Page 25 of Till The Sun Dies (Checkmate 2)

And yet, I stand near the door and can’t touch at all.

I’m not allowed.

“Did you sleep well last night?” Laine asks Jess.

“Uh-huh. Slept like a baby. You?”

My eyes come up to Kane’s. He simply shakes his head and leans forward until his forehead rests on her hip and his eyeroll is hidden from the girls.

“Yeah, I slept. I missed you.” Her voice cracks.

“I was removed against my will,” Jess huffs. “But don’t worry, it won’t happen again. I hid all the weapons and cuffs. No more keeping me away from you.”

Snorting, Laine lifts her head from the pillow and works to catch sight of Kane. “He’s a little bit scary.”

Without looking, Jess shakes her head and reaches out to run her fingers through his hair. “No, he’s not. He’s a marshmallow. He pretends to be scary because it makes him feel badass, but really, you just gotta know which buttons to push. I’ll teach you.”

I chuckle. There’s no one on this planet that’d be brave enough to disrespect the scary dude to his face. But Jess isn’t normal. She’s as crazy as he is.

“I’m sleeping here tonight,” she murmurs. “I’m not leaving.”

He nods against her hip. “Okay.”

“I’m not leaving my sister. Never again. We’re gonna be sister wives and live together forever.”

He chuckles. “Alright.”

“Ah, no, you’re fuckin’ not.” I step forward and draw three sets of eyes.Shit. Fuck.“She doesn’t mean how you think, Bishop, so get it outta your head.”

He grins.

Jess rolls her eyes. “Hush.”

“No! I won’t hush. They don’t roll like that, asshole, so wipe that stupid grin off your face or I’ll slip with my blowtorch next time you’re in my garage.”

He flashes a dirty grin and massages Jess’ hip. “You can sleep here tonight, Blondie. You have my permission.”

She scoffs. “I don’t need your permission. I just told you what was happening.”

Kane Bishop used to be a badass motherfucker. He was undercover ATF. Drug runner. Killer.

He’s coming with me tonight, because with Jess, he’s none of those things anymore.

He’s just whipped.

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