Danger Zone

8. Into the Lion's Den

Chapter eight

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Three days had passed since I'd kicked him out of my bed.

Very few words had been exchanged between the two of us, which was probably my fault. The only time I communicated with him was to relay a message from Mr. Richard about the case, despite his attempts to change the subject. Avoiding him had become a skill that I was an expert at.

How could I possibly face the man who'd given me the best sex of my entire pathetic life?

Guilt was the only word that could describe why I refused to look him in the eye. Weak and spineless, I could only imagine how Reece felt about that.

Oh god was he watching?

The nightmares had gotten worse over the past couple of nights, and they all consisted of me being accused of cheating on him or not keeping the promise I made before he would bleed out before my eyes. It was to a point where I dreaded going to sleep even more than before.

My phone buzzed, startling me out of my thoughts. I sat up and grabbed it off of my nightstand, sighing in relief when I saw who it was.

"Charleigh thank goodness," I breathed into the phone, running a hand through my curly tresses.

She laughed, "Well hello my sneaky friend, how's it going hiding from Mr. Sex God?"

She was absolutely delighted when I'd called her in tears to inform her that I'd slept with him. After she'd consoled me, she proceeded to make me go into extreme detail of how good it was.

"It's going great really! It's..3:45 out here and I haven't seen him at all today. I went for my morning jog and all," I answered sarcastically.

I was met by her tinkling laugh in response, "Thalia love, just live a little! You're both consenting adults, and if you want to take a ride every now and again you're entitled to one. It's not like you're asking for his hand in marriage. You're just doing what single young adults do."

"Oh trust me, this is never happening again," I said firmly.

I could practically hear her rolling her eyes, "Whatever you say sweet cheeks."

We'd talked a little more before she had to go into a meeting with her supervisor. Disappointed at the lack of distraction, I threw myself back onto the pillows with a sigh as Rittz curled into a big ball at my feet.

Not a minute later, I heard two male voices arguing heatedly from what sounded like the living room. I slipped out of bed and tip-toed to my closed door cautiously to see-- well, hear what was going on.

"Why the hell are you here?" I heard Dante ask angrily.

"I came here to check on Mia, now spostarsi," Kane's voice responded just as irritated. My eyes widened, why would he come to check on me?

"Ha! Trust me she wants nothing to do with you," Dante snarled.

"Need I remind you who she went home with?" I could hear the smugness behind his voice. I mentally face palmed myself, the last thing I needed was to have two brothers fighting over me.

"Oh trust me, I most definitely got rid of any lingering thoughts she may have had about you the next morning."

I took that as my cue to yank open the door and make an appearance before they could come to blows. Both of their heads swiveled towards me from their position at the front door, and I was again amazed by how similar they looked.