Total pages in book: 65
Estimated words: 61101 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 306(@200wpm)___ 244(@250wpm)___ 204(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 61101 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 306(@200wpm)___ 244(@250wpm)___ 204(@300wpm)
Dipping my fingers deep into Harper, I send her over the precipice alongside me, and it isn’t long before Dante joins us. His cock throbs inside me, filling me, and I see stars behind the darkness of my closed eyelids.
Our bodies are still moving, slowly now, as we come down from the highs that have claimed us. There hasn’t been a moment I’ve spent with these two amazing humans when I haven’t felt wanted, desired, and loved. And now Dante has admitted his feelings match mine, this scene has meant more to me than any of our previous ones.
It’s special.
I know there’s no turning back now. Not that I’d want to. Not that I can.
We board the plane just before the sun rises above the horizon. After months of running around the world, chasing leads and wreaking vengeance, it’s time to return to our family.
Taking our seats, I settle in and open my laptop. River knows I’m coming home. I still can’t believe he flew Paris when Bane took me. I know my brother loves me, but I didn’t think he would drop everything for me. He has his own responsibilities to focus on, but it fills my heart with joy to know I have family I can depend on now.
I need to return to my therapy. I don’t want to go back, but I know it will help me in the long term. Talking about my past isn’t something that’s high on my agenda of fun things to do. I’m still afraid to go to the darkest depths of what happened to me. There are things I’ve buried that I wish would stay that way. But I’ll never fully heal if I don’t face my fears.
I look over at Dante, who’s focused on his phone, and smile. He’s so handsome, so caring. He doesn’t see what Harper and I can. He’s still convinced he’s a Savage—not only in name but in his actions too. He doesn’t realize that the violence and pain he inflicts are on those who deserve it. And the enjoyment he derives from his vengeful actions, don’t make him a bad man.
It isn’t only Dante who struggles with his identity. I’m still trying to work out who I really am, but the one thing I do know is I’m a survivor. My mother is gone, and there’s no way she can ever hurt me again. It’s as if watching her die has cleansed me of the darkness that’s been hovering over me. I never expected to feel so relieved.
I look over at Dante, and when I do, I find him staring at me. There are moments in all our lives when we have difficult decisions to make. After I watched my mother die, I thought about stopping the work we do because I felt I’d done my part. But I know there are more children who need saving and have no one in their corner, and it’s made me realize I have to carry on.
“When do we head out for our next job?” I ask the man who saved my life and stole my heart in the process.
“We need some downtime,” Dante says, and I know he’s talking about needing time to recover from what we’ve all just been through. “A month, tops.”
Deep down, I know he’s right, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to be out on the road again.
“Okay,” I agree, to appease him.
I’m sure I can cope with a month. It will give me time to spend with my brother and his young family before I’m itching to go back to work again.
“We’ll be able to relax and enjoy time with our family before we have to decide where we’re heading next. It feels as if the past is truly behind us. Now we can focus on the work without the burning need for vengeance.” Harper’s voice drags my attention away from Dante, and I look up into her brown eyes.
Harper has also said goodbye to her past. Her abusive father was killed by her sister, and the other man who tortured her for years is now dead. He almost killed her in the process, but thankfully, he failed, and she got to watch him die. That’s all that matters.
“I know. Perhaps I’m just scared to have a vacation. I don’t ever remember a time when I felt relaxed,” I explain, quietly.
“We have the files from Bane’s office. We can go through those if you’re really in the mood to work. But I would like it if you took a break, even if it’s just for a few days,” Dante says. “I know there are more monsters out there, but they’ll still be there in a month’s time. We will find them,” he assures me with a smile. “Once we’re out on the road again, you’ll realize the value of taking this time off. You need to rest.”