Page 150 of Love Me

“Come down,” he says, tiptoeing away.

Damn, I forgot he said to go to him when Kaden falls asleep.

I open my mouth, but the words die on my lips. Kaden’s deep breaths fill my ears. I could wake him and tell him about Blake. Instead, I pull on a pair of jeans and one of Kaden’s shirts, tucking it inside the waistband of my pants and rolling up the sleeves.

I watch Kaden sleeping, his features drawn in peacefulness. He should be. He fucked me long and intense. I love how we can’t get enough of each other.

With a mix of heavy guilt and duty, I close the door behind me, letting him sleep.

Kaden will understand. Blake is family too, and if he needs something, I will be there for him.

I get in Blake’s sleek McLaren.

“I have never seen him be relaxed and an asshole at the same time.”

“I think that’s a part of who he is.”

The atmosphere is light, so maybe we have all been worried for nothing.

“You stopped drinking,” I press.

“I can’t hide anymore. After tomorrow, everything will change anyway.”

His words are ominous, chilling me. He stops in front of the cliff where the secret races take place, but now it’s deserted.

He steps out of the car. I follow him and hop onto the hood. There’s a nervous energy thickening in the air around us. And with every second he remains silent, nerves assault my brain, having my mind spin with all possible scenarios.

“You changed everything. I was protecting them the best I could, but then you came back, offering us all another view of things. We could actually take them down.”

“We will.”

“Yes, but how far would you go, Celine?”

There is something dark in his eyes.

My eyebrows furrow when he says, “Would you betray their trust?”

My heart races, pounding in my ears. I shake my head.

“What did you do?” I whisper.

His eyes move over the cliff. Even with so many stars above, the night does little to hide the gloom veiling him in.

“A choice.”

“That’s not what I asked.”

Blake looks straight ahead. “I was protecting them.”

“You work for them. You’re a mole.”

Incredulity has me pushing myself off the hood, pacing around.

His eyes snap to me, anger blaring in them. “After Abi was initiated, I…”

“You preferred to work for them instead. Really? I thought you had more balls than that.”

“That was the plan, anyway. For me to work for them. But you can’t imagine the things the Family can do. They can fucking track us anywhere. Do you know that? Of course not. I had to know everything they do for us to even stand a chance, but that was not the only reason.”

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