Page 56 of Villains and Vengeance
‘I don’t know, but we shouldn’t talk here. Outside.’
CHAPTER12
JULES
When I wake, I’m alone and under a blanket. Axel’s weirdly gentle actions post-rough-fucking come back to me and I frown. I was kind of out of it before, but now I’m wondering what is going on.
Talk about hot and cold. These guyshateme. Is this a trick to give me a taste of my own medicine? Are they trying to get revenge by making me think they care about me?
They don’t. They can’t. They’re too mad about what I did to them. And I hope I’m not that dumb.
I sit up and find my bottle of water beside me along with some food. I eat and chug half the water. Then, I put on my jeans which have also been left close by, neatly folded.
Between my legs is a little sore, but other than that I actually feel better than I have for several weeks. I’m pretty sure my time of the month is over and my back hardly hurts at all. I can move my shoulder properly without a ton of pain. I’m not going to chance re-injuring myself though, so I won’t try climbing just yet if I can help it.
I take out my notebook and glance at the numbers. Someone’s been marking down the days.
There’s only three left.
I sit back, counting. Was I really with Maddox and the others for five whole days? No wonder Axel was half-starved when Jayce brought me back.
There isn’t much time and now that Axel and Jayce are here, things aren’t so cut and dry as they were. I thought I could leave on my own, but it doesn’t seem right and I think I’ll feel bad if I do.
Maybe that was their plan all along. Maybe they’ve muddied the waters so that I’ll get sentimental.
Or, maybe they’ll take their anger out on Siggy if I leave them here.
I can’t trust them. No matter what, I need to remember that and not let them beat me at my own game.
But I think back to Jayce’s arms around me, the pleasure he gave me. I keep having flashes of him taking care of me in the Cluster and the way Axel cleaned me up and held me after ... Yeah he only did it because he felt ashamed, but it was nice. Safe.
Ugh, all it took were a few cuddles and I’m putty. That’s pathetic.
Get your head back in the game. They’re long gone by now. They probably got Siggy to let them leave since she’s eating out of their palms like a tamed rabbit … or maybe they killed her.
My heart starts to beat hard.
No, if they’d done that, they wouldn’t have left me behind.
I thrust open the flap and step out of the bunker, finding both Axel and Jayce standing outside speaking in low voices. Siggy is in her web eating someone.
When the two incubi see me, the soft murmur of their voices dies down.
I gesture up at Siggy.
Jayce shrugs. ‘Poor lass was looking hungry. Brought her a tasty shifter snack.’
‘Poor lass?’ I ask faintly.
‘Aye. I like her. She grows on you.’
I nod a little absently, rapidly becoming more and more confused.
‘How are you feeling?’
Jayce sounds like he genuinely cares.
I open my mouth and look from him to Axel, not sure where to start.
