Chapter 123

I curl myself into his throat and sink into his body around me once more, completely attached to me and unwilling to let me loose. He keeps squeezing me and kissing any part of my face or head he gets near. Repeatedly checking that I’m okay by smoothing his hands and eyes over me, assessing, checking obsessively. It feels good. Safe. Needed. Like I’m in the one place I belong, and I finally believe that he will never survive without me.

“I’ll give you two kids space… I need to call my wife and tell her where I am before she freaks out. She was still asleep when I left. No one knows, Sophs… I don’t think this is a tale that anyone besides a few Carrero men should know.” Jake eyes me warily, patting both of us on the shoulders, moving away a little, and I nod in agreement.

“My parents would ship me back home and mark the city as a far too dangerous place to live alone.” I agree, gasping softly as I get another squeeze of death to the ribs, and Arrick picks me off my feet.