Page 27 of Three Irish Kings
So, I start dragging her to her room, and she goes dead weight, flopping down on the floor.
I groan. “What are you doing?”
“I won’t make it easy for you to take me somewhere to hurt or kill me.”
I want to scream.
Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath. When I open them again, I look at her, still on the floor.
Since she won’t move on her own, I’ll do it for her, but this nonsense ends now, and she will get out of my face.
I lean down and scoop her up into my arms, throwing her onto the bed in her room.
She bounces, and when I take a step forward, she scoots away from me, curling into a ball.
I frown. “I’m not going to hurt you.”
“Not like I can trust you.”
I stare at her for a moment. “You’re right. You can’t.”
Chapter Eight
CILLIAN
I keep watchingthe back door where Liam went inside over fifteen minutes ago, instead of making a move to get into my car.
Dare stares at me like he’s waiting for me to do something.
“What?” I bark.
Dare huffs. “Jeez, she’s got you both all twisted up.”
I glare at him, and his eyes widen as he holds his hands up.
Shit.
I take a deep breath and force my body to relax.
“I’m sorry.” I’m not like Liam. It’s not difficult for me to admit when I’m wrong.
And Idofeel all twisted up, though I can’t be sure as to why. Likely, Ronan’s failing health and the way he’s making us break the code.
Maybe we haven’t physically harmed her, at least not yet, but we’ve scared her to death.
I keep thinking about her wide, scared eyes, and it makes me sick to my stomach.
“It’s okay.” Dare grins at me, but it doesn’t quite reach his eyes.
He’s been acting off ever since we did this, and I can’t blame him. I’m the cold-hearted killer of the group, and even I don’twant to do this. It’s wrong. I have no problem gutting any man that is a threat to this family, but this?
No.
And truth be told, I hate the job, but anyone threatening Ronan or Liam has their days numbered, and I will stop at nothing to keep those two safe. Dare too.
And I rather it be me sacrificing than Liam. Unlike his, my soul is worthless, as worthless as I am outside this family, and he already has too much on his shoulders.
I’m not even all that worried about losing my own life, just protecting the ones I love. And though I know both my best friends feel the same, I won’t ever let them sacrifice for me.
