Page 105 of Wildest Dreams

“Yeah, she thinks I'll be on crutches in the next week or so, then cast comes off in four.”

“You'll do it, I have every faith,” I mutter and begin to walk as Lainey's whines turn into sobs. His fingers brush across my forearm as I pass him, causing my breath to catch in the back of my throat.

“Stay with me tonight,” his voice comes out more of a beg than a question.

“I have to be up early,” I whisper, my eyes dusting over Lainey as she suckles.

“So, please, stay with me,” his eyes burn through to my soul showing me just how vulnerable he is. “The nightmares don't plague me when you're next to me,” he rasps, voice thick and cracking, “you're my dreamcatcher, Dixie. Please.”

His fingertips brush slowly up and down my already sensitive skin, causing it to erupt into goosebumps.

“Always,” I just about manage to croak out and he curls his fingers around my delicate wrist, bringing it to his lips as he places soft, wet kisses along the inside.

“I love you Dixie.”

“I love you,” I choke before slipping my arm from his soft grasp and walking out of his room to settle Lainey.

Guilt buries itself inside my heaving chest as Lucian's words ring around my ears.

“We're leaving in four weeks, I suggest you get yourself packed up.”

“Who said I am leaving?”

“We have a show...”

“There is no we. I am not leaving. I don't want to leave with you.”

“Who said you had a choice?” he reaches out and grabs the top of my arm, squeezing tightly as he drags me to my feet.

“I left you, I gave you all I had and told you it was over,” I try and pull my arm from his grip but he just tightens it.

“If you do not do as I say, I will take the Rivera Family out one by fucking one and make you watch as I sink a bullet between their eyes. And I mean it Dixie, I want to know everything those bastard boys are up to in regards to the gold mines, that's my golden ticket, and if you play along, it'll be yours too.”

Two weeks had already passed in the blink of an eye, and Lucian is not a patient man. He knows where I am, no doubt he has his beady eyes on me at all times, but I am not ready to fight him yet.

He wants information out of me, wants me to run right back to him and Wallen and feed him everything I have heard, but there is nothing. Two out of the three Rivera brothers were down, Austin turned himself in for a crime he didn't commit.

Worst of all, I knew everything.

I was part of this sick plan, but I didn't want to be.

But once they threatened Lainey, I was their prisoner. Bound to them so fucking tightly that even though I wanted to, I would never escape.

Death would be the only way out of this.

But I couldn't leave Lainey.

Shaking my head from side to side, I ignore my thoughts.

I was going to fix this, I needed o.

I loved Tripp.

Always have. Always will.

I will not let Wallen or Lucian get to them. I would sacrifice myself ten times over for them. Forhim.

The sound of my bedroom door opening has me jumping and trying to cover myself as I still nurse Lainey.

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