can’t tell me what to do, Joe,” I growled, feeling a combination of drunk and dizzy. “You don’t own me.” “Well, that’s bad fucking luck on my account, because you sure as shit own me!” Drunk or not, his words hit me like a wrecking ball to the chest. Feeling the air whoosh from my lungs, I glared up at him, feeling a torrent of emotions crashing through me. “Why would you say that to me?” “Because it’s the truth.” “Since when?” “Since I was twelve.”

Illicit sensations and feelings roared to the surface when he stroked his nose against mine, nuzzling me with the kind of affection I knew he held only for me. It was empowering and terrifying both in one breath. “I love you.”

“You might have fathered six kids, but you sure as shit didn’t raise them.”

“Well,” he continued, “my wife and I have been doing a lot of talking lately, and we wanted to speak to you about the possibility of—” “We want to keep you!” his wife blurted out, causing John to drop his head in his hands and groan. “All five of you,” she continued, hurrying over to the island and catching ahold of my hand. “Especially you.” She smiled down at me. “I think I want you the most.”

“And I already told you that we’re keeping you.” She chuckled. “Finders keepers, Joey love. You’re mine now.”