Page 74 of Explode
My knees nearly buckled from the tidal wave of love that crestedthrough me, and I had to grip the doorframe to stop myself from hitting the ground. With a clear head, for the first time in days, I didn’t care about any of the lies and deceit, it didn’t matter. All that mattered were the two people sitting in front of me, and the fact we could have a future.
Kai was alive, Angel was safe, and deep in my heart I knew he woulddo whatever he needed to do to protect us.
Whatever that took.
Even if it meant pretending to be dead in order to defeat enemies.
The realization was startling.
My heart raced as the need to go in and tell them both how much Iloved them took over, but I didn’t want to disturb the sight. It was too precious.
A sight that would be locked away in my memories for all of eternity,along with the only other memory I had of them together- when Kai carried Angel out of Club Sin after he rescued her.
The moment when my worlds collided.
I didn’t know how long I stood watching, but I was transfixed,unable to turn away as Kai told Angel all about our wedding, and how beautiful I looked, and Angel correcting his signs every so often.
It was only when she yawned for the umpteenth time that he told herit was time for bed, and that they would talk again, that I scarpered, not wanting to be caught watching them.
Sneaking back to Angel’s room with tears in my eyes, I waited for her,and when she walked in, she was wearing a warm, contented smile on her cute face.
‘What are you smiling about?’I asked, feigning ignorance.
‘I’m just pleased you are here,’she signed. I was about to call her outon her lie, but I couldn’t, too overwhelmed with love for the pair of them to ruin the moment.
Angel got into bed and snuggled under the covers, signing‘goodnight’as she settled. I lay down next to her, watching her eyes droop as she fell asleep with a little smile on her lips. Within minutes, the light sound of snores emitted from her side of the bed.
As much as I had planned to stay next to her all night, my mindraced, refusing to stop replaying the images of Kai signing. Before I knew it, the need to see him became too much, and I was back sneaking through the house again. Only this time to track down my husband.
He was in one of the guest rooms Angel had shown me earlier. Ipulled open the door to find Kai standing in the middle of the room, his brows furrowed as he tapped away at his phone. When our eyes met, he chucked the phone on the bed.
“You learned to sign,” I said as a way of greeting, still dumbfoundedby what I had seen.
For a moment, guilt flashed across his face as if I was accusing himof treason.
“Yeah,” he replied before an affectionate grin crossed his lips. “Shewasn’t supposed to tell you.”
“She didn’t. I saw,” I replied, stepping further into the room, andclosing the door behind me. Kai’s eyes raked over my body, his eyes heating like they always did. “When did you learn?”
“When I was bedridden for months after being shot,” he replied softlyafter a brief pause. His words hit me in the gut, and my own guilt washed through me at the thought of Kai being unable to move from his bed.
“Why?” I hadn’t realized until I was standing directly in front of himthat I had walked across the room and tilted my head back to look up at him.
Fucking hell, he was gorgeous. My core clenched with the need tofeel him inside me. The only man who made me feel the way I did.
Loved.
Adored.
Cherished.
“Because Angel’s my family. I wanted to learn for her. For you.”
Like when I had been watching him sign, I was hit again with a tidalwave of love for the man standing in front of me, and I was powerless to stop myself from showing him just how much I loved him.
“Kai.” His name was a whisper on my lips as I threw my arms aroundhis neck and pulled his head down so my mouth could meet his.
He hesitated for a second, but unable to resist, his hands gripped myhips and pulled me closer as my mouth opened to allow his tongue entrance. But as our tongues started twirling in a sensual dance, Kai pulled away, dropping his hands from my hips, and taking a step back so I had to lower my hands from behind his neck.
