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But there are other players in this, with a broader reach, and they know we have you.”
“That we fucked up and caught feelings, we had to end it, the way we did, to keep you out of it.”
“You’re telling me that was a performance?”
“To keep you safe. But now you’re on their radar. And I don’t know,...
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“I want you far, far a-fucking-way because your dad has a lot of enemies, aside from us, for the shady shit he’s pulled over the years. You aren’t safe here.”
“Sean—”
“I miss you so much,” he murmurs, gripping my face in his hands, his eyes roaming over me. “I fucked up, we both did, but yo...
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“We’re going to take back the town he stole and give it to the people who deserve it. It’s greed-coated money he’s stacking up. Their money.”
“That still doesn’t explain why I’m the secret.”
“You are for more reasons than one. At first, you were the way to get in, infiltrate his house, aid in the search.”
“That’s why you wouldn’t kiss me at first. That’s why you let me make the decision to sleep with you. It had to be my decision because you were using me. That’s so fucked up, Sean.”
“Look at me.” I do. His eyes cover me in a haze of regret. “I love you. And I’ve been in love with you since this started, Cecelia. And you fucking know it.”
They’re the most painful words I’ve ever heard and feel more like body blows at this point because I’m sure I...
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“Why did you tell me?”
“I just told you. You’re my priority. Not only because of how I feel about you, but because I brought you into this, it’s my fucking fault.” He runs a hand through his hair before slapping it on the door next to me. “I swear to God. I thought it would be safer to bring you in. There’s too much going on to hash out today. Just know I fucked up, Dom and I fucked up, and we all need to…stay away from each other. The longer we aren’t seen together, the more it’ll look like…”
“Like you us...
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“One day, I’ll beg you to forgive me, but for now, I need you to listen and ...
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“Trust your gut.”
“One day, I’ll try and make this right. But right now, I’m begging you to believe me.”
“Dom doesn’t hate me…”
“He’s been MIA since you got back. I’ve never seen him like this.”
“You trust me, Cecelia, that’s the hardest part of all of this. I worked so hard to earn it, to try to earn you, though I was partly deceiving you, and…I’ll fucking hate myself forever for this.”
“I knew from the get-go you ...
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“Just think it all through, okay? Think it through. Think about everything I’ve told you. Push that night aside and believe me when I say that was all about protecting and distancing you, rather than hurting you. But I blew it. I...
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“Trust me and trust Dom, and no matter what happens from here on out. Don’t look for us. Don’t look for answers. I’ll find a way to work this out. I’ll find a way.”
“You’re scaring me.”
“I love you,” he whispers
Omg
But I allowed them to manipulate me into believing they have
power over me.
I don’t like helpless. I’m a woman who needs some level of control. I need an out, a place to kick. They’ve crippled me. And because of that, I’m in danger, which has me stone-cold sober and constantly looking over my shoulder.
But that’s the thing about ravens. They always seem to be watching. Now, I’m counting on it.
But if they won’t let me come to them, I’m going to make damn sure they come to me.
“K.” by Cigarettes After Sex blasts into the woods on repeat as I settle in for the duration.
One of my favorite songs. You need to listen to the lyrics to understand why she plays it to them
My heart aches every beat for two men who made sure to stake a claim on me. But I’m still a woman scorned.
I love them, and I hate them. But I can’t walk away from them, as toxic as they may be. Not yet.
“Nothing to say?” I taunt,
“We don’t want to let the wolf get a whiff.”
He hovers over me, in complete contradiction to my attire in a tailored black suit. Hair the color of a raven’s wing, dark olive skin deepened by the sun, thick dark brows slashed over hostile eyes. Below, a strong prominent nose resting on a chiseled face, thick, God-kissed lips, broad shoulders, defined pecs, a trim waist beneath his open jacket, and muscular thighs that strain against his suit pants.
“You’re The Frenchman.”
