Wyatt, on his knees, with Archer and Beau holding him both constrained and upright, looks like a sad, broken man. Neil has his gun on him, sights trained right on Wyatt’s forehead. By now, he’s asked his brothers what he should do. He’s likely made up his mind whether to shoot or not. But he sti
“If you hurt Chloe, she won’t be around to save you,” Neil continues. “No one will stop me.” I look at Neil, suddenly seeing him in a terrifying new light. I know the Hayes brothers are strong, and they can flex that power in all sorts of ways. I’ve seen it myself. Sometimes their earlier cruelty
Archer does end up carrying Neil, fireman style, back toward the car. I get into the backseat first, and then Archer slides Neil in beside me, carefully. I cradle Neil’s head in my lap. Archer then goes to the driver’s seat. Beau gets in on the passenger side. “Should we take him to the hospital
His hand goes slack in mine. He’s finally unconscious again. When we arrive at the Pyramid, Neil is immediately taken to his room. The doctor and nurses are already there, and begin an examination at once. Archer, Beau, and I wait in the hallway, just outside the room. Steven quickly joins us. “
Archer’s gaze is heavy on my skin. I can feel it caress me as surely as if he was touching me with his hands. It trails down the column of my throat, stopping at the curve of my bare tits. I make no move to cover myself. I want him to see. After being so close to death, maybe I want to feel alive
After Steven told me what he found in Wyatt’s correspondence with the King, we went to speak with Beau. He deemed it important enough to have a meeting for, so we went to rouse Neil, only to find him waking by then on his own. Now, we are all sitting in the living room. Beau is standing. He’s hold
Beau kisses me so long and so hard, he steals the breath straight from my lungs. Since I already struggle a bit with that, I’m wheezing when he lets me come up for air. He’s a bit sheepish as he looks at me. “Sorry.” “I’m fine,” I say, because I don’t regret a damn thing. Beau’s kisses are worth
Early the next day, I put Mia in her stroller and join Steven and Beau for a walk. It’s not totally unusual. We often go for walks to help Mia get some fresh air. And since I haven’t been feeling well enough to work out or jog, I also enjoy the less taxing pace of a walk to stretch my legs. Howeve