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“Now you have a choice. You can let me be—let me cope with the fallout of this ordeal and do what I need to do to convince myself she’s okay, too—or you can try to control the situation. ‘Try’ is the operative word in that sentence, because I’m done doing things your way when it comes to my girl.”
“I know you didn’t go with them willingly, but the summation of your departure was cataclysmic, nonetheless. I can’t do that again, Jo. I won’t survive it. If there’s a chance you’ll leave, tell me now.”
“Don’t forgive me yet, Mama. I’m going to fucking earn it. You deserve to be fought for, not fought over. You deserve to be vindicated—which is exactly what I’m gonna do. The motherfucking South Chapel Sharks need to know what happens when they try to take what’s ours.” “Ours?” I ask, hypnotized by his closeness, his presence, the intensity of his gaze. “Ours. We were a mess without you, Jojo. When I saw how the boys all responded, saw how they need you… I couldn’t keep denying that I need you, too.”
“Want it. Need it. Crave it, even. There’s so much fire in you, Siren. You need an outlet. And you know you don’t have to tamp it down with me.”
He’s right. He’s so fucking right. I crave the fight. The push and pull. I crave it, but it’s never been mine for the taking. Not like this. I need a safe place to unleash when it’s all too much. Could he be that place for me?
“Just like that,” I nod. “Good girl.”
“You’re a philosophy major, Nicky. Don’t tell me you’re not familiar with the teachings of Pascal. Daddy is a state of mind.”
Kylian: I will not chill. There is no chill to be had until you all agree to the following terms.
I only want to be wherever she is these days. I want to hold some of her fears for her, wipe them from existence. Support her while she works through all the bullshit.
When I’m not working for the team, jumping through the inane hoops required for classes, or spending time with Jo, I’m pursuing my personal vendetta passion project.
I just want to hold her. If she doesn’t want my embrace, that’s okay. For now. She has my loyalty. My devotion. My lifelong commitment to avenge her and make them pay. She has me.
“Everything we’ve done has been hot, consensual bliss.
