Page 12 of The Hero I Can't Resist
Miller jerks back and throws a hand up. “Fuck, what am I supposed to do with that, Zach? I know you. Hell, I’ve known you a long time, but this is my sister. This is her safety.”
I nod emphatically. “And I will protect her with every breath I have in my body, Miller.”
He’s glaring at me, looking for the truth. “You hurt her and I’ll kill you.”
I shake my head. “I won’t hurt her.”
He tilts his head and looks at me. He wants to say more, but he doesn’t. “Even though you didn’t take the money, I want you to keep me updated. I want to be sent dailyupdates.”
I pat him on the shoulder. “I got it, Miller. I’ll make sure you know what’s going on.”
He huffs. “Right, I know, this is what you do, but she’s?—”
I cut him off. “She’s your sister. I get it. Nothing is going to happen to her, I promise.”
He nods, and without another word, he walks out of the kitchen. I follow him through the house, and he stops by the front door. “Penn, you ready?”
He’s sitting on the couch with Skyler, and her eyes are on me as soon as I walk into the room.
Penn stands up. “I’m ready.” He’s talking to Miller but points at me. “We good here?”
Miller nods. “Yeah, we’re good.”
Penn smiles, comes over, and shakes my hand. “Take care of her man, or I’ll?—”
“Kill me? I got it. You’re the third Brody to threaten me today. Your wife was the first one.”
When I mention his wife, his face tenses, but I’m not sure what to make of it.
Miller and Penn both hug Skyler, and I wait until they’re gone before I lock the door.
CHAPTER 6
SKYLER
My brothers leave, and I know Zach and I should talk, but I’m not sure what to say. So much has happened this evening, and I feel like I need to process it. “I’m going to bed.”
Zach is watching me closely. “Did you eat dinner?”
I shake my head. “No, but I’m not that hungry.”
He scowls. “Sky, you didn’t eat any of the cookies or the cupcakes you made either. Eat with me.”
I lift my chin in surprise. “You want to eat dinner with me?”
As soon as I say it, I realize how it sounds. I’m acting like it’s a date or something. “I mean, do you want me to fix you something?”
He holds his hand out to me. “No, come on. I’ll fix us something to eat.”
I stare at his hand, and there’s a pull in my belly. I’m not sure what’s happening, but I know that there’s no world where Zach and I make sense. I avoid touching him and walk past him toward the kitchen. “I can heat up lasagna or cook some chicken if you prefer that.”
I’m walking past the island to go to the refrigerator when Zach calls my name. “Sky.”
I turn, and he’s right behind me. Instantly, I put a hand to his chest to steady myself, and his hands go to my waist.
“Hey,” he says.
I’m staring at his chest, frozen. Being this close to him, with his scent surrounding me, feeling the warmth and the weight of his hands on me is a little overwhelming. He lifts one of his hands to tilt my chin up so I’m looking at him.
