Gunner growls. “I hate that fucker anyways. The way he thinks it’s okay to discard you like your garbage. That shit won’t fly.”
“Tell me how you really feel.” I smile.
“Now that you’re officially ours, lots of things are going to change.” Kai rubs my back making me want to shiver.
Lots of things need to change. "All of this is just a lot. When should we tell them?"
Gunner yawns and it may be the cutest thing I've ever seen. "It is, but that doesn't make it any less real. We can wait until you're ready, or we can rip the bandaid off now. I'm not going to hide my feelings for you any longer. Neither will Kai, but we need words from you right now, Pres, tell us how you feel?"
"This is a dream come true, it's all I've ever wanted, but I'm not going to lie and say I'm not scared. I need more time to process everything. Let's wait a little while longer to tell them, please. I'm mad at you for making us wait, and I'm mad at Kai for sleeping with other girls even though he supposedly wanted me." Because I'm stupid, and need comfort that only one of them can give me, I lay my head against Kai's chest, and let his warmth envelop me whole.
Kai rests his chin on top of my head. "Until tonight I promise you that I haven't had sex for a year. As soon as Gunner agreed that you would be ours, I stopped. I've never wanted anybodymore than I do you, Pres, you're everything to me. Everything to us. I'm sorry I didn't wait for you."
Gunner nods. "It's all my fault. Please don't be mad at him. While we've wanted you since that first night, I wrestled with what we are, and I didn't want to bring you into our darkness. Presley, there are things you don't know about yet. We're going to tell you, but we need to prepare you first. Understood?"
I don't like it, but I nod in agreement. What they're hiding can't be that bad. They can be assholes, but they're good people. I've seen them with patients, and they don't treat them any differently because they're insane. That says something about a person.
"What happens if we part ways? I'll be crushed, but you're brothers, so you’ll still have each other."
Kai gives a sigh of contentment. I've never seen him so docile, this is my new favorite thing about him. "We will never leave you, Princess, and we will hunt you down if you ever try to leave us."
Gunner plants kisses on each one of my fingertips. "I know you think we are, but we aren’t the good guys, nobody will live if they try to get in the way of us keeping you. Not even your father. You’re ours forever. Don't you want that?"
I rub my eyes, it's getting harder to keep them open. So, I’ll let the comment about my father go for now. "Yes, more than anything, but my head is having a hard time trusting that this is finally happening. I've wanted you both for so long that I'm afraid that this is some cruel prank. I am worried though. No one can find out about us until after I graduate. It's different for Kai and me. I don't want there to be repercussions for you."
His blue eyes burn bright with an emotion I'm not ready to examine yet. "My sweet Little Lamb, thank you."
I give him a goofy grin. "Thank me for what?"
"For being you, for over looking the darkness that’s in us both.”
Yawning, I snuggle even closer to Kai’s body. “Care to elaborate?”
“No, it’s time for bed.” One of them states, and I don’t argue. This is the first night of the rest of our lives. I can wait for an answer.
TWENTY-SEVEN
You’re My Woman
My stepbrothers spoil me in more ways than one, they are lustful vipers ready to strike me at any turn. Their venom is running through my veins forever, and I don't want it to ever stop.
-Presley
The past weekhas been the best of my life. My stepbrothers meant every word they spoke the night that they claimed me.
I press my thighs together as Kai nuzzles my ear. Elbowing him in the ribs, I laugh when he grunts. "Stop it."
"I can't help it you're just so fucking sexy." He whispers back.
I point toward my Human Anatomy professor who has his head bent over a book. I laugh when he grabs my thigh. "The movie is almost over."
"But what fun would that be?" He nibbles on my earlobe.
He drives me crazy and has every single day since the firsttime. I look around the back row, and thankfully no one is paying attention to us.
"I don't think you will." I dare him.
He chuckles. "Better be careful what you wish for."
