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to set yourself up for a life of debt and misery. Anyone who cared for it was an idiot. But¡
I don¡¯t know¡ ¡°I bit my lip. ¡°I think it¡¯s because I¡¯d never¡ felt it before.¡±
Crow shouted from over his neck, ¡°Your bed¡¯s upstairs!¡±
Ignoring him, I stroked my hand through her silky blond locks and felt each strand
between my fingertips like there was a soundproof barrier separating us from them.
¡°When I woke up in the middle of the night and you were there beside me¡¡± I
swallowed. ¡°Fuck, Samantha, in an instant, a lifetime of beliefs was just gone. I
understood it. I felt it.¡±
Her mouth was hanging and speechless.
¡°Samantha, you saved my life.¡± I said. ¡°And I want to spend the rest of my life giving
you the best life you deserve. I know I¡¯m dangerous, but¡ª¡±
¡°You¡¯re not dangerous. You¡¯re loyal.¡± When she finally spoke, I felt a relief that
soothed even my punctured torso. She reached for my cheeks, so we held each other¡¯s
faces.
¡°I love you so much, Isaac.¡± Before she had a chance to, I crushed my lips onto hers.
¡°Okay, seriously,¡± Archer said. ¡°Happy for you and all, but Crow¡¯s right. You can
literally get your own room.¡±
We pulled apart and Samantha bit her lip to suppress her smile, a pink blush creeping
up her ivory skin as she stared at her feet. But I only laughed, motioned to Archer¡¯s leg,
and said, ¡°What are you gonna do about it?¡±
¡°¡¯Bout the same as you, Stabby,¡± he said, and his dimples showed. ¡°Happy for you,
though.¡±
¡°Gonna be weird havin¡¯ another lady ¡¯round here,¡± Ripper said.
¡°You mean it¡¯s going to be amazing,¡± Evelyn said. ¡°It¡¯ll be nice having some more
feminine energy here, what do you guys think?¡±
Crow scoffed, but from the side, I saw a small grin. ¡°Better not start bringin¡¯ all your
makeup ¡¯n shit around here.¡±
Tank peered from around Evelyn to look at Samantha and asked, ¡°So, Vet, you ever
been on a bike?¡±
Samantha turned even redder and she and I exchanged looks. She turned back to Tank
