Emery’s POV

I couldn’t believe that the fun and would I dare call it ‘loving’ time was already over. Brian and I had to go back to the compound and somehow the uneasy feeling in my stomach began to settle again. I wanted more time here, at the beach… in the little bungalow, hearing the waves crash on the shore, the breeze wave though the window, the sun on my skin, sand beneath my feet, the loving Brian by my side.

But I knew everything would change as soon as we would step a foot inside the building. I couldn’t understand how he could be such a lovely guy when we were here alone, and then turn into the devil himself when we were up there.

No wonder I was completely freaked out and confused by his actions, why couldn’t he always be like he was here? Why did he have to change?
And why the hell did I even care?!

I shouldn’t even think about him anymore, I shouldn’t have fallen for him or his tricks, the problem was as soon as he laid his hands on me, hell even just his eyes, my heart beat faster and I wanted to shudder, wanting more… more feelings, more lust, more-

“Why are you looking so sad?” Brian’s arm wrapped around my waist and he pulled me into his body. His hands felt hot against my skin and I had to close my eyes, not to give in and lean into him.
“Come on, princess… tell me… Remember, I am all you got” He whispered in my ear, his hot breath fanning over my face.

“I don’t wanna go back” I finally admitted turning my face to the side to look at him, and that’s when I caught myself leaning against him, feeling his muscular body behind mine, his strong arms around me just too good to be true.

“I would love staying here either, but I have a job… and we can have just as much naughty fun as we had here up there” He wiggled his eyebrows at me while I turned away, that was exactly it, he wanted more of just the one thing, while I wanted more of everything.

Why would I want more from him? He was the bad guy I didn’t need in my life and the way he treated me half of the time he wasn’t worth of me, he was just as all the other guys, just wanting one thing but not paying attention to the real me! Not wanting to see the real me!

“Then lets go” I tried to pull away, but Brian’s grip tightened around me. “Don’t act cold, Em. I know you are full of energy and that you are already craving me just as much as I do you” He turned me around in his arms and slammed his mouth to mine.

His tongue slipped so easily inside that I couldn’t hinder him, but I didn’t want to either, we were still here in this wonderful place, just one last try, one last moment… before it was all over again.
Brian’s hands reached down and cupped my ass, he pressed me even more into him, his hard member meeting my core and I moaned.

“Fuck! We need to leave… but soon… god, soon I’ll have you again” Brian growled and I pushed away, what the hell was I thinking, didn’t I just realize he wasn’t good for me, and now I let him do that again!

IDIOT! I was a freaking idiot, with just this little touch he could fucking make me question my whole self, how did he do that?! Why did he have such might over me?!

“Come, let me help you” Brian pushed my shirt down, and then let his fingers run through the strands of my hair, he looked at me a small smile on his lips, that send my heart into overdrive, it almost skipped a beat. He looked so handsome it was ridiculous, no man should look this irresistible.

Brian had this far away look on his face as he took my hand and grabbed his phone from the bed.
He guided me out of the door and I looked one final time to the beach. I knew I wouldn’t be able to see the beach again so soon, so I should better have a final look and say my goodbye even if only mentally.

“We will come back here” Brian’s voice roused me from my thoughts and I sighed, closed my eyes and breathed in a final time, then I nodded to Brian and he led me hand in hand up to the compound. I was confused by his action, his hand in mine, giving me hope and a little more confidence.

But as soon as we stepped up to the door, all hope and confidence vanished within a second because Brian let go of my hand so fast as if he realized that it was toxic, he shoved me through the open door and had his mean and angry expression on his face, that I knew too well and didn’t want to see again at all.

But I was quickly distracted from Jimmy’s voice that I heard, and then… I couldn’t believe my eyes, couldn’t believe my ears. Had it been really true?!
I mean I knew it was, but now hearing it from someone else and seeing it with my own eyes, was bringing it to a whole new level!

Rage was quickly building up inside me, I couldn’t keep it in much longer! It had to get out!
And then… I snapped!

I ran straight for Shadows and pushed him backwards, not believing what I just heard. I hit and shoved him as much as I could, wanted to hurt him.

“HOW DARE YOU TOUCH MY SISTER!” I raged, all the emotions washing over me in one instance, realizing what I had heard before, but now it all coming back while seeing this guy in front of me. “SHE’S NOT YOUR PLAY TOY TO FUCK WHENEVER YOU WANT, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!”

“Em wait—” Jo started, stepping forward to try and pull me off of Shadows but I shoved her away, didn’t want her to get near that guy again.
“Gates…” Shadows hissed with a warning tone but I wouldn’t let him drop me of in one of the rooms, letting my sister be even more used then she already have been. This shit was about to stop! RIGHT FUCKING NOW!

“NO!” I screamed, slipping out of Brian’s grasp and landing a firm slap across Shadows face. “You have no right to use her! She is not your fucking toy and I’ll be damned if I’m going to stand here and you take advantage of her!”

“Gates!” Matt growled shoving me backwards, and I knew that was just a little of how he was treating my sister, look at that big brute!

“I will fucking kill you myself if you touch her again!” I raged, launching myself at him again to hit every inch of his body. “She is not yours to play with! NOT FUCKING YOURS!” I screamed, punching him one last time before I was pulled away from him.

“Get her out of here! NOW!” Shadow’s bellowed, the volume of his voice shaking the room. He wanted to frighten me, but I wouldn’t let him. Was this the way he was getting my sister to do whatever he wanted?!

“No! I’m not fucking going anywhere!” I yelled, fighting and kicking with everything I had to get away from the two guys holding me. “Not until Jolie sees what all this is! It’s a fucking trick to get to you! To break you down and make you trust him, just so they can sell us back to father!”

“Emery,” Jo started, but I just shook my head, she was already in too deep that was sure.
“No! He’s brainwashing you, Jo!” I cried. “He’s using you! You have to listen to me! They all are using us!” I tried to make her see just what this was about, but I guess it was too late already, was it?!

“Get her out of here!” Shadow’s ordered again, but then I saw Jo put her hand on Shadow’s arm, like she wasn’t afraid, wasn’t forced to touch him?!

“Please, she needs to know what’s going on,” Jo said to him, “She deserves the truth…they all do.”
Then my world stops moving when I heard the next words, “Jimmy was right… Jolie and I are…well, we’re together” Shadows said making me stand still for a second, Brian’s arms dropping from me, he looked as speechless as I felt for a minute.

“No!” I yelled after it had sunk in, I stomped down on Zack’s foot so that he would let me go. “This is bullshit and some kind of trick!” I couldn’t and wouldn’t believe it, this couldn’t be true.

“Emery Jane Pagano stop it now!” Jolie yelled, raising her voice for the first time. She grabbed onto my shoulders, forcing me to look at her. “It’s not what you think! If you would just listen for a minute—”

“Listen? You want me to listen to how he’s brainwashing you, Jo?” I shot back. “He’s just taking advantage of the situation! And you!” I yelled, pulling away from my sister and pointing a warning finger at Shadows. “We are not your personal play toys to use while you wait for the paycheck from daddy! And if you ever touch my sister again, I swear to fucking god I will make your life a living hell!”

“That’s not your decision to make!” Jolie snapped back. “It’s my choice to make! You don’t get to say anything about me or Matt, especially when you don’t know him.” Jolie said and she looked angry, while the look on that guy’s face looked like… pride and what was it… affection?! Love?

“I know more than you think I do.” I scoffed, still not falling for the nice words that were pushed around here.
“Em if you would just listen to me for a minute. I promise it’s not what you think,” Jolie said, taking a step toward me “Please, just let me explain.”

“What is there to explain?” I sighed, “They are all playing this sick twisted game and we are just the prize. That is until they get bored and trade us in for money.” I glared at Gates that was what he was about to do with me, right?

He would use me, have a fun time with me and then he would just sell me off, he was doing exactly the same as my father, wasn’t he? Wasn’t they all doing that?!

“Babe?” Jo’s voice sounded and I couldn’t believe my ears, did she just really call him Babe?! “Do you mind if we talk for a minute? Alone?” “Babe? You’re calling him babe?” I started again but before I could say anything else, Jo had me dragged into the study room and the door fell shut behind us.

“Are you out of your freaking mind?!” I asked when I was alone with my sister?! “Did you really fall for the tricks they used on you? Did you believe the nice words he said? God, JO! I thought you were cleverer than that!” I shook my head and Jolie plopped down in the chair, while I paced the room.

“We have to get out of here, the sooner the better.” I said and saw the panicked look on Jo’s face. “Jo, tell me you realize that this is not real! Tell me you-” But Jo silenced me.

“I love him… Emery, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you before. But we agreed to keep it a secret, not only from you but from everyone, we knew that Matt’s men wouldn’t accept it, that you wouldn’t believe that this is real. I mean… it is hard to believe, I know that myself but… Matt and I we have feelings for each other… We didn’t plan it or I didn’t even want it, but it happened. I have fallen for him, and Matt… he wants to be with me too.”

I stared at my sister, I had heard the words she was saying, but I couldn’t believe they were true, just as she said it. I couldn’t and didn’t want to believe it.

“You lied to me? You-you, don’t mean that? You are the only one I have left… and you.. you lied to me?!” I felt the world breaking down around me, felt numb to the core.

Jo’s POV

How could I make Emery see that it was real? That Matt and I, we belonged together and it wasn’t just a façade?
I didn’t want to hurt Emery in the first place, but I was surprised just how vehement she was against believing what I told her.

In the beginning it was clear she wouldn’t be fond of the situation, but when I told her that it was true and that we loved each other, she should be happy for me, right? She should stand behind me and not tell me how bad my behavior was.

But at the same time I was kind of proud that my little sister wanted to stand up for me like she did. She was concerned and afraid someone was mistreating me, but if she would have just looked at how gentle Matt always was around me, how loving he looked at me.

“I love him… Emery, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you before. But we agreed to keep it a secret, not only from you but from everyone, we knew that Matt’s men wouldn’t accept it, that you wouldn’t believe that this is real. I mean… it is hard to believe, I know that myself but… Matt and I we have feelings for each other… We didn’t plan it or I didn’t even want it, but it happened. I have fallen for him, and Matt… he wants to be with me too.” I tried it again and I think that was the moment Emery really registered what I said, but not the way I hoped it would go from then on.

“You lied to me? You-you, don’t mean that? You are the only one I have left… and you.. you lied to me?!” Tears welled in her eyes and I could see how her heart broke. She thought I betrayed her, but I didn’t. Not really, I didn’t plan for the things that happened between me and Matt, I didn’t even want that… not in the beginning, it had happened, I couldn’t do anything about the things my heart wanted, even my head knew it was wrong, but then… we both weren’t prepared for anything like this, she must understand, right?

“I-I didn’t lie… I just didn’t-” I started and Emery’s blue eyes swam in tears, making my own tears well up as well.
“I didn’t want to hurt you, Em. I didn’t plan for this to happen, it just did.” I tried to justify myself but Emery shook her head.

“You said there was nothing! I asked you multiple times! You let him brainwash you! You-You… You were the only person I could confide in, you were the only one for me to rely on, now you are on their side… and not mine. I don’t even know you anymore! We were sisters-” Emery started and I cut her off, tears running down my face now, how could she say that, guilt was washing over me, why hadn’t I confided in her earlier?! How could I not trust my sister to believe me?!

“We still are, Em.. You are my sister, my best friend, you and I-” But she cut me off mid sentence, “We were sisters but now I feel like I don’t even know you anymore. We told each other everything, and now you not only kept something from me, you lied to me, straight to the face. You trusted this guy-” She spat pointing towards the door where we left the guys to talk in private, “More than your own flesh and blood… I have no one to trust anymore. I am alone, completely alone!” Em hugged herself, her knees drawn up to her chest, her arms around her knees and I felt like she had ripped my heart out. As happy as I was with Matt, this was just robbing me off my breath.

“Em, how can you say that?! I love you, you are my little-” I started again, more tears blurring my vision, while Emery seemed to calm down, she had shut down completely, this was what Emery does when she felt cornered, when she was with her back against the wall, she drew away for no one to be able to reached.

“Don’t, don’t even say that! If I would be your sister, if I would mean anything to you, then you would stay by my side, and not by his! Then you would try and find a way out of here, and not want to stay! What is wrong with you, Jolie! What are you thinking? That he really loves you? That he is not just together with you because you are available?! Because, newsflash, that is exactly it! He takes what he wants, whenever he wants… He doesn’t have feelings, he doesn’t take anything serious!” Emery rambled on and I frowned, how would she know any of that, she hadn’t talked more than a few words with Matt, and whenever she did, she was screaming at him or raging.

Matt had never done anything bad to her, or even the slightest to hurt me or her, how could she think that? And why wouldn’t the feeling leave me that Emery wasn’t just talking about Matt… I shook my head, trying to sort through my emotions and feelings.

“That is not true, you haven’t even seen us together, Em! He is different! It’s not at all like you say… He even took me out on a date to show me just how much I mean to him, he took all the risk… he even got shot while trying to keep me safe!” I said and Emery just stared at me as if I said something she couldn’t believe.

“That is not true… that can’t be true. I-I mean… they are all the same! Aren’t they! They are just playing! He is just playing, there is nothing else-” Em was mid sentence when the door was thrown open and an angry looking Gates stormed inside.

He looked wildly around, from me to Em and then just took her by the elbow and dragged her out. I expected Em to fight and yell at him, like she did with Matt. That she would want to stay and talk to me, but as it seemed I was right, Em was done with the talking to me, she had curled into herself and was done with me for now… or she would have done anything… but nothing.

After he left the room, more tears filled my eyes again and I followed them out of the room, and almost immediately my eyes met Matt’s and he narrowed his eyes looking from Gates to Em and then back to me, apparently deciding I was the one who needed him most, and he was right.

While Brian vanished with Emery at his arm, Matt took me immediately into his arms, he hugged me to his strong chest, where my tears wetted his shirt.

“Ssshhh… Jo… babe, tell me what’s wrong… what did she say?” Matt’s deep voice soothed my nerves but it wasn’t enough, more tears fell down my cheeks and he gathered me even closer.

“Come with me… and you get to work! Think about a plan!” He said the first part lovingly just to me, while he barked the rest of the sentence, and soon the other three men standing around nearly ran into each other and then vanished out of the room.

Matt laid his arm around me and pulled me into his room. He softly pushed me down to sit at the edge of the bed and brushed the tear that escaped from my face with his thumb.

“I hate to see you cry, should I send your sister to the-” Matt started and I sighed so he stopped “What, for punching me and hurting you apparently she needs to be punished! I don’t care about her hits, but she made you cry that is far worse!” He lifted me up and placed me onto his lap, and I was still amazed how easily he could carry me.

“It’s not her fault, Matt…” I sobbed out, the guilt so heavy on my heart, that I was afraid Emery would never speak to me again. What if I had ruined everything between us? What if she could never forgive me?

“Tell me what happened, baby” Matt let his hand run soothingly over my back and I leaned back into him gathering warmth and strength from him, while I gave him a quick run down on what Emery said… and while repeating those words, insecurity was forming inside of me. What if Emery was right, and I was really falling victim to some sick game-

“Jo? Jolie, love… You don’t believe that do you? I freaking love you! I would risk everything for you. And I promise you that I will find a way to keep you… We will stay together you and me!” Matt looked deeply in my eyes and I could only see honesty and love in them, so much love…

“I know… I just… all this… it’s so confusing!” I sighed heavily and wasn’t able to look back at Matt, when he kept silent as well, I had no other choice, I stole a quick glance, and saw how Matt seemed lost in his own thoughts, his forehead wrinkled, like he wouldn’t be able to figure out the problem alone.

“What is it?” I asked and Matt shook his head “I promise your sister will calm down, once she sees us together she will realize that this is no game, that we belong together, okay?” Matt said and I threw my arms around his neck, that had been just the words I needed to hear.

I knew it would probably be a long way, but maybe he was right, now we could be open about our relationship, his men and now Emery knew about us, so we didn’t have to be silent about it anymore, we didn’t have to act, we could be us, we could live out our relationship and that made my heart beat faster.

“But-” Matt started and there was the uncertain, highly concentrated look back on his face and I frowned.
“What but?” I asked and Matt opened and closed his mouth again, apparently not able to get all the words out.
“Matt, what is it? Not this again!” I said and already knew in which direction the talk was leading.

He licked his lips and started again “About the protection topic… you said we shouldn’t worry?! How do you come to think that? I mean… Fuck, Jolie… what if you carry my child right now?!” He looked down on my stomach and my eyes widened, just thinking about the possibility of that happening, but I knew for the next about 9 months getting pregnant was out of the picture.

“I can guarantee you I am not” I told him and kissed his cheek, then settling back down beside him on the bed, but he took my hand and pulled me closer.
“Jo, I don’t think you realize what I am talking about… We didn’t use protection, not once. There is a chance you are pregnant and don’t even know it! We have to take you to a doctor, I can send Jimmy getting tests… and and…” Matt rubbed a hand down his face and I had to laugh.

“Babe, I have an implant. I can’t get pregnant.” I told him and Matt stared at me speechless for a while.

“What? What do you mean?” He asked perplexed after regaining his speech and I sighed, trying to find the right words to explain… I mean I was a grown woman and should be able to decide about my life alone, but in my… and well Emery’s case we weren’t… not even in something as private as this.

“Our father was very strict on… let’s say check up’s. He didn’t allow us to see any boys, he didn’t allow official boyfriends… but he was also always double checking, so he made sure, Emery and I went to the gynecologist twice a year and get our check up as well as the implant renewed. It stays 12 months and well it is a protection against pregnancy. That way he didn’t have to be concerned of us making our own choices…” I finished and Matt looked at me with something like disgust and anger on his face and I frowned, did I say anything wrong? Was he disgusted by me? Was he mad at me?
What have I done now?!

Brian’s POV

tAn uncomfortable silence settled over the room as the level of tension began to rise. I had never felt more betrayed and fucked from one of my friends than ever. After all the talk, after all the yells, after all the fucking fuzz he made ?! Telling us about the goddamn fucked up rule, when the big boss, the one who always told us to fucking watch out for his rules, because he was the one not only making them but the one holding them up the most now fucked us all over?!

He demanded from us to keep his rules, but he didn’t have to?! How was this a boss I could fucking work for?! How was this a friend I could fucking live with?!
How was anything he says something that I could take serious now?!

And then how did we find out? By some stupid mistake?! He didn’t even have the fucking balls to talk to us, to say it?! He wasn’t man enough to tell us the truth, we were fucking friends, co-workers, god damn it we were brothers?!

How could I trust another word he says?! How could I ever trust him again, not setting up stupid rules to keep us in check, while he did whatever the fuck he wants?! How the hell was I now supposed to know?!

And why was everyone looking like they knew?! Or was that just me? Had they known?! Or weren’t they just not surprised, didn’t they care that the big almighty boss had been lying to them all the time?!

That he had been fucking the brunette Pagano girl behind all our backs, being a goddamn asshole all the time about us keeping our distance while he get his fun and got as much sex as he wanted, that he was living the happy life, while we were being the idiots that let us be screwed over!

Arent you doing the same, Haner?! You have been fucking the little princess right from the start, you didn’t give a fuck about the rules… now you are blaming Matt for doing exactly the same?!

A voice in my head taunted but I brushed it off, that was something completely different, I hadn’t made up this stupid rule, it was Matt! He knew I wasn’t good with rules and thought they were only meant to be broken… but I would at least keep my own rules, and not even that Matt could apparently do!

Jimmy let out a long whistle as Matt was finally man enough to slowly turn around to face us as soon as the girls were gone, but the pussy that he seemed to be, even avoided eye contact completely. “So you and Jolie Pagano?” Jimmy said, breaking the silence. “How long have you been…you know?” he asked, leaning forward like a high school girl begging for gossip.

“Yes, please tell us how long you’ve been preaching the ‘no touching the girls’ rule while you’ve been reaping in all the benefits?” I snapped, not being able like Jimmy to keep all the hatred and disappointment to myself.

“I don’t know how it happened, okay!” Matt tried to justify his actions, running my hands over his face. But I wasn’t buying it. “But it did and it’s not like I planned it!” He tried to explain further but he wouldn’t succeed in convincing me with his lousy explanations. “But it’s more than just a fling…I-I fucking love her, alright?”

“You love her? What the actual fuck, Shads? What happened to the ‘rules’?” I couldn’t believe what he just said, he loved her?! What the fuck? Now I knew he was trying to throw everything in just to convince us. “Because it seems to me like you just do whatever you want and the rules don’t fucking apply to you! We are supposed to be brothers and here you are holding a double standard? What kind of shit is that?!” I asked and waited for his answer, if he could answer at all. “Yeah you said the girls are a paycheck and are not play things. That the girls are off limits!” Johnny agreed and Matt let out a groan.

“How many fucking times did you tell us the girls were off limits, huh? Then I find out from Emery that you’re fucking her sister?!” I continued, wildly gesturing. I was so full of anger, I had no idea how to contain myself.Which brought me to a thought, if Emery new, and apparently Jimmy had guessed something… who else knew of all this?! I turned to look at Zack, “And why the fuck aren’t you saying anything, Vengeance? You should be the most pissed about this!”

Zack just shrugged his shoulders and put his hands in his pockets. “Shads knows what he’s doing. He wouldn’t have set out to fuck her…there’s got to be more to the story,” he replied, taking the enemies side and I narrowed my eyes at him, this was fucking bullshit! All of it!

“You fucking knew, didn’t you?!” I raged. “You’ve been hiding this from us, both of you? Who else fucking knew?” I asked, looking around the circle. Both Jimmy and Zack raised their hands. “Well that’s just fucking great isn’t it! You’ve all been lying to me and we’re supposed to be best fucking friends? This is complete bullshit!”

“Its not like that!” Matt sighed again and when I thought before I felt betrayed, this situation right here topped it all. They all knew beside me and Short shit, what the hell was this?!

“I never intended for this to happen! I tried to keep away from her but I fucking fell for her, okay? Is that what you wanted to hear?! Its not like I purposefully tried to screw you over with the rules!” Matt snapped, and I felt aggression from his side start to built up to and I was so ready for it!

“Well guess what, it fucking did and you chose a girl over your friends,” I finally said letting out all the hurt and frustration. “And I’m not going to stand around here while you try and explain how you ‘accidently’ got your dick waxed after fucking punishing Vengeance for trying to do the same thing! You’re a fucking hypocrite and I’m done with this shit!” I pointed out and then stormed off. I had to get Emery and fucking get rid of all this emotions, all this bullshit. I wanted to get away from them, and if best not see them again before they fucking ended this insanity!

I made my way over to the study room where the two girls had vanished in and slammed the door open. I heard Emery stop mid sentence, but I didn’t give a damn. I looked between the girls back and forth for a moment.

Scanning over Jolie, she was indeed beautiful and on some level I could understand that Shads had fallen under her spell, but love?! What was he thinking, he must be out of his fucking mind! She was a good lay, that must be all, right? Like Emery was for me… there couldn’t be anything else, there wasn’t more than just a good time… it would never last longer!

What the hell was I even thinking, I didn’t want more… Matt and his stupid talk had gotten to me and I had to quickly end this bullshit.

I grabbed Emery by the elbow and glared at Jolie a final time, I had to get out of here, away from Jolie, Matt… the other guys that doesn’t seem to be as upset as I was about the fact that our boss had been playing us, lying to us the entire time.

Fuck him, fuck this job… I had to find some peace of mind away from them all, I didn’t give a damn that Em had been in the middle of a talk with her sister, I didn’t give a damn what they thought about me.

I dragged Emery out of the room, knew Jo would be following us, probably heading straight towards Matt, because they loved each other, what a fucking show… they couldn’t be in love…

How often had Matt told us that we weren’t made for having relationships, that it would be too dangerous for us to have someone permanent in our life’s?! We all fucking agreed to it and now he was the one throwing all that over board!

I slammed the door to my room shut and paced before my bed, trying to sort through my wild thoughts. I ran my hands through my hair and then over my face, fuck! How could I ever believe a word he said… this couldn’t be real!

Don’t act like you are not almost as deep in all this as Matt seems to be! Don’t act like you could easily end all this… Don’tbe a fool! You wanted the princess right from the start… you got her, and now you don’t want to let her go… isn’t that right?!

I growled loudly trying to shut the voice out! The worst of it all, wasn’t it true?! But I didn’t want to hear it… I didn’t want to think about any of that I didn’t-

A sob broke my train of thoughts and I looked at Emery sitting on the edge of the bed, her small frame huddled together, her arms around her knees. I couldn’t see her face, but from the sound I heard she was crying, and this time there weren’t any happy tears… they were heartbreaking and I couldn’t stand to see her like this.

I shut every thought out and sat down beside her, when she didn’t pay me any attention I crouched down before her, I lifter her arms from her knees and pulled her closer to me. I lifted her head and pressed a soft kiss to her forehead.

“Ssshhh… princess… It’s gonna be okay.” I soothed her, and I didn’t know why, but Emery seemed to believe me, she melted closer to me, her body closer to mine. I laid my arm around her and pushed my cheek to hers. I inhaled her scent and rocked her back and forth. “Don’t think about her anymore… Think about the beach… the sun on your skin, the waves of the ocean… can you hear them?” I whispered into her ear.

A small nod was my answer and I pulled her onto my lap, when she didn’t protest, I began letting us both fall down onto my soft mattress and stroked her hair, when she calmed down and the sobs and tears stopped, I let my calloused fingers run over her cheek, down to her throat and for the first time I didn’t do that because lust was overriding me, this time it was because I couldn’t stand her being hurt, couldn’t stand her being wronged, and that was even worse than the betrayal I had felt for myself before…

I wanted to calm her and at the same time it calmed me down as well, weird emotions were swirling inside of me, but the closer I cuddled to Emery and the more her warmth seeped into me and hearing her even breathing calmed me down, the more the anger from before left me… at least for now.

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