“That’s easy for you to say. You’re the only one with a woman in your bed,” I sneered back at Khan.
“A woman in my bed?” He narrowed his eyes at me. “What I do with Pearl isn’t your fucking business.”
I arched a brow. “So you can watch me fuck Christina but what happens in your bedroom is a secret?”
“What are you talking about?” Magni interjected. “When did you see Boulder and Christina?”
“He spies on us,” I explained. “Maybe he spied on you and Laura too.”
Magni pinned Khan with his gaze. “Is this true? Did you?”
“What?”
“Spy on me and Laura?”
“No, of course not.”
I was walking toward the door, growling in frustration. “This is all a fucking mess.”
Behind me the brothers were still arguing.
CHAPTER 27
Last Night Together
Boulder
I was on edge!
Rationally, I knew I should enjoy the time I had left with Christina, but I couldn’t think straight. I was so scared of the end that I wasn’t myself when Christina confronted me that evening with the words: “Boulder, we need to talk.”
No, we don’tI wanted to scream because I knew what was coming, but I sat down with a knot in my throat and listened when she started her rehearsed speech.
“Look, I want to thank you for everything you’ve done for me. I know it was inconvenient that I came and took you away from your normal routine and your business dealings, but I appreciate that you’ve kept me safe and been my friend.”
I turned my head, unable to look at her when she spoke the dreaded word. “I’ve decided that it’s time for me to go home.”
Even if I had wanted to object, I couldn’t have. My throat burned as if hot lava was running down it on the inside.
“I know you want me to stay, but it’s really for the best, Boulder,” Christina said and this time our eyes clashed. I didn’t give a shit that she saw the disappointment and pain in mine.
“Please know that I’ve enjoyed my time with you,” she whispered and teared up.
I fought my own tears. There was no way I would be a wuss and sit here and cry like a little boy. My pride wouldn’t let me.
“Do you have anything to say?” she asked after a long silence.
I swallowed again and again, trying to find my voice, but only managed to croak out: “When?”
“Tomorrow evening. I’ll go to the digging site tomorrow and instruct the team how to proceed from here. I don’t think we’ll find much more in the library but they may want to proceed with other parts of the university.”
“Okay,” I said brusquely and stood up
Christina leaned her head back to look up at me. “Okay?” she asked.
I made an angry shrug that beat falling to my knees and pleading with her to stay. “What do you want me to say?”
“Nothing… I mean, I just thought that maybe…”
