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"I’ harder with his words "I didn’t have a choice It was--"

"I know" He eases his grip oners start s away my tears If he kne "

Sing the enor?"

With a sad smile, his eyes dip down to e of you I knohat happened at that last drop"

I shudder with theyou didn’t tellto protect ht?"

"Yes" I closeas it is intoxicating

"You know that you’re safe now, right?"

I stare up into those eyes that I thought I’d never see again "Aoing to say a word" His brow furrows deeply "Is that the only reason you didn’t come home?"

Hoh a hard s "I only called because I wanted to ainst his body once again--strong, protective arain I hope they never do And he letshappens My tears begin to morph from sadness to relief to coles

As I realize that it’s finally over

Cain knohat I’ve done and he’s here And, I think, forgiving me

It’s finally, truly over

"Your hair smells like French fries," Cain murmurs, and I feel his lips touch the top of et into the shower"

"Really" I catch the playfulness in his tone and ht now But, wait I pull away, though I’rip around his ribs "Cain What about" I exhale deeply "Do you know that I used a fake ID?"

He studieswhat he wants to say And then that lip curls up "You certainly have h your dietary choices should have been a dead giveaway"

I duck htly "Are you okay with that?"

He chuckles "Yeah, I’ll survive" The backs of his fingers graze my cheek and I instinctively turn to catch them with my lips "Besides, I never did live outdown, Cain’s lips brush ether" And then there’s no , as Cain clais to him and him alone

And it does I should have known, from that very first kiss, I had fallen into another trap

The difference is that this trap is one I have no desire to escape frohtly and my mouth instantly feels cold "I’m in love with a woman and I don’t even knohat name to call her by"