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ONYX
"Where are we?"I mumbled.
"Home." A voice echoed around me.
I was floating. When I looked up, a hazy face peered down at me. I was in his arms.
"You're cute." I smirked. "Really big."
He raised a brow. "Thank you. Maybe we should get you into bed."
I frownedas he fumbled with keys. As soon as he was distracted, I jumped out of his arms and ran. The sound of heavy footsteps followed. I yelled as an arm wrapped around my waist and I was dragged back.
"Onyx," he rasped. "You have to stay with me."
"Why?" I asked, pouting.
"I don't want you to get hurt. I'm your husband. It's my job to keep you safe."
My head shot up. "Husband?" I asked. "I have a husband?"
"Yes, me," he urged. "Bella, what's wrong with you?"
I stared up at him. Bella. Oh, he was Lucero. I smiled at him, my fingers curling into his shirt. He was so big, had I said that? Huge.
"You know, if I didn't hate you so much, I would have fucked you the first time I saw you," I said. "You're just my type. Clingy, annoying, big, strong. Perfect."
Lucero jolted. "That's not very nice," he muttered. "Saying you hate me."
I frowned. "I didn't mean it like that," I said as he finally got the door unlocked. "Just… I didn't know you at first," I said quickly, my hand on his chest. "Don't be upset. Enough people hate me today. I don't want to deal with that anymore."
He softened. "Who hates you? I'll kill them."
Adam.
I shook my head. "No, you can't. But that's okay. I'm just tired," I slurred as I wiggled out of his arms. "I'm going to bed."
"You need to be careful. I've stopped you from falling, like, ten times."
That couldn't be right. I was fine. I had been since he'd walked into the bar and guided me out of it. My world tilted.
Okay, maybe I was a little fucked up.
"I'm taking you to bed," Lucero said.
"Don't need help," I protested. "Do something else."
"You're being stubborn," he said. "Come on."
Before I could protest, Lucero scooped me up, over his shoulder, and carried me to the bedroom. I kicked my feet, but he clamped his arm down and kept me in place. When we reached the bedroom, he tossed me onto the bed. I bounced and gasped.
"Lucero!"
"Sleep," he said.
Lucero stripped me down like it was an Olympic sport. When I was naked, the coolness on my skin made me get up on myknees. I pressed my hands against his chest and licked my lips as I stared up at him.
