Page 225 of Psycho

EPILOGUE

MICAH

Four YearsLater

I satin the back of the bar, watching as Lainey threw her head back and laughed at something Ryleigh had just said.

Her hand twirled her long hair around, and happiness shone in her eyes.

Fuck me, but she looked like an angel.

An angel I wanted to fuck.

Would she be angry if I carried her out of the bar and back to our place?

At that point, I didn’t give a fuck.

I was sure an angry fuck with her would be out of this fucking world.

Might even be able to goad her into cutting me again.

Fuck, but she was sexy when she got violent.

And my wife was that. A violent little thing in bed.

We got married shortly after she graduated from high school, in a small wedding ceremony with just our close friends and family surrounding us.

I didn’t remember much of that night, only the sense of deep satisfaction at being able to claim every part of her, even her fucking name.

There was no escaping me, and the ring on her finger was a true testament to that.

I shifted in my seat at the thought just as the chairs beside me were pulled out, and Dominic, Kai, and Roman all sat down.

“Dude, I think you’re drooling a bit,” Roman said.

I punched him in the arm, and he laughed, pulling away and rubbing over the spot.

I looked back at Lainey, at the way her hand moved around as she spoke.

As if she could feel my eyes on her, she turned and looked directly at me, the softness in her eyes fucking me up a little bit more each time I saw it.

She smiled at me.

Fuck it, I didn’t give a damn about spending time there anymore.

I stood, and Roman grabbed my hand, halting me.

“Where are you going?” he asked, his eyes glinting in amusement.

It was good to see my little brother looking at me with anything but the haunting look in his eyes four years before, when Lainey was taken from under his protection.

Despite what anyone told him, that it hadn’t been his fault, that he and Dominic had been outnumbered, I knew both men still blamed themselves.

I didn’t blame them, but I understood where they were coming from.

Had I been left in charge with any of their women, and they ended up being taken…

Fuck.

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