Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 32646 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 163(@200wpm)___ 131(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32646 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 163(@200wpm)___ 131(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
Cameron remained silent as he dressed me in a pair of his sweatpants and one of his t-shirts, and then I was tucked into bed. Laying on my side, I watched as he stripped out of his soaked clothes. His muscles were rigid, every part of him tense as he dried off and quickly donned a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.
“Lay with me?” I asked quietly, my lips trembling when he began to pull a chair out of the corner of the room. My fingers twisted in the black comforter covering me, my chest aching. “Cam—”
“Easy, little devil,” he said, quickly changing course and heading for the bed, his bare feet silent on the hardwood floor. He leaned over me and smoothed his lips over mine in a kiss that just settled something inside of me.
And that was all it took. I sobbed, completely fucking falling apart again. Cameron, somehow understanding that he hadn’t triggered me and had instead released a flood of bottled-up emotions, slid into bed beside me, his body above the covers. And when he tugged me into his arms, hooking one of his legs over both of mine and pinning me to him, I wailed, finally safe enough to just let go.
“I’ll kill him,” Cameron swore into my hair. “I’ll slaughter anyone left who took you from me,” he growled.
I wanted him to. I wanted them all to pay, but not just for me. I wanted them to pay for every woman, man, and kid before me, too.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Abbie
Iwasn’t sure what to expect the next morning. I understood where I stood with Cameron, but the rest of the club? His brothers—his family? I didn’t know. Because despite them coming after me, I was still a cop. I was still a woman who’d manipulated Cameron and tried using him to get to his family so I could climb the ladder at work.
Did they know I’d done that? Did they know what I’d done to Cameron? Sure, he’d played me, too, but he was protecting his family.
I was willing to destroy him—destroy all of them—just for more money on my paycheck. He was trying to save their lives and their freedom.
“Come on,” Cameron said softly, his fingers twining through mine. My legs were a bit unsteady beneath me, but I was determined to walk. I’d been raped and beaten and burned, but I was still alive. I was still breathing. Which meant I would still fight.
“Do your brothers know…” My voice trailed off.
Cameron glanced over at me before he nodded his head. “Yeah, but they’re not worried about that shit, Abbie,” he told me as we made our way to the stairs. “We’ve got a lot bigger shit to worry about. But if you’re still thinking about—”
“I’m not,” I rushed out. My throat closed up with tears, and I squeezed my eyes shut when we stopped at the top of the stairs, a ragged breath filling my lungs. Opening my eyes, I looked at him, swallowing past the lump in my throat so I could speak. “I’m not,” I promised, my voice raspy. “I fell for you, Cameron, and it wasn’t supposed to happen, but—”
He cupped the side of my neck and pulled my lips to his in a soft, short kiss that rocked me to my core. “Okay, little devil,” he said softly, pressing a kiss to my forehead after. “Okay.”
The trek down the stairs was long and tedious, but Cameron, who usually displayed so much impatience, was soothing and didn’t seem to mind waiting and letting me lean on him for support when I began to grow tired. I stopped at the bottom of the stairs, thankfully to be on flat ground again, but then quickly grew a little alarmed by everyone sitting around, eating breakfast.
All of whom were now looking at me.
Shaw stood from the table he was eating at and came over to us. “Cameron, you want to grab her food? I want to check for any broken or fractured bones.”
I frowned, taking a step back into Cameron, who dropped my hand to grasp my hips. “I’m fine—”
Cameron gently squeezed my hips and dropped a kiss to the shell of my ear. “Yeah. Check her burn wounds, too. She has another.” His eyes flickered to Blu and Grey. “It’s on her wrist. Matches theirs,” he said, inclining his head to them.
Shaw clenched his jaw but nodded his head. Cameron pressed a kiss to my temple before slipping around me, heading for the kitchen. Shaw led me to a table and pulled out a chair for me. “Do you have full range of motion everywhere?” he asked, gently feeling over my shirt around my ribcage.
I nodded. “I’m fine. Just… banged up.” I licked my dry lips. “Do any of you know if my partner is okay?”