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“I believe you were at my ass.”

“Maybe later. For now…” he began, and I laughed.

“We are not talking about ass play right now.”

“You say the most romantic things. However, I’ll continue.”

“Whatever you say.”

“I love you. I love that you make me crazy. That you make me think. That you make me so protective, and yet I know I don’t need to be because you can take care of yourself. I love the fact that you trust me. And how we fit together so easily it’s like we always should have been where we are now. I love you. I cannot wait to see who we both become. Because I know I’m better with you.”

“Prior,” I said, not knowing what else to say.

“See? I think you’re better with words. I got a little nonsensical there. I’m going to blame the drugs.”

And then I leaned forward and took his lips.

“You’re never allowed to leave me.”

“Where did that come from?” he asked, searching my face.

“Because you almost died."

“Cross said it was your mom?”

“I don’t want to talk about her.”

“You don’t need to. Just tell me a little bit. I don’t know everything. And I want to know what happened in the end.”

“My mom waited until my dad got out of jail to blame me for everything thatshedid. She blamed me for sending her to jail, so she hooked up with a man who didn’t care about hurting people. He liked it. I don’t know what’s going to happen to her. I know she’s going back to jail. Same as her boyfriend. She orchestrated the whole thing. The attack before, the stalking of my house, the getting into my home. All of it. And, somehow, if we hadn’t fought together without even knowing it, we would be dead right now because that’s what she wanted. She wanted to end my life for ruining her life and sending her away.”

“Well, fuck her. You’re way stronger than anything she could have brought.”

“Not me. We.Wedid this. And don’t you ever leave me,” I repeated. “Ever. Because I don’t think I can do this without you.”

“This?”

“Navigating your family, our group, and life in general. You’re stuck with me, Prior. I’m sorry. That’s just going to have to be how it is.”

He grinned then, and as the nurses came into the room to check on him, I held his hand and knew I wasn’t going to let go until I was forced to.

I had fallen in love with Prior Brady.

The one man I hadn’t expected, and the one man I hoped would be my last first date. Ever.

Epilogue

Prior

My knee ached,but I’d get over it. Because right then, I had something better to do. I gripped Paris’s thighs, my fingers digging in as I licked and sucked. I loved the way she writhed on my face.

“I’m close,” Paris panted.

“Get closer,” I growled against her pussy.

“Prior!”

I licked some more, and used two fingers to spear her, curling my digits just right while lapping up her juices. She came on my face, and before she could even quit shaking, I undid my belt, slid my pants down partway, and slammed into her, both of us still nearly fully clothed. We each froze at the sensation of her cunt clamping around my dick.