Page 143 of Stuck with my Boss Daddies

“I don’t deserve this. Any of this. You. A family. A future.” My hands trembled where they clutched at my arms. “I don’t know how to hold onto something good without ruining it. Without…” I shook my head. “You deserve better. You deserve someone who isn’t so… broken.”

Silence stretched between us, thick and weighted.

And then…

“No,” Kai said, his voice like steel. “I’m not letting you do this.”

My breath caught.

He stepped closer, his dark eyes burning into mine.

“I’m not letting you push us away because you think you aren’t good enough.” His jaw clenched. “I lost you once. I will not lose you again.”

My chest ached. I wanted to believe him. But?—

“You’re wrong.” Samuel’s voice was quieter but no less firm. He took a slow step forward, his hands slipping into his pockets, his gaze locked onto mine. “You think you aren’t worthy of love, but you are. You always have been, Sadie.”

I shook my head. “You don’t understand?—”

“I do.” His voice softened, but the certainty in it didn’t waver. “I see you, sweetheart. I see how hard you fight. I see how much you love, even when you think you don’t deserve to. And you do. You deserve all of it.”

My throat tightened so painfully I could barely breathe.

Then Adam moved.

He didn’t say anything, not at first. He just stepped forward and cupped my face in his hands, his touch gentle, reverent. When I finally looked up, his eyes were shining, filled with such adoration it made my head spin.

“You’re ours, Sadie.” His voice was soft, full of quiet conviction. “And we are yours. If you let us be.”

Everything inside me shattered.

A sob tore from my throat before I could stop it. And then I was moving, collapsing forward into their arms, and they were right there to catch me.

Kai’s arms wrapped around me first, strong and steady. Samuel’s hand pressed against my back. Adam’s fingers slid into my hair, holding me like I was something precious.

I broke apart in their arms, and they held me together.

Kai held me so tightly I could feel his heart pounding against mine, as if he were afraid I’d slip away if he let go. Samuel’s hand was on my back, his warmth sinking into me. Adam pressed his forehead to the side of my head, his breath soft against my skin.

For a long moment, none of us spoke.

But then Kai broke the silence, his voice full of emotion. “I love you, Sadie.”

I squeezed my eyes shut, gripping onto his shirt.

“I’ve always loved you,” he went on, his voice unwavering. “And I know I messed up before. I let you go when I should have fought for you. I won’t make that mistake again.” He pulled back just enough to cup my face, forcing me to look at him. “I needyou to hear me, baby. I’m not walking away from this. From you.”

My breath shuddered out of me. “Kai?—”

“I love you, too.” Samuel’s voice came next, softer but just as sure. “I love your fire, your kindness, the way you care so damn much, even when you try to pretend you don’t.” He brushed his knuckles against my cheek. “You make me want to be better. And I don’t ever want to live in a world where you aren’t beside me.”

My fingers curled into his shirt. I felt like I couldn’t breathe, like the weight of their words was pressing into my ribs, squeezing at the fragile and aching part of me inside.

Then Adam shifted, his lips brushing my temple.

“You already know,” he murmured, a quiet smile in his voice.

I turned my head slightly, my forehead nearly resting against his.

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