Page 122 of On The Edge
“Are you going to be a good girl and behave, or do we need to bargain with Adam and Markus for more time with you?” Reis steps in beside me, his chest pressing against my shoulder.
“I…” All sense has left me because I can’t think about anything except how much I want them.
“Come on.” Kai’s eyes are dark. His pupils are blown so wide, I can barely see the color of his eyes. “We have to go. But later… later, you’re all ours.”
THIRTY-ONE
“Finally, come on,”Adam says quickly, reaching for me as soon as we approach the front of the pub. Markus and Adam stood there ready for the exchange like I’m some possession they’re taking turns with..
“We’re on time,” Kai grumbles.
“Barely,” Adam says, and I can’t help but giggle.
“Come on, Songbird.” Markus wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me towards the direction of The Eye. “Our turn.”
Reis and Kai give me soft kisses before they quickly retreat into the pub again and we hurry along to the big, amazing, ferris wheel looking structure in the distance. Markus looks at the security guards and nods.
“How are we going to be able to go up there without security?” I ask quietly.
“Don’t worry, Echo,” Adam says, coming to stand beside me. “It’s all taken care of.” The dark, wolfish look on his face tells me that he has something planned. That the forty-five minutes they were at the pub weren’t spent drinking and relaxing.
It was spent plotting.
“Come on, we’re going to be late.” Markus tugs my hand. When I look at him, trying to figure out more answers, Markus just winks.
And that’s when I know.
I’m not going to make it out of today with my heart intact.
Ten minuteslater and we’re standing under this massive structure.
The Eye.
It’s amazing. Like a ferris wheel outside from a carnival, but bigger. Taller. The pods are big enough that we can walk through a sliding door.Not to mention, each pod can easily hold fifteen people. I’m going to be able to see all of London when we make it to the top.
My head has to crane back as we get close, and when we step underneath it, I’m breathless. It looked huge from a distance, but up close? Up close it’s gigantic.
“Wow,” I say in awe. Adam steps up behind me, hand on my waist, pulling me to his body possessively as he mirrors me; head tilted back, looking up. He’s got a hat and with his hood up, and I giggle because he looks like he’s hiding from the law.
“Pretty great, huh?”
“Amazing,” I agree. Markus walks away, going to get us tickets, and my attention goes to where there are groups of people waiting to load into pods.
There are so many people. More than there were at Big Ben.
“Someone is going to recognize you guys. Eventually, you’re going to be spotted.”
“We have it handled, love. Don’t worry.” Adam presses a kiss to my temple, effectively ending the conversation. He doesn't seem worried, but what happens when a group of teenagers walks onto the pod with us and starts to ask for pictures?
“Got ‘em,” Markus says, walking over with three tickets in hand. “The next one’s ours, let’s go.”
Adam guides me down to where the entrance is, and I’m starting to see what Louis meant. There are peopleeverywhere. I thought it was crowded around Big Ben, but this? This is like we’re stuck in a fishbowl surrounded by schools of fish. And I’ve essentially dunked two juicy, hot worms in the middle, all while hoping no one looks at them.
Fuck.
“Relax, Melody,” Markus says quietly as he grabs my hand. “Relax, we’re just two boyfriends taking their girlfriend on a ride.”
“You don’t think people will stare at that alone? Two hot guys holding onto one woman. The more people look, the more likely they’ll start to notice who you guys are exactly.”
