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Because as much as I want this beautiful, fierce woman in our lives, I want her there by choice. I want her to choose us.
Lies are still lies, no matter how prettily they’re wrapped in promises.
Goddammit. I hate how much he hurts, even if he tries to hide it. I hate that he tore open a wound inside himself just to try to make me feel better, to let me know I’m not alone. But I love him for it a little bit too.
“Well, you are. You’re one of the most beautiful men I’ve ever seen. Your tattoos. Your gorgeous jawline. Your lips. But more than that, it’s your eyes. It’s what I see inside them. It’s you.”
It’s like he thinks if he touches me… he’ll break me.
His blue eyes meet mine as his lips leave my skin, and I can see something in them that tells me this is no longer just about Ciro. It’s about me and Hale too. Maybe even about all three of us.
He steps a little closer and takes it, threading his fingers through mine. He doesn’t crawl onto the bed beside us, but he bends down and lifts my hand to his lips, kissing each of my fingertips. Just like Hale did earlier. It was the first thing Hale did before building up to so much more. And I can’t help but hope it’s a first step.
“We have a new family now. This is our family. Family isn’t decided by blood. It’s decided by the people who take care of you and who you care for.
“I owe Hale my life,” I find myself saying, my voice steady despite my racing pulse. “But how I feel about him… goes beyond that. He’s learned to trust me, and I’ve learned to trust him too. I would never betray him—not because of a debt owed, but because I care about him. Even if he hadn’t saved my life, I would never do anything to hurt your son.”
“You wanted to know what would’ve happened, kitten,” he murmurs quietly. Lucas’s lips brush the shell of my ear, his body hot and hard behind mine. “So we’ll show you.”
They’re beautiful, dangerous, ruthless knights. All four of them have tried to protect me, to save me from the worst parts of the world. But maybe I don’t need saving.
