Unbelievable. Not just one but two men trying to tell her what to do. Like she couldn't see what a problem some of this was. And imagine, Simon thinking he could just decide she would stay forever in the middle of a freaking forest because she'd slept with him and that crazy wild part of her like...
They paused for food and water, and he made sure Lucy ate and drank enough before he dragged her into the shower and pressed her up against the tiles. He washed her with his soap, so she smelled even more like him, and fucked her under the hot water until she made those breathy, needy noises that...
Love, or at least the possibility of it, was worth fighting for. He didn't speak after we got in the car, and in the silence, I reviewed every possible argument and threat and outcome. Maybe Val would come out swinging. Maybe she would stage an ambush after lulling me into...
Simon and Zoe spoke in hushed tones in the hall while SJ collapsed in a heap in the chair next to Rosie's bed. The cougar looked awful — bruised and swollen and wan, with a whistle in her chest as she breathed. SJ held her hand gingerly, not wanting to disturb the IVs in the back of Rosie's hand,...