Page 107 of Stone Seduction
“Seth told me what I did to my brother. How he asked you to keep it a secret.”
I couldn’t breathe, a steel claw closing around my chest. “He…” Seth got in there before me. Tried using it against me. Heard me telling Eden.
I clenched just about everywhere, my throat closing up. “Luke… I… I…”
“It’s okay.”
All eyes were on us, the tension as thick as marmalade. “It’s not. It’s really pissing not.” I wouldn’t let him slip away from me or hate me. I’d right his lie, this secret.
Honestly, I never should’ve trusted Seth. It was obvious he’d use this against me at some point.
“Asher…”
“I’m beyond sorry. Times it by a trillion. What’s more than a trillion?”
“Asher…”
“What can I do to make it better? I was gonna tell you, but that prick got in there first. I’d never do anything to hurt you. He’s?—”
Luke grabbed me by the face, pressing his closer to mine. “It’s okay.”
Gods, I got ready to drown inside those lovely azure eyes. They were both heartbreaking and mesmerizing, wielding a special sort of hammer to smash every wall and leave me exposed and raw and ready for nothing else but him.
“Luke…”
“How can I be mad?” he whispered, tracing his left thumb under my eye. “What would be the point?”
Tears threatened to escape again. “But I kept a secret from you. A big one.”
“And you were going to reveal it.”
“Yeah. But…” Aw, piss. My body trembled, weakening by the minute.
“But nothing.” His eyes glistened. “I’m not angry with you. I get it. I really get it. I won’t say it didn’t shock me or play on my mind, because it did. But seeing you right now, so torn up…” His silent tears speared my heart. “I’m the one who did it to Finn.”
My turn to hold his head, catching tears. “No more secrets. Everything will be laid out on the table from now on. I promise.”
He sniffled. “Sounds good.”
“I’m so sorry about Finn.”
He pulled back, wiping his eyes with his sleeve. “I’ll save him. I’ll make it better. And I’ll do it the right way, without…” He couldn’t finish, his bottom lip trembling.
I held him close, so proud of him, so sorry for lying.
“I’ll be with you every step of the way,”I told him.
“Thank you.”
I kissed his crown.
This determined, amazing human would save his brother. I believed in him.
Thank the gods he wasn’t mad. Man, if things went the other way, I don’t know what I’d do.
Seth. You piece of shit.
Right. Enough of this room and this tower. My brain struggled to keep things smooth and steady, those tumbling rocks relentless. A change of scenery and some fresh air would help process this shit.
