Page 94 of The Pact

Wesley: Do you need me to come get you guys?

Cole: No, don’t worry about it. We found an inn.

Cole: Your car will be fine.

Wesley: Better be!

Sutton: We’ll see you guys tomorrow.

It’s been an hour since Sutton’s text. I reply, even though Cole’s already explained.

Me: Sorry! Busy day. We’re all good. See you tomorrow. G’night!

Turning over, I face Cole just as he sees my message come through. Setting his phone down, he rolls on his side to look at me.

His curls have dried some, the damp ringlets fall over his brows. I brush them to the side and smile. “What are you so happy about?” He teases playfully.

“Oh, nothing.” I shrug. “Just thinking about how lucky I am to have you.”

Cole traces the line of my jaw softly until he gets to my chin. Pulling me closer, he plants a gentle kiss on my lips. “I’m the lucky one, love.”

I cuddle close to him, burying my face into his chest as his muscular arms wrap around me. It’s easy to fall asleep like this, protected and loved.

For most of the night, I sleep soundly. But I do wake up. At some point, I turned and gave Cole my back. He has an arm slung over my hip. The curtains are drawn, so I can’t see if the light is touching the sky yet.

Checking my phone, I see that it’s a little after three in the morning and I have a missed text. That can’t be right.

I open the message, my hands trembling as I do.

Gavin: I hope he was worth it. Fucking slut.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. My heart pounds as I read over the words again. I want to think that he means something else, however, in my heart I know what he’s talking about. How?

I slowly ease out from under Cole’s hand and roll out of bed. He stirs, but then settles. Walking to the bathroom, I quietly close the door behind me. Behind the tub is a window and the blinds are pulled open.

Inky blackness conceals anything out there, although we’re on the ground floor and we had the lights on in here…anyone could have looked in. Goosebumps dot my skin.

I rush over and close the blinds.

If this text means what I think, then Gavin watched Cole and me have sex. He watched our first time. I want to cry. Taking a deep breath, I try to push the panic from my chest and the tears prickling my eyes.

Why won’t he leave me alone? Was Damian’s threat not enough?

I can’t tell Cole. If I do, I’m sure he’ll either break up with me because this is not what he signed up for or he’ll be charged with assault at the very least. As sweet as Cole is, I have no doubt that he and his brothers can do unthinkable things to those who wrong them. Damian showed me a glimpse of that at the carnival.

How did he even text me? I blocked his number ages ago, only undoing it temporarily when I met up with him at the restaurant. How did this message get through?

I find his contact info and see that he’s no longer blocked. Hitting the button, I hope that solves the problem. Well, at least the one of him messaging me. His obsessive need to follow me around is another story. I really don’t want to go to the police.

Giving myself a few minutes to calm down, I return to bed—sleeping restlessly.

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COLE

I wake to see Thea facing away from me, but cuddled up close to my body. I’m curled around her and I can’t help that her ass is making my already hard dick even harder. Pushing into her, I love the feel as it rubs against her bare skin.

Last night was unbelievable.

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