Page 134 of Please Save Me

S.H.A.D.E was not at all happy about me stepping back from the case when I was so close to the end, but my family would always come first. And, if Mason were to die, be it by her own hand or someone else’s, I’d be as good as dead myself. Thankfully, I didn’t need any help to keep her alive.

Cameron’s looming figure spread shadows around the room as he paced back and forth. It was a habit of his I had noticed. He was a nervous speaker when not behind the podium of a church. Probably because he knew no one was interested in what he had to say.

Sophia was settled in the armchair just barely out of my reach. Her baby blue’s followed his every movement. She was in between meetings and her platinum hair was piled on top of her head in a messy but professional bun. The juxtaposition of everyday, ditzy, smiley, and dare I sayfunSophia, and the corporate slave persona she donned during the work week was almost fun tofollow. But it was intriguing to know two worlds could co-exist in such a flawless manner.

I wondered if Mason ever yelled at her for not being herself. Probably not.

“Cam, I love you, but you’re making me dizzy,” Sophia confessed, crossing her arms under her ample chest.

The buttons on her blouse strained and heat assaulted my face. I quickly looked away to save her decency. What did one even do with breasts that large? That’s when a thought hit.

I was fairly certain Sophia had been hitting on me the last week or so… But what was I to do with a woman like her? Mason was elfin and easy to toss around, and Cameron… Well, he was amistake. At least that’s what I told myself.

If Sophia wanted to sleep with me, I wouldn’t say no, especially if Mason was allowed to join us. But, there was just so muchmoreto Sophia, and I’d need to do some research if I wanted to know where to put my hands.

“Sorry,” Cameron breathed.

Oh shit, they’re talking again.

I shifted on the velvet of the couch and devoted my attention to the conversation rather than my dirty thoughts.

“I was talkin’ to Mae, and she’s feelin’ really down about herself,” he continued, now fully drawing my attention. “I think it has something to do with everything going on with Luce–”

“We’re not lifting his punishment just because Mason’s sad,” Sophia snapped.

The edge in her voice was a little thrilling, I’m sure it’d have been scary if it were focused on me. But, I liked how stern she was with my brother. God knew he needed it.

“No, I agree,” Cameron said. “But, I was going to propose we do a little somethin’ else for her.”

He slowly turned away from us as he spoke, shifting his mass from one leg to the other. What could possibly have a man as shameless as Cameorn Cole so shy? Also, what could he want from Sophia and I butnotLucian?

Sophia made a dramatic show of lifting her watch to her line of sight. She tapped on the small square framed in pink silicone before lowering it back down.

“You need to spit out whatever we’re doing, I have another meeting in five minutes.”

Her tone dripped with a certain type of authority I didn’t know it could. Was she in charge of Cameron as she was Lucian? It seemed to be fitting, but I never really saw Sophia as the dominant type.

Cameron’s chest swelled with a breath, and I thought for sure he’d chicken out. But, eventually he spoke. “She wants sex.”

Finally, I had something to add to the conversation. “She and I have sex at least once a day.”

Sure, it was pretty vanilla for her standards, but I wasn’t sure what else to do with her so frequently. Plus, she orgasmed every time, and that was all that mattered,right?

Cameron’s lips pressed into a thin line as he watched me for a moment. Did he forget he was the one who put a stop to he and I fucking? What was it he said? That he couldn’t do it anymore? That my body wasn’t enough for him? Something like that.

Which is when I remembered I hadn’t given him the cigarettes I’d purchased for him yet, which meant he still technically held something over my head. God dammit.

“She uh… She’s been reading a book–”

“The one with the aliens on the cover?” I assumed that it was some sort of science fiction novel.

Cameron almost choked as he nodded. “It’s got her feelingadventurous.”

What type ofadventurecould she want from a book like that? Someone to lay eggs inside her chest?No thanks.

My potential disgust rendered me mute, but something about this had caught Sophia’s attention.

“Ooooh, tell me more,” she purred.

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