Page 220 of Master of My Life

For her. “We can’t ask him to do that.”

“I already talked to him about it.”

“You did? What did he say?”

“He wants to do it.”

Sabrina blinked. “He does? Why?”

Chase laughed. “Why do you think he wouldn’t?” He took her hand. “He loves you as much as I

do. He’d do anything to keep you safe.” He paused. “Maybe this is how things were meant to be.”

She tilted her head. She started to try to read his emotions but stopped. She didn’t want to intrude

into his private thoughts. “Because of how Ethan feels about us?”

Chase nodded. “Is that okay?”

Sabrina chewed her lip. “Do you still love him?”

“I do.”

“Like you love me?”

“Similar, but it’s different.” He shook his head. “I don’t know how to explain it.”

“How did you two get so close?”

“Ethan and me . . .” He sighed. “We’d been through so much together. Then, when he was initiated

into The Brotherhood, he was nervous about the initiation process. You know, Richard fucking him

and stuff.”

She nodded.

“Well, I brought my team in so we could do jobs for The Brotherhood. They’re Brothers, but not

in the traditional way.”

Sabrina nodded again. He’d told her about some of his jobs, including the assassinations. She was

both in awe of and afraid of what he was capable of.

“When Ethan found out about the ritual, he came and talked to me about his concerns.” His jaw

clenched. “It’s not my story to tell, but so you understand why . . .” He sighed. “Ethan was abused

when he was a kid and the idea of submission was . . . Well, he was terrified.”

Sabrina’s eyes filled with tears as she imagined Ethan as a boy and someone hurting him. She

clenched her fists. She wanted to hurt whoever hurt him. She wanted to—

“Sabrina!” Chase pulled her into his arms. “Sabrina, it’s okay. Calm down.”

She blinked and looked around. She was standing halfway to the bedroom door and Chase was

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