Page 155 of Lock Up the Darkness

Aurora: I’m in Asher’s.

Killian: How are you texting then?

Aurora: What?

Killian: He commands full and undivided attention.

Aurora: It’s not like that. I was finishing up a project for him.

Another text came in, this from Jonah.

Jonah: Kill’s awake, I hear him wandering the corridors. You done being ripped apart by that monster fuck stick of Asher’s?

Jeez, these guys.

Jonah: My turn with him yet?

Aurora: There’s no turn involved.

Jonah: Asher can bounce back in mere minutes. Believe me, there’s a lot of turns to be had yet.

Aurora: We’re not fucking.

Jonah: You’re in his room. I heard you both go in a couple of hours ago.

Aurora: I was working on a project for him.

Killian came back then, resuming his messaging.

Killian: What kind of project?

Jonah: What project?

I rolled my eyes, then opened the group messenger chat.

Aurora: Get in here, both of you. Quietly.

Killian: Both of us? You’re texting with Jonah too?

Aurora: Yes. Being bombarded by you both.

Jonah: Love it.

Aurora: Get in here.

That put an end to their rapid-fire messages.

And then a soft knock sounded on the door.

Oh, right. They needed the access code to get in. When I’d shut it earlier, it had automatically locked again.

I took one last look at the alert that was still flashing on the screen, shaking my head at a sleeping Asher, then shut the lid, put the laptop down and crossed to the door.

I hauled it open to find the two of them standing there.

Jonah had his arm slapped to the wall casually and I started at the sight of him half-naked, all that muscle and those glorious tattoos on display as just a tiny pair of neon-blue briefs covered him. Well, barely, considering how tight they were, as though their job was to emphasize what he was packing, more than anything else.

While Jonah was bright-eyed and had that mischievous smirk plastered on as usual, Killian’s eyes were weary, the beautiful caramel-brown pools only shining when they connected with me. He had a pair of gray sweats on and a white t-shirt hiding the bandages beneath.

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