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“You ever sleep with anyone else You know…after?” Jesus, fucking smooth

She tensed but quickly slackened under his roa hands “Once,” she said in a sSaid it was the only way I’d fully s for you”

It was his turn to tense Shellkiss on his chest Fuck, the thought of anotherher made him murderous

Why the fuck had he asked?

Because he had an insatiable need to know every da about her

“Anyway I’o out on dates, but I had to know if I could do it or if ainst him “So I did it Beth was around one at the time”

“And?” He held his breath

“And I didn’t try again until you”

Should he be pleased by that? Or was there another motherfucker he’d have to hunt and kill? “Why? Did he hurt you?”

“Nah” Her voice was soft, almost embarrassed “He just wasn’t you None of them were you”

Well, fuck me

If that wasn’t enough tocould

No more words were spoken What else needed to be said?

Within seconds, Shell’s breathing evened, and she stopped exploring him

Sleep didn’t come as quickly for Copper Once she was out, and the roohts of his brother

Of his fucking psychopathic rapist of a brother

After hours of sifting through pastto find a clue he’dhe could use to punish hiave up Eventually, he fell into a fitful sleep even Shell’s soft weight and trust in him couldn’t calm

The followingto Shell’s hotthe bed, he drove her to pick up Beth then to work With Rusty in the wind, he wasn’t thrilled about the idea of Shell running around town by herself Of course, he’d allowed it all week, so else to kick himself over