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“I have feelings for her,” he said. This was why I’d stayed put. We couldn’t avoid this conversation any longer.
“I want more than just friendship with her,” Keelan said. “And I know she wants that, too.” “We’re not just going to give her to you,” Colt said tightly.
“I wasn’t going to take her completely. I know how much she means to you.” “You want to share her,” I suggested, not seeing the point of beating around the bush. “You want in on the relationship Colt and I have with her?” Keelan nodded. “I want her. Even if it’s only a part of her.”
“You sound like children negotiating over who gets to play with the toy next.”
“She’s extremely innocent and the three of you horny shitheads are going to try to share her between you?” He shook his head. “You’ll end up traumatizing her more than she already is.”
“You’re giving us a great view of your Deadpool underwear,” Creed said.
“Fine.” He leaned back in his chair and propped his ankle on his knee. “I’m looking forward to telling Logan that we’re lovers.”
“I know it’s scary, but—” I whirled around to face him. “You don’t know!” His eyes widened at my outburst. “You have no fucking clue how scary it is,” I seethed. “Logan is all I have left.” “With your uncle’s help we might be able to catch X.”
Logan had told me that Ian had called him in. He had made it seem like he’d had no choice. He had lied to me.
has killed six girls in less than a year. I will take all the help I can get.” My stomach dropped. “Six?” “He’s killed two more girls since we last spoke.” “I only knew of the one you told me about,” I said. “It wasn’t public knowledge that the first three were connected. They happened in different states.”
“Your picture has been stapled to all the victims’ faces.
“So he’s become a serial killer.”
“For what it’s worth, leaving you was probably the hardest thing Logan’s ever had to do.” As he walked out, he added, “You’re all he has, too.”
Creed let out a tired groan. “What she needs is to get her butt in this bed so I can hold her.”
They were the only good part of my life, especially right now. I trusted them. My feelings for them grew with each moment we spent together. I was ready and wanted to connect with them in every way possible.
Creed continued to tease my nipple and massage my breast. Brushing his nose along the shell of my ear, he whispered, “I could cum to the sounds you make.”
“That’s it, Shi. Ride his fingers.”
“I think she likes it when you whisper filthy things in her ear. She squeezes around my fingers every time.”
Breathing heavily, I watched as Colt put his fingers inside his mouth and sucked them clean. “Do I taste good?” I asked. Colt gave me a smirk that was proud and sinful. “Yes, you do.”
“Not that I’m complaining that you’re touching me, but what are you doing, babe?” “Making sure you’re real,” I whispered. “They feel so real. It’s getting harder to tell where they end and reality begins.” Colt ran a hand down the back of my head. “Your nightmares?” I nodded against his shoulder. “I wish I didn’t have to sleep.”
“I feel like a freak at the circus.” “I’d pay to see your act,” Keelan said and the tightness in my chest eased a little.
“My nightmares are mostly of the night my family was murdered. I don’t even like to think about that night, let alone talk about it.”
“Just because you don’t want to think about that night doesn’t mean it didn’t happen,” he said bluntly. That had been the last thing my psychiatrist had said before I’d closed my computer on her and never attended therapy again.
“It sounds like your nightmares are a result of what you’re refusing to face,” Knox said. “We all have to face our pain, Shiloh. If you don’t, you won’t find a way to accept it and you’ll never be able to move on.”
“Oh wow! You look like Jessica Rabbit and a vampire had a baby.”
“How does this dress make you feel? Because that’s what really matters. Not what you’re trying to be, but how you feel in it.”
“Red is his favorite color,” Keelan said with a mischievous grin and put his hand on Knox’s shoulder. “That’s why his Camaro’s red.”
Tugging on my hair gently, he said, “I think you look fucking stunning.” He put his other hand on my hip and slid it to my lower back. “And I always think you look beautiful.”
“I’m almost tempted to use ‘it’s my birthday’ as a way to guilt you into spending the evening with me instead of going to Ethan’s lame party.”
Their smirks dropped. “Normally Knox is on the receiving end of that look,” Creed grumbled. “It’s funnier when it happens to him,” Colt said.
Creed looked at his twin. “Think it’s the red hair?” Colt shrugged. “Redheads have been known to have fiery attitudes.”
“No. Big houses have many faults.” Like if you scream, no one will hear you. My hands clenched into fists at my sides and I chastised myself for letting my thoughts go there.
“The moment I saw you, babe, I wanted you, and I made sure all the guys at our school knew it, too.”
I put my fingers on his mouth, stopping him. “Kiss me like you’ve never kissed her.” He pulled my hand away. “I’ve never kissed her like I’ve kissed you.” He slid his hand behind my neck, pulling me even closer until my head was tilted back and his lips hovered over mine. “She was just to pass the time. When I’m with you, time doesn’t exist. There’s just you.”
“You should know that since you’ve already called me your girlfriend, I’ve claimed the title and there are no take-backs.” They both smiled.
“I didn’t think you were serious,” Creed said, chuckling. “I have to say, I’m liking this naughty side of you.” “I’m not naughty,” I protested. “You left the house without your panties, Shi. Sounds like you’ve made some naughty decisions today,” Creed teased.
Creed’s gaze took in every inch of me, unabashed. I let him look for a moment, liking the way it felt to be ogled and the heat that filled his eyes. “Do you want to give me the shirt back?” I asked him. He shook his head slightly, unable to take his eyes off me. “Not really, no.” “Creed,” Colt admonished.
Creed cursed behind me. On my hands and knees, I looked back at him. “What?” “I think you’re trying to torture me,” he said as he raked his fingers through his hair. “You got that beautiful ass in the air. Have you already forgotten you don’t have any underwear on?”
“Why can’t this stuff you speak of wait until you’re sober?” Creed asked. “Why take the risk of crossing a line?” “That’s a very good point. I wish my hormones understood that right now,” I said.
My knuckles turned white and my nails dug into my palms until it hurt. Physical pain always felt better than what I was feeling on the inside.
I looked down at him. He was glaring at my left thigh where the hem of Creed’s shirt ended, and his jaw was clenched. I patted the top of his head. “What’s the matter?” His angry eyes jumped to meet mine. “You’re not wearing any underwear.”
“Accident or not, that doesn’t explain why he couldn’t remove his eyes from between your legs,” Creed snapped and scowled at Knox. “You said you didn’t want her. You said you didn’t want to have anything to do—” “Creed,” Colt snapped, silencing his brother.
“I haven’t talked about Jacob because there isn’t anything to discuss. I am disturbingly unfazed by what he tried to do to me.” My tone had turned bitter and there was no hiding my irritation. “I was terrified at the time. But there are different levels of terror. Ones that will leave scars on your soul forever and completely break your sanity.
Stephanie looked back and forth between Keelan and me as I took her gift from Keelan’s hands. “Does she live here or something? Why do you need to ask her where to put your gifts in your own home?” She let out a dry laugh like she found it funny.
“Shiloh busted her ass to make today extra special for me. It makes her happy for everything to have a place and what makes her happy makes me happy.”
Maybe I was overthinking things because I felt guilty about having feelings for my boyfriends’ older brothers.
“We should return to the party.” “I’d rather stay in here with you,” he said, making my heart skip a beat.
“You thought I would cheat on you?” I was crushed. I shouldn’t have been surprised. I had feelings for Keelan, and I’d acted on them once with a kiss. The damage had been done, and I’d lost their trust. “What?” Colt asked, looking perplexed. I looked down at the floor. If he and Creed couldn’t trust me, how was our relationship going to work?
Who are you, gorgeous?” I felt a body behind me before a grumbly voice said, “Off limits.”
“We cared for her, but what we have with you is different.”
