Page 104 of Knight
He tilted his head, considering. “Fine. I’ll allow it.”
I pecked a kiss to the tip of his nose and rolled out of bed. Ever since the sex Friday, we’d both been insatiable. Not that we hadn’t been into each other before, but it was like a switch got flipped, pushing us into a higher gear.
I grabbed my jeans from the floor and tugged them on. There was no time to shower, so hopefully the guys wouldn’t notice me reeking of sex.
“Be careful,” Aiden said. “Those guys are still out there. They might be looking for you.”
“They won’t come back yet.”
“How do you know?”
“Because if they wanted me dead, I’d be dead already.”
He didn’t look reassured. I shouldn’t have told Aiden as much about my situation as I had. I’d only worried him.
I tugged a tank over my head and returned to sit on the edge of the bed.
“Angel, I know how these guys think, okay? I used to be one of them.”
He gnawed on his bottom lip. “You didn’t know they were coming for you the first time.”
I shrugged. His eyes narrowed in a glare, reading me perfectly. “Wait, youdidknow?”
“I knew they might. Puck spotted me at the tattoo parlor. I asked him to keep his mouth shut, but given my ex’s record of stabbing me in the back….”
“Will!” Aiden exclaimed, horrified.
Even in that tone, hearing my real name on his lips did things to me. I leaned in to cup his face. “Angel, I promise you I’ll be as careful as I can, all right?”
“Maybe I should drive you.”
I shook my head. “The guys will have my back. Besides, the Serpents are lazy bastards. They never do shit on Sunday.”
Aiden finally cracked a smile. “They follow the Sabbath?”
“Nah, they just get drunk as fuck on Saturday night.”
He laughed, eyes lightening a bit. “Sorry. I know you’re a big boy. Seeing you get pummeled freaked me out.” His voice went distant. “It’s been a long time since I saw someone take a beating like that…”
Something about his tone clued me in. This wasn’t aboutme. At least not entirely. Aiden had a violent past. Sometimes I forgot, because he seemed so well-adjusted.
“I’m sorry. I never considered…”
His gaze met mine, direct and challenging. “What?”
“How this would affect you,” I said carefully. “Seeing the violence.”
“This isn’t about me.”
“That doesn’t mean you don’t have feelings about it.”
He shook his head, looking away. “You should go, Knight. You’ll be late.”
Damn. I’d probably just pushed Aiden back behind his walls—and right as he was letting them down, too. This weekend, we’d spent more time together than we had since he moved in. Partly for sex, yes, but we’d also talked a lot. Aiden had relaxed, showing me his affectionate and playful side, like maybe he was done trying to keep his distance.
I tugged on my boots, then grabbed my jacket from the closet and headed for the bedroom door.
“Wait,” he said.
