"Yes. You. I didn't leave you. We both ran away from each other."
He studies me for a minute, hesitant about saying anything more. Finally, his mouth wins the war over his mind. "I didn't find anyone else."
I frown, now realizing for the first time how much that must have hurt - seeing me with Gage while still secretly being in love with me. It would have destroyed me if he had gotten with anyone else, and I flaunted it in front of him.
"I'm sorry. I thought you hated me. I thought we'd never move past what we were," I murmur softly, running my finger down the strong line of his jaw.
"I never hated you. I wanted to. Damn, did I want to—but I couldn't. I was still in love, and it was agonizing to watch you with him. I never want to have to again. Promise me I won't."
"You won't," I say without any reservations or hesitation.
His lips find mine, instantly rewarding me, but his ringing phone distracts us, forcing us to pull away from the moment. I hate deja vu.
"Yeah," he murmurs into the phone, not moving his body away from mine.
"We have the details now," Sierra says, sounding a little breathless.
"And?"
"It was a lycan attack. Nothing else. Where are you?"
"Edgebrook. We're camping out at a hotel."
"Why a hotel? Don't you both own homes there?" she asks, sounding confused.
"We do, but Alyssa wanted a hotel room. It's a mini stay-cation," he says, grinning.
He kisses me, but that doesn't deter Sierra from continuing. "Deke and Zee wanted to talk to you. Dice came over, and he was livid. He kept saying something was going on and he demanded to know what. None of us had a clue what he was talking about."
Shit. Dice is going to eventually drive everyone mad.
"Ignore him," Kane says, doing well not to glance at me when he pulls back. "We'll be heading to my new house once we've had a few days to unwind. Tell Zee to meet us there."
"And us?" she asks, daring to sound hopeful. "The spirit is gone, so there's no reason for you to stress over our safety. We're stronger as a group, Kane."
He sighs out heavily, weighing the variables that are probably rushing around in his head. He looks down to me, possibly expecting me to voice my opinion.
"The red moon is coming back," I mumble, knowing they expect him to watch after Amy.
"Fine," Kane grumbles. "The basement isn't set up. You guys will have to do that."
"That's not a problem," Sierra chirps.
"If Amy says one thing out of the way to Alyssa, I'll kick you both out," he growls.
Sierra stays quiet for a minute, measuring her next words carefully. "I'll talk to her. Ask your witch not to break any more bones in our wild girl."
I roll my eyes. She wants Kane to be with Amy so badly that it's almost nauseating.
"I'll tell Alyssa to do whatever she has to whenyourwild girl steps out of line."
He hangs up and tosses his phone to the side of the bed. He's starting to feel heavy, and I try to shift out from under him, but he traps me, pinning me down harder before his lips find mine again.
"She's nothing," he murmurs.
"I didn't say anything," I grouse, breaking free from the kiss.
"No, but you were thinking it."
