By the time Beau finally comes, we’ve gone through five or six different positions. My body has bent in ways I didn’t know possible. My nightgown has been torn and twisted. I wore pieces of it for a while, but most of it is somewhere on the floor now. Now, as I’m in bed with Beau wrapped around me
A low growl emits from the back of Archer’s throat. I wonder if he even knows he’s doing it. I still haven’t told him my plans, but he must be suspecting I want to leave the Pyramid. Surely, if I explain it, he’ll understand, right? No. I know better than that. Archer’s more liable to tie me up in
Archer pries the frame from my twitching fingers and tosses it to the side. “Come on,” he says, directing me. “Let’s get the things on your list.” I’m in shock. I must be, because my body isn’t listening to my brain. “Where’s the list?” Archer asks. With shaking hands I manage to reach into my
“Leave it to me, Chloe,” Steven says. He lifts his chin, pride covering the guilt in his eyes. “While we are there, I will secretly install a new security system. We’ll be able to keep regular tabs on your family.” “If it works,” Archer grunts. “It will work,” Steven snaps back. He’s more confid
I’m a deer in headlights, except I’m trapped in a situation totally of my own design. I don’t have the slightest clue how to explain to my mom my current relationship with the brothers. We’re not dating, but we’re not nothing. Friends with benefits doesn’t quite feel right either, not even with Be
The ride to Mom’s is tense but quiet. Since marrying Isaac, she’s moved into a nice part of town, with mansions, big back yards, and tall rod-iron fences. Between ever house, it seems like there’s an actual park with benches and trees and flowers. It’s beautiful really, but it doesn’t feel like ho
We all turn around to head back to the car. No one says anything and the tension is thick. When Wyatt sees the packed trunk, he grunts. “You assholes staying for a month or what?” Archer glares at Wyatt like he’s planning on ripping his head off. Beau narrows his eyes like he fully intends to he
“Why the hell would you go to war with the most powerful man in the entire world?” Wyatt grunts. By now, the worst of the tension has passed. Archer has stepped back, allowing Wyatt to stretch his back and catch his breath. I’ve moved away to collect my dirtied belongings off the ground and mind