Page 110 of Complete Me
“Such a Reid answer.”
My parents join us not a moment later, followed by all my brothers and their partners.
“I need a photo to mark the occasion! All my babies are grown up. I’m so proud of every single one of you five and the people you’ve chosen to spend your lives with. All your father and I ever wanted for you was to be happy and to love hard. You’re each doing that in your own way. I couldn’t be prouder, and I couldn’t be more grateful to be your mom and have the honor and privilege to be in your lives and watch all the brilliant things you do.” Her voice cracks, a few tears spilling over the rims of her eyes. “Now crowd in, I want all ten of you in there!”
Sawyer pulls Reid into his side, throwing his arm over his shoulder as Reid pulls me in front of him with his hand wrapped around my waist. Dallas and Blaire fill in next, followed by Liam and Hannah, and Carter and Finn. We’ve allbeen through so much the past year, but at the end of it, no matter what happens, we have this. We have each other.
Family.
epilogue
ONE YEAR LATER
I snuckout of the clubhouse with Malice’s help, even though he was supposed to be with everyone else; he’s just crazy enough to cross Reid and help me instead. Reid was in church for an impromptu vote, and I know I was supposed to stay in the room or downstairs with some of the girls, but I had someone I needed to talk to, and it was long overdue.
The Aspen tree starts to sway its bright yellow autumn leaves at my arrival, and I smile up at it. I know it’s her way of saying hi. Taking a seat on the grass next to her gravestone, I lay my flowers down and wipe some of the leaves off it. Emotion gets lodged in my throat as I touch the cold stone, as if it’s my hands running over her head instead.
“Hey, Lena. About time I came to see you alone. Your brother is hard to shake when I want a minute of privacy. I know he means well, but I had to come see you, and sneaking out was the only way. Thought it was time we had a little girl talk.” I swallow hard against the knot in my throat, tears fillingmy eyes. “He’s going to be okay, Lena. I’ve got him now, and you can rest. He’s spending time with your parents, and they’ve all gotten so much closer since they were reunited. Every day, he seems to relax more and more, that little ember I saw so long ago finally burning brighter. I love him more than anything. I promise I’ll take care of him, that I’ll fight for him—even if that means fighting for him to be kinder to himself. He’s healing still, but he’s getting there. We’re going to carry you with us, keep your memory alive, but I wanted you to know that I can take it from here. I want you both to rest. I know we never met, but I need you to know I love you. I love you for everything you are to Reid, for having the kind of sibling relationship people dream of, for opening my eyes to what I have with my brothers, and for never taking it for granted. So, sweet Lena, rest. He’s going to be okay.”
“Kins?” Reid’s voice breaks through the quiet stillness of sitting up here with Lena. I quickly bat away my tears and stand.
“Until next time, sister. We love you,” I say as my parting words, turning to find Reid walking toward me. His eyes are a severe storm of concern and frustration, the two warring for dominance.
“Yes?” I say with an innocent smirk.
“You think sneaking out of the clubhouse was a good decision or a bad one?”
“Uhm? A smart one?”
Reid tsks as his legs eat up the distance between us, but before he can get too close, I turn and bolt, running as fast as I can in the opposite direction.
“Oh, sweetheart, fine by me,” he growls, his voice floating on the wind as I run away from him. I can hear the rustle of his jeans and the stomp of his boots against the hard ground as he gains on me. My heart pounds in my chest, a laugh burstingfrom my lungs as his massive arms wrap around my stomach, and then we’re falling, rolling on the ground so Reid lands first, flipping us so I’m pinned under him.
“Not very smart, my violent little fighter,” he growls into my neck as he flicks the button of my jeans and works the zipper down. I gasp as he starts to shove my pants over my hips.
“Reid! What are you doing?”
“Teaching you a lesson.”
“We’re out in the open! Someone could see us!”
“We’re behind the hill, and no one comes up here but me. Now, are you gonna continue to fight me or let your man fuck you into the grass?”
“Oh god.”
“That’s what I thought. I bet your little pussy is already dripping for me.”
We both know that it is, and when he gets my jeans down my legs, his palms sliding up my thighs, plunging two thick fingers inside me with ease, he groans out his appreciation.
“Oh, my girl, always so ready.” He finger fucks me hard, thrusting in deep and rubbing his thumb across my throbbing, desperate clit. Pleasure builds quickly as he hovers over me, watching me as he works me closer and closer to an orgasm.
“Baby, that feels so good, please make me come.”
“You want my hand around your delicate little neck, Kins? You want your man to steal the breath from your lungs?”
“Jesus, yes, please!” I moan, my hips wanton, chasing this incredible feeling that’s swirling inside me. His hand slides up the center of my chest, fingers grasping around my throat. I know he loves seeing his hand wrapped around my neck, the flawless ivory skin against his heavily inked hand and fingers. It looks like the two don’t belong, but we’re a perfect match made in the heavens.
My fingers curl around his wrist as his fingers tightenaround my throat. I love when he does this, the control, the trust, the euphoric feeling of release as I pull in precious oxygen as my body falls off that cliff into an orgasm.
