Page 133 of Dark, Forbidden, & Taboo

“Hunter?”

I sat up almost instantly.

Rogan was peeking into my room, still half behind the door, drumming his fingers along the thick wood.

I looked at him expectantly and he chuckled, “Can I come in for a sec?”

“Sure.”

He strutted into my room with the same amount of confidence he had at Mom and Dad’s house and came over to sit on the side of my bed.

“What’s up?” I asked as I sat up and pushed my hair behind my ears.

“I had a question that’s been eating away at me since you told me I’d be staying with you,” he begins slowly, “and I know you’ll tell me the truth about things.”

“Okay.”

I was indifferent at this point because I just wanted to go to sleep.

“Did Charles make you do this?”

His eyes became stern, like nothing less than the truth would be accepted and he was always able to tell when I lied to him.

“Kind of,” I admit softly. “But I wouldn’t have turned you away, you know? We were never the best of friends but you’re still my favorite person in the whole wide world.”

He scoffed as he looked away. Almost as if the truth hurt him when that’s exactly what he came in here for.

“Alright. Good night,” he finally says as he gets to his feet.

“Good night.”

As I watched Rogan walk out of the room, I couldn’t help but wonder what else had been on his mind.

Chapter

Five

The next morning, I woke up feeling refreshed.

I think it was remembering I had my family together again even though we’re under two separate roofs. The mighty Winstead’s could rule the world if we wanted to, but one had lost four years of his life due to a petty mistake, I took off shortly after, and Mom and Dad cared too much about their image to worry about anything else.

“Good morning.”

I jumped at the sound of the groggy voice, then turned slightly to glance over my shoulder. Rogan’s eyes were still closed, his hair was messier than ever, but he looked a little happy and content.

“What are you doing in my bed?” I ask with a giggle.

He cracked an eye open and smiled at me. “You know how long it’s been since I’ve been in bed with a woman?”

I blushed.

I never did see myself as a woman—not until he just said so.

“Keep that to yourself,” I chided with a smile. “And get out so I can get decent.”

“No.”

Rogan pulled me closer to him and wrapped an arm around my waist. “Go back to sleep, Hunter. This is nice, don’t you think?”

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