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They were all right. Molly was kind and pure, to them. To me, she was a cross that I’d been forced to bear all my life. I was done bearing it.
“And you’re wrong about your father. I called him.” I flushed; my whole body felt it. “Why?” “Because, Molly Everly Easter, you just became a part of the war that my family is involved in.”
“Let me remind you what is at stake here. If you destroy her, Jess will never forgive you
“The other truth? Your mother never did drugs. My mother did. Your mother was just stupid in trying to be a kind friend, but your father offered to flip the narrative. To say that your mother went to get her own drugs, because she was a drug addict. My mother died in the crossfire trying to save yours. That was what your father offered for his own skin. He offered up your mother’s reputation to my grandfather.”
“You were my birthday wish,” I whispered. “What?” So dumb. “It was my birthday. I saw a cute boy.” I looked at him. “My dad bought me a birthday cupcake afterward, and when I blew out the candle, I wished for you.”
A whole possessive need was pounding inside of me. Molly was mine. She was either my target, my mark, my woman, or my cross to bear. Any and all ways I split it, she was mine.
He nodded beyond me. “Be careful with him.” Him? Ashton. “He’s the reason for this?” Jake didn’t answer right away. “No. You’re the reason for this.”
Beautiful. Stunning. Powerful. She was mine. I wasn’t letting her go. She owned me, and god help anyone who tried to take her away from me.
“I’d come to terms with how I was beginning to care for you and then bam, I’m asking another man to talk to my woman
“You have an issue, you wait and discuss it with me. You don’t bolt. Ever. They could’ve taken you.” His whole body was vibrating on those words. “You think I’m still the guy who wants to use you as bait? We’re past that. Long past. They shot at you. Another man had a gun to your head. How many fucking times do you need to get that you don’t leave my side? Everything changed the second a gun was put to your head. Everything did. You. Me. Us. This.”
“I can’t do it. I can’t let you go. You’ve become the reason. You’re no longer the woman I’m going to use to end this war. You’re the reason for this war because if anyone hurts you, touches you, I’ll kill them. Are you hearing me? All of them.
“Never run from me again. Do you hear me?” I heard him. I so heard him. “Never.” He lifted his head, his eyes searing into mine. “You run and I’ll burn the world down for you.”
