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“You’ve done it this time.” My voice shakes. “You’re a fucking psycho stalker, and even if there were no bullets in that gun, you still came in here looking to hurt us.”

“I wish I had put bullets in it.” Shane’s eyes spit fire. “I should have killed you both.”

“Thanks, Shane.” Vince holds his phone up so we can see the big Play button on the screen. “That video will actually help us haul your ass off to jail for assault, battery, and whatever the hell else they can slap on you. And I’m really hoping this isn’t a registered firearm.”

Vince goes to let the cops inside, and minutes later, they’re swarming my place. Shane stands between two officers, cuffed, as Vince and I make our statements. I can’t even look at Shane because then I’d have to admit to myself that I willingly got involved with him and stayed with him for almost a year.

Where the hell was my head?

But even as that thought plagues me, it doesn’t stop me from missing the eye-fucking I’m getting from one of the cops. I don’t even know if he heard half the things I just said, but I keep talking until I get the whole story out.

After making my statement, his lips curl upward into a smile. “You know, I’m a really big fan, Mr. Kelly. I think it’s great that you’ve been so honest about everything. Really inspirational. A lot of people are ignorant and make judgments when they hear someone’s…different.” He casts a quick look around him to the other officers wandering around. “You’re really strong to face them head on.”

I lean in a bit closer and drop my voice. “Don’t be afraid to be different. Make your own rules. Live your own life. At least, that’s what I’d tell anyone who was considering coming out.”

He grabs my hand and pumps it a couple of times. “Thanks.” Then he walks over to his fellow officers. Shane puts up a bit of a fight, as expected.

“Fuck you both,” he shouts. “They can’t keep me long. I’ll be back, Gabe. I’ll be?—”

But the front door closes before he can finish making his threat.

I lean into Vince, letting out a sigh once we’re finally alone again. My body melts against him, the burden of my past lifting the second that door slammed shut.

Another closed book.

A new story to begin.

“You really know how to pick ’em, huh?” Vince rubs hishand over my ass. “Should I be worried about any other crazy exes showing up with their own weapons of choice?”

“Do you think a restraining order will keep him away?” I groan and rub the back of my neck.

“Nah, you’ve got me. It was my quick thinking that got him away from you in the first place.”

I furrow my brow. “What do you mean?”

Vince chuckles. “I kicked the glass off the table to startle him. As soon as he jumped, I went for him.”

“Uhh, that plan could have backfired very badly, don’t you think?”

“Backfire.” Vince laughs harder. “That’s poetic.”

I loop an arm around his waist and flip him so he’s facing me. I loop my finger into the waistband of the shorts he put on before the cops showed up. “You think that’s funny?”

“Yes. Very. I mean, I already knew you had a magically hot ass, but this takes it to a whole new level.”

“Then I guess that means we really are perfect for each other since you have a magical cock. It’s meant to be.”

Vince nods, rubbing his hands up and down my back. He looks at me like I’m the center of his world, and my heart jumps in my chest as blood bubbling with passion pumps through it. “You and me.”

“And whatever the fuck will be.”

Chapter 35

Gabe

Icrack open my eyes the next morning. Vince’s arms are wrapped tight around me, but the comfort of his embrace does nothing to relieve my throbbing temples. A knot in my gut is a harsh reminder that even though we survived Shane and Bob, there’s going to be fallout over that video for both of us. And since I’m due at the training facility for practice later this morning, I’m prepared for the imminent backlash to ambush me from all directions, starting with Jase Maxwell.

Speaking of Jase, I never got to hear the rest of Lucas’s story. I make a mental note to check in with him later today since I hauled ass out of the club right after all the news broke.

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