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Grabbing another length of rope, Hammer attached it to the table and tossed it over her hips, then thrust the other end at Liarimly and tied it off at her other hip with a scowl

“How did I do that?” Lia the knot “Because I loved you and I wanted you to love me back?”

“Yes” Her entire body shook as she cried “I didn’t kno I could be so afraid of soed in a jagged breath “Every tio a little, I’d be so proud of ry that it wasn’t more I felt so out of my element”

“You shut down,” Hammer supplied

Raine nodded

“You never said any of this,” Liam pointed out softly “Hoas I supposed to know?”

“How could I give you what I didn’t kno to give? Love seems so easy for you The words just pour out Me?” She shook her head “What I kneas that if I wanted so too ood I wanted more I didn’t dare tell you”

“So you destroyed it yourself?”

She closed her eyes as sobs wracked her again “See, I fuck everything up”

Lia in love with you was so easy Frouide you I wanted to reach you You h You made me mad You twisted me up in knots But you h for us both I never meant to make you feel unworthy”

“I know you didn’t I’ I ever wanted to do was hurt you” Her lashes fluttered open and her gaze clung to Lia about her face was a plea for acceptance “I love you”

The air left Has in a rush It didn’t surprise him that Raine was in love with his best friend Deep down, Ha Raine’s sords wrapped in such earnest need… Fuck, he wanted to screae, tear the room apart But he couldn’t breathe, couldn’tshe’d declare her feelings Now that she had, Harossed in each other they didn’t notice he was quietly co undone

“Oh, god” He cradled Raine’s face “You don’t kno long I’ve waited to hear that Thank you for being brave And here’s rabbed a stretch of rope and fitted it under her breasts before he handed it to Macen to complete

Ha love in his friend’s eyes With nuth and wrapped it around the bolt on his side of the table as Lia deep, le word that he loved her, too