Page 19 of Always Mine

Nothing.She had lost a lot of blood.

He’d seen the knife sink into her flesh, and the moment it had happened, he knew it would change everything.

Anthony gritted his teeth.“I better tell you another secret.I stopped Edward Gretch from asking you out.Along with Sean Wallace and Andrew Puck,” he said.“I overheard them.Not all at once, but through high school.They wanted to ask you to the dance, and they were nervous.You always thought you were this ugly duckling, but you’re not.You were always beautiful, Daisy.You always were, and you’re only getting more beautiful.”

He took another deep breath.“I threatened to kill them.I told them if they asked you out, they wouldn’t make it to the date.I didn’t want to share you.I didn’t want to risk you never wanting me, so I had to get rid of them.Do you hate me?”

Nothing.

Silence.

“Please, Daisy, come back to me.”

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“Please, Daisy, comeback to me.”

Daisy heard the sound, and she glanced behind and saw no one.

Holding onto the railing, she looked out toward the beach, in awe of the beauty.But part of her knew this wasn’t real.It couldn’t be real, because when people went to the beach, there was always someone there, and she was all alone.

Something bad had happened.She could feel it, but at the same time, she couldn’t.The sun felt nice ...or did it?

She shook her head and let go of the railing.As soon as she did, it was like she was transported somewhere else, a distant memory perhaps.She came to, looked over at Anthony, and she knew this memory.They were alone in his bedroom.He had talked her out of going to college for the day.His father was gone, as were his mother and siblings.No one needed any help and Tabitha was, well ...being Tabitha.

“What are you doing?”Daisy asked.

Anthony did something she had never seen him do before.He shoved out his chest and began strutting up and down the length of the bedroom.

Daisy burst out laughing.It was just the two of them.No pressures of club life.

A memory that hadn’t seemed important at the time.

“Stop it, stop it,” Daisy said, laughing.

Anthony swung his head back, and it was so funny, because she could never imagine him being so playful.

He turned toward her, and she let out a little scream as he suddenly charged toward the bed and bounced on it.She lay underneath him, but she didn’t want to fight him.They were both completely naked.With all the crap going on with the Monster Dogs MC, they didn’t always get this time with each other.

She was always worried about her friend.Tabitha was going through the motions, and she was also at times a bitch about it.Tabitha hadn’t reacted well since having a baby, and the club not quite so accepting of Nathan.Daisy had told her it might take some time, but the truth was, the club knew there were doubts about Nathan’s parentage.She didn’t know why it mattered.She didn’t have Skulls’ blood running through her veins.She was an outsider.Adopted into the club.She didn’t have any real place to anyone.So, the way people were reacting was a little sad.

Of course, Angel had been the one to fix it.Angel was always the one to fix everything.

“Do you want me to stop?”Anthony asked, pulling her attention back to him.He took possession of her lips, but he didn’t do so for long.He bit down on her lower lip, making her gasp.

She didn’t want him to stop.“No,” she said.

“Then maybe I should do this,” he said, and kissed her neck.

She closed her eyes as he continued to kiss her.He hit that spot right at her pulse, where she was so sensitive.His hands didn’t move from either side of her head, as he kissed down her chest.

“Or maybe I should do this?”he asked, and she cried out as he took one of her nipples into his mouth.

He wasn’t too hard, but gave just the right amount of pressure to make her ache for more.She didn’t want him to stop, even for a second.

Anthony released her nipple, giving the tip a kiss, and then sliding his tongue around the hardened bud.

He suddenly moved, gliding his tongue between the valley of her breasts, and then he took another nipple into his mouth, sucking it hard.

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