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“I fucking love you, too.”
“But…” I lick the blood off my lips, tasting metallic. “Thank you for last night. You’ve always been there, and I never truly sawyou before.But I see you. I do. You’re warm. You’re good. You’re safe. But I don’t want safe. I want…” My head moves from side to side, unable to finish my sentence.
My unhinged, frustrating jerk.
Even though Danny also makes me feel safe, he pushes me to overcome every battle I fight on my own. He moves me beyond my limitations, and when I feel like I’m there, he’ll push me even more.
“And now it’s my turn to say this, and I’m only going to say it once.” I touch my lips with my fingers.
I soften my gaze after closing my eyes tight.
“It’ll always be Danny,” I confess, and Kane’s whole demeanor drops with disappointment.
“Maybe,” he grits.
I open my mouth to say more, but my heart drops when someone clears their throat.
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Shit.
Danny looks pissed. His blue eyes darken, with a pointed chin, and I feel like something terrible is about to happen. He rolls up one of his sleeves, slowly.
Kane looks guilty, but not enough to apologize or cower away.
Danny watches Kane wipe away my lipstick from his mouth.
“Danny…” I plead, stepping away from Kane before he makes any irrational decisions. I’m looking at the two men I care about so deeply, and still, I feel like I need to run away from the storm that’s about to unfold. I can’t even walk straight right now.
“Grim, it’s no secret that I’ve always cared about her. She loves me, too.”
Why is he speaking for me?
I turn to Danny, taking another step back until my ass collides with a railing. “That’s not it at all—” Danny hushes me by raising his hand, with a glare of hurt. Still, he hasn’t said anything, but he doesn’t have to. I know what must be going through his head.
Danny rubs his beard, smirking devilishly.
“You’re right, Kane. I did always know you cared about her. What I didn’t know was how eager you are to die.”
“Fuck this. I’m done hiding my feelings for her. She needs a man that’s always going to be there for her. She needs stability, and you’re always gone. I’m getting out soon.”
“Don’t talk about my girl like you know her.” He snarls.
My girl.
“I knew her first. I think I know her better than you,” Kane retorts.
Danny lets out a roar of sarcastic laughter.
“You know her, Kane? Do you really?” His smile curves on his thrilling face cruelly. Smirking like a devil.
He gets closer to Kane and they size each other up. Still, Danny is slightly taller.
He stops in front of Kane, grinning villainously. Danny looks down at him. He scoffs before he tells him with a vindictive, possessive tone, “Do you know whose name she screams when she comes?”
Oh shit.
