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My heart is going crazy in my chest, my stomach is swirling with different emotions but all I can seem to do is focus on the man who says that he loves me.

“Sorry, baby. I wanted to say it first. My father told my mom that he loved her first, so I wanted to follow in his footsteps. That is why I tensed up, because I was stupid to leave it as long as I did. We are new, Lil, baby, but I feel it deep down. Call me a softy or whatever, but I can’t help what I feel.

“You make me feel things I never thought I would get to feel. Seeing my brothers fall in love and find their women only made me think that it would never happen, especially with how much time passed, but you came back, and it gave me hope. Again, I sound like a fucking Hallmark movie but fuck it.”

His voice drops deeper the more he speaks and my body comes alive again beneath him.

“You fill me with so much fucking need for you, baby, that I can’t get you off my mind. My body craves you in ways I can’t explain.”

Damn it. This man knows how to make sweet words sound sexy.

“Shit, Jack. You always manage to make me swoon when you speak,” I tell him genuinely.

He goes to reply, but my stomach decides that this is the time to remind me it needs feeding. We both burst out laughing but mine gets cut off when Jack presses his lips to mine in a kiss that I feel deep in my soul.

“I love you, Lilith.” He grins, kissing my nose. “Damn, it feels good to say that out loud.”

He jumps out of bed, and I lean up on my elbows to watch him pull on his black boxer briefs. The material cups his butt in the most spectacular way, making my body heat up.

“Come on, woman. We need to feed you if we are doing that again.” He winks and leaves the room.

I sigh, falling back onto the bed with a giggle slipping free. My heart feels full, and my body feels lighter. It was touch and go there for a second, when he said nothing back, but knowing that Jack loves me almost makes me forget why I am actually here. The light feeling starts to feel heavy, but it doesn’t sink deep as my name is called from the kitchen.

I smile hearing my man call for me, then I climb out of bed, picking up the T-shirt that Jack was wearing before slipping it over my body. Not bothering with panties since Jack told me that we were in for a night of fucking and lovemaking, they would just get in the way.

The giddiness builds up inside of me, seeing a future that I can be happy in, and it is because of a man who started out as my teenage girl crush.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

JACK

My phone ringing wakes me from my sleep, and I reach over to touch my girl, but find cold sheets.

Looking to the side, I smile. I forgot that she had to stay at her place last night because she was up early, boiling sugar to make some new candies for the store.

Reaching over for my phone, my smile widens seeing Lilith’s name and face fill the screen.

“Morning, baby. Miss me already?”

“Jack.” Her voice wavers, and I am instantly on high alert.

“What is it, baby? What happened?”

“I left for work this morning and found an envelope on my car,” she cries, the fear vibrating through her voice.

I leap out of bed, putting the phone on speaker so I can get dressed and still speak to her. Dressing in a pair of jeans, a clean T-shirt, and my cut, I tug on my boots.

“I am coming to you, Lilith. Go back inside of the house and wait for me. We will be there soon, baby.”

“Okay, hurry, Jack.”

I hang up, rushing from the room and calling for the guys.

“We need to ride,” I bellow.

All of my brothers look to me, and without hesitation, they join me in the middle of the room, while my anger builds and my need to get to my girl races through my blood. Speaking of blood, I have no doubt that I will be spilling plenty of what runs through that pig’s veins.

I know it was him who did this.

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