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“Don’t—”

“Frankie,please. If you’re going to fuck someone, let it be me. I promise I won’t even be angry if you throw me away later.” Leo shifted, pressing his forehead against mine. “I swear I’ll be good. I’ll be a good boy. I’ll even wear a muzzle.”

There wasn’t a single ounce of sanity left in his eyes and my own was draining away with every word out of his mouth. I was throbbing all over again and the ache in my chest was so bad I thought I might actually cry.

This wasn’t the first time he’s begged me like this, but it’s been over a decade since I’ve had to hear it—seeit.

Every time he did this it broke me and I nearly gave in.

I’ve always been able to push him away – to say something horrible and unforgivable, but I didn’t think I could do it this time.

My nails dug into his back so hard he hissed in a breath.

I wanted to give in. I wanted to give inso badlybut my head was all over the place. I was still all fucked up about Soren and now Leo was here too, making it so much worse.

But when I looked into his eyes, I couldn’t be bothered to care. I just wanted to make that look of pure devastation disappear until he was smiling at me again with love shining from his eyes.

The way Leo looked when he let that love show…it was the most breathtaking thing I’ve ever seen.

“What if I do want that boy?” I arched an eyebrow and waited to see if that would get him to stop begging.

Not that Soren was a boy, but he was younger. It didn’t surprise me that Leo would fixate on that.

“Then I’ll do everything in my power to make sure he has a place at your side,” Leo promised. “But…does it have to be just him? Is there really no place for me?”

I couldn’t do this anymore. I couldn’t keep hurting him.

Reaching up with shaking hands, I promised myself I didn’t have to have all the answers right now, but I could give him some sort of reassurance. I could ease just a tiny bit of the pain radiating off of him.

My alarm went off right before I could take his face in my hands, saving my ass from making another colossal mistake. Leo instantly released me and I forced myself to do the same.

I reached back and rubbed the nape of my neck as I tried to hide how close I’d been to crossing the line I’ve always been so careful not to overstep.

Before I did anything, I owed Leo honesty if nothing else.

CHAPTER 34

Frankie

“Just for the record,I’m not saying I want him.” I turned and plopped back down on my bed. “I couldn’t actually tell you what I want, if I’m being honest. I don’t even know where to start figuring something like that out.”

And the only reason I wasn’t at rock bottom once more was because work kept moving me forward, giving me a shadow of a purpose.

Leo dropped to his knees before me and I flinched in shock.

His arms hung at his sides and he looked like he wanted to wrap them around me, but Leo just stayed like that with his gaze on my lap. It worried me enough I reached out and grabbed his wrist.

“I still owe you a surprise.” I turned his hand palm up and pressed my lips to the scent glands on his wrist.

I let my breath alter his chemistry just enough that my scent would linger there until he decided to remove it.

Leo was too shocked to respond or even move. When I released him, his arm dropped to his side like it was dead weight.

A platonic bond took forever to establish and had to be reinforced almost every day to maintain it, but this was the first step. I was reclaiming my legacy, and Leo was a part of that whether I liked it or not.

Even if I never gave in to my feelings, he would always be one of mine and I couldn’t pretend like he wasn’t anymore.

“There will always be a place for you at my side, but what that will look like, I have no idea.” I laced my fingers together to keep from reaching out for him again. “I can’t promise you anything.”

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