Page 77 of Of Flesh & Bone

That's.My.Fucking.Woman.

Eve turns without another word and walks toward us.She passes Cal and he keeps his eyes focused on his target.When she gets close to me, I reach for her and pull her into me."Don't worry.I'll take care of him.Wait for me in the lobby."

"No.I'm leaving.Come with me now, or I'll leave without you."

She's giving ME an ultimatum right now?I look at her face to examine it for any sign that she isn't serious.She can't be.This man is clearly desperate for my attention.

"I don't need you to take care of this, Adam.I handled it myself.I'm going home.You can come with me, or you can stay here but I am leaving."With those words, she turns and opens the door, leading me by the balls into the hall directly behind her.Cal and Cotton don't move.

"We're going home.Get everything."Cotton nods in response to my request.Cal's eyes are still glued to the very unfortunate man who is now standing upright on the other side of the room, looking back at us with wide, justifiably worried eyes.

CHAPTER 26

Eve

We don't talk aboutwhat happened until the next day.I was shocked when Adam didn't pressure me for details, but I know he sensed how betrayed I felt and how much it hurt.I didn't know what he meant when he told Cotton to get everything until this morning.Cotton took my file and all of Nathan's electronics and Cal wiped all the devices clean of any mention of my name.

"We need to talk about what Cal found on those devices."

I knew this was coming but,I'm still not ready.I just want to go back to bed and not face any of this.The depth of Nathan's betrayal is something that I know will stick with me.

Rolling over onto my stomach, I close my eyes and will away this conversation.

"He kept a detailed log of your sessions.He also kept a personal journal.It was all on his laptop."

"Adam.I don't care."

"You will."

I can sense the assuredness in his tone.Whatever they found is important.Flipping onto my back, I sit up and face Adam.He's leaning onto his dresser with his arms crossed, looking over at me with...apprehension.

"Do you remember telling me that you used to handle your problems in a different way?That you developed the anxiety after you were adopted?"

What is he getting at?Obviously, I remember.It was just days ago.

"Yes.I remember."

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