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I parked out front and shut the engine off, walking towards the door and barely rapping my knuckles on it before it swung open and Raven appeared, surprise on her face.

“Reid?”

“I’m trying so fucking hard to give you space,” I started, pushing past her into the house and deciding to risk getting punched by Zavier or Ander. “But then everywhere I turn, you’re hanging out with one of the guys like they never hurt you. What will it take for you to forgive me?”

We needed to fix this, and apparently, that meant by fighting it out.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

RAVEN

Anger burned inside me as I stared at Reid. I was pissed that he’d decided to show up and push his way inside, but I was even more annoyed that I couldn’t give him an answer.

I loved him, I always would, but he kept hurting me over and over again to protect his friendship with Josh as if it even mattered.

“You don’t get to stomp in here demanding shit from me,” I spat, feeling a little better when I walked up to him and gave him a shove. “I did nothing wrong, you did!”

“Tell me what to do to fucking fix it then!” he threw back, getting in my face.

“You can’t just take back everything that was said, Reid.”

“I know that.”

“You need to fix this on your own. Asking me to fix it for you is proving that you?—”

“What do you want me to say?” he practically begged. “That I’ve been insanely in love with you for years? That I’m not good enough for you, so I kept pushing you away?”

“Keep going,” I said bluntly, some of the heat leaving my tone and making him frown.

“That no one in this world makes me feel like you do. If I could take all the bad shit back, I would. If I could go back and save Josh to give him back to you, I would. It kills me not having you, but fuck, Raven. If I could go back even a few months and just let you go so Logan could make you happy and our friendship was okay, I would.”

When I was quiet, he moved closer and hesitated before reaching out to cup my chin, forcing my eyes up to his.

“If I could go back,” he said softly, his thumb brushing my cheek. “I’d put you first, just like I should have in the first fucking place.”

I wanted to cry, run, and punch him all at once, so I did the logical thing and slapped him.

He barely flinched, stepping into my space even more. “Do it again.”

I did, smacking his chest next before finding my back slammed against the wall and his mouth on mine. My fingers threaded through his hair, and I yanked hard, gasping as his teeth sank into my lower lip in response.

It fucking hurt, but it only made me want to yank his hair harder.

Our kisses were brutal as we stumbled, a hiss leaving me as I tripped and landed on the floor, but he caught himself just before he could land on top of me. My legs wrapped around his waist as he went to stand up, my hand on the back of his neck dragging him down for more kisses.

His body pinned me to the floor, and I moaned into his mouth as he pressed his hard cock against my core and ground against me.

“Tell me this is what you want,” I panted, making him go still as he leaned back to look down at me. I waited, knowing he was going to retreat as reality hit and the guilt towards my brotherkicked in, but he surprised me when he leaned back down to drop a kiss on my lips, his hand cupping the side of my face.

“I want this. I want you. If Josh has a problem with it, then the fucker can come back and fight me himself.”

“He’s not coming back, Reid,” I said softly, a sad smile tugging at his mouth.

“I’ve got nothing to worry about then, do I?”

My hands grabbed his shirt as I yanked it over his head and tossed it aside, my fingers instantly running along his warm back as I dragged him back down. He made quick work of my shirt and bra, my back arching as he took my nipple between his teeth and bit down harder than I’d expected, licking the sting away as I jerked.

His mouth trailed over my chest and neck, his hands impatiently getting my jeans undone as he tried to shove them out of the way. I lifted my hips to help him as he finally yanked them down my legs and off my feet, a groan leaving him as I shimmied my panties down, leaving me naked.

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