Page 3 of Indulge
My hand twitches by my side.
“If you make me do this, I’m no longer a King. And that means I’m no longer your sister.”
He flinches like I have just slapped him. But it’s the truth. As much as that hurts me too.
I don’t give him a chance to reply. And they all know better than to follow me.
I don’t even look back round, I don’t want to see Kane’s face. Deep down, the thought of leaving my brothers, my protectors, is what hurts.
My one stable thing in life is them.
“Text me the flight details. This is the last time you’ll see me,” I call out before grabbing my clutch from the side table and slamming the door so hard it shakes the frame.
“Bel? You okay?” Dax asks.
“Fine,” I whisper, fighting back the tears.
He follows behind me to Louise’s Bentley and opens the door for me before slipping in beside me.
His huge hand clamps down on my knee.
“Talk to me.”
I shake my head, pulling out my lip gloss from my purse.
“I just need to forget tonight.” I turn to him, and my eyes lock on his big, deep blue eyes.
His face softens as he tucks a curl behind my ear.
He’s been my best friend my entire life. He and Louise understand the real me, not the one I hide away from my family.
“You know we got you, Bella,” he whispers, squeezing my thigh.
Louise turns her head from the driver’s seat, her blonde hair up in a curly bun.
“So, back to mine? Or are we going to the club? What you feeling?” she asks me.
“The club. We’ve got two days to party,” I tell them.
I’m going to miss them.
But is this really a life? Spending every day partying. I’m nearing thirty.
I work for my brothers doing the shitty admin they hate.
I wonder what life could be like in America?
But that doesn’t mean I’m going to make it easy on my brothers to get me there.
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REGGIE
I knock on the door that divides my house from Rowan’s, my twin brother.
“Rowan! Open up!” I call out, bashing my fist on the door again.
“Yeah. Alright,” he shouts back and opens up.
