“And they die shortly after. Want to touch me? Fine. Just remember I’ll slit your throat as soon as you go to walk away.”
“Someday you’ll have to explain.” He stands, squaring his shoulders.
“Someday you’ll have to learn to mind your own fucking business.”
I glare at him as he shakes his head and leaves the room. The truth is, even though I went into convulsions when Dresden held me the other night, carrying my very worn out and bruised body, his warmth was kind of nice . . .
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~Dresden~
“Baby, are you okay?”
“Ugh, I’m fine. Morning sickness sucks,” Shannon says, flushing the toilet again.
I run my hand over my head and sigh. It can’t be healthy for her to puke so damn much. Dr. Monroe says it’s normal, but seriously, this is getting to be a bit much. It doesn’t help that I can’t focus on a damn thing. All my energy and time should be focused on Shannon when I’m not on patrol, but my thoughts stray to Lily too often.
She’s hiding something. Blake knows it and so do I. Whatever it is, it’ll probably get her killed, injured, or God knows what else.
Why does she have to be so stubborn?
I love that girl, but some days I just want to shake the living fuck out of her. All the progress she and Blake made, and we’re on the verge of losing her again. I can see it in her eyes— the desperation and pain that lingers just in the back of those sapphire irises.
“What’s on your mind, baby?” Shannon climbs into bed next to me and lays her head on my chest. She’s so warm, and the small bump of a stomach she has is sexy as hell.
Gently, I run my fingertips across her belly, just above her waistline. “Nothing, sweetheart.”
“Bullshit, Dres. You’ve been zoning out for over a week. What gives?”
I sigh loudly. “Lily is hiding something, and I can’t figure out what it is.”
Shannon swiftly sits up and straddles me, making my dick hard instantly. I trail my fingers up and down the middle of her back, looking anywhere but her eyes.
“Dresden, you’ve got to stop treating Lily like a child. Whatever she’s up to, it probably isn’t as big as you think.” She grabs the sides of my head and forces me to look at her.
She’s so beautiful.
Her lips touch mine and my hips flex, pushing my erection into her. She moans and deepens the kiss. Before long, her tongue is dancing with mine, and I’m teasing
her nipples through her sports bra. She grinds into me, a low appreciative hum in her throat. I’ve been gentle with her lately, but today I don’t want to.
Grabbing her ass, I roll, pinning her under me. Before she can protest, I pull her shorts off, pull down my own, and bury my dick inside her so hard she cries out. It’s music to my ears. She wraps her legs around my waist as I move, hard and fast, just wanting to find release for a moment.
“Dres . . .” She moans.
Her body clenches around me and within minutes I come, burying my face in her chest, trying to catch my breath.
“I love you, mein schatz,” I whisper against her skin.
“Mmmm. I love you, too.” She runs her nails down my back and I shiver.
That one night with Lily is still in the back of my mind, but this is where I belong. Shannon, despite the few mistakes we’ve both made, is perfect in every way for me. She’s my solace, my home, my world. I’d be anything, do anything to make her happy. Even if it kills me . . .
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~Lily~
14 days left.