Chapter 97. Day Five: The Real Puppeteer (2)

He gave her one last look, smiled down at her warmly and kissed her cheek, then got out of bed.

“How you flatter,” said Nathan, batting his eyelashes as he followed Aaron out of the bedroom. “Candles, clothes all over the place. Quite the night you had. One half of it with Keira, the second half of it with Emily. Bet that’s pretty run of the mill for The Casanova of Caines though.”

“Yes Nathan, I slept with your sister last night, then brought Emily back here and slept with her too. Is that what you want to hear?” Aaron asked with a sigh.

Seeing Nathan get riled up, Aaron immediately wished the words unsaid. This was a difficult time for Nathan. Not just because of everything with Kendall and Madz’s murder, but also because of Aaron and Emily. He wanted to handle this better than he was, but after the grenades the last few days had revealed, Aaron was dealing with a lot of his own shit too.

“This isn’t easy for me either, Nathan,” Aaron said quietly. “I keep