Page 4 of Their Tracked Obsession

“I didn’t expect my bestie to get shit-faced after Mom invited you down,” I expressed with a frown. “Because I have something to ask you.”

“Oh, really?” she slurred and draped an arm across my shoulder. “What’s that?”

Raven Nightingale was the sweetest soul anyone could ask for, with spunk lasting a lifetime. She lived outside the city, and we didn’t see each other as much as I’d wanted. Distance put an unwanted wedge between our friendship, but as our lives changed, our relationship didn’t. Raven was always my number one.

Mom had insisted Raven be here for my big day. My parents were still livid about the life I had chosen, and my upcoming nuptials didn’t help. Their only child was soon to be a bride to not only one unhinged man but two, and I’d share a life caught up in a criminal universe for the rest of my life. This was how my parents saw our love story unfold in their eyes.

Through mine?

I saw nothing but light inside the darkness, tender affection, and the purest form of love I had ever known. Life with Sin and Saint was effortless. Of course, living with them came with sacrifice, but I wouldn’t be living if it didn’t. My world would be dull, plain, and boring without them, but my parents didn’t care. We had to use the only exception to soften the blow of the news of our engagement.

Money.

Sin and Saint were billionaires. My future husbands would save my family from ruin. They’d provide a safety net for my parents to live wealthily for the rest of their days, and I’d be safe while an even bigger problem walked the streets.

Phoenix Pitrone. Still dead set on exacting revenge with a slit of my throat and my blood painting the pavement. He was hell-bent on killing the men of my dreams in the name of his cruel, disgusting deceased brother. He was diabolical and the enemy who had vanished into thin air, but he was out there waiting for the right time to strike.

“Yoo-hoo…” Raven waved a drink in front of my face. “Earth to Liv.”

The alcoholic beverage spilled over the side of the glass and onto the floor. I took the glass out of Raven’s hand and chugged the rest of the drink back. She peered at me with wide eyes and blinked several times.

I wiped the back of my hand across my mouth. “Thanks. I needed another.”

“I’m still waiting to find out what you wanted to ask me before your mind wandered off somewhere else.” Raven crossed her arms in front of her chest and tapped the pointed toe of her heel on the floor. “You better not keep me waiting, or I’ll haul ass back home.”

“Raven. Look…” I took her hands in mine and stared into her eyes. “I’m sorry. I’ve been through a lot this year, and sometimes I forget I’m not alone anymore. Things are different now. Sin and Saint made me into a person I never thought I could be, but the real me was there all along, waiting for them to find me, to make me complete. I want you right by my side when I marry them. Would you be my maid of honor?”

“Would I?” Raven asked me.

The corners of her mouth lifted, and she opened her mouth wide. Raven snapped her eyes shut, and she shrieked the loudest scream of excitement I had ever heard. She jumped up and down, and I bounced right along with her.

“I’ll take this as a yes!” I laughed as my best friend in the entire world squeezed me tight, and we partied the rest of the night away without a care in the world.

Three

Their Eternity

Liv

“Did you see the guy in the elevator staring at my tits?” Raven stammered as she stumbled through the penthouse door and slumped against the wall. “I think he likes me.”

“Yes, I did,” I admitted as I clicked the door shut and laid my keys on the table. “They were like sonic laser beams. You have nice tits.”

Raven smooshed her breasts together, enhancing her cleavage. “I do, don’t I?”

I laughed at my friend’s serious expression. “You do.”

“What’s so funny?” Raven asked with a pouty face.

“You.” I bent down and cupped her face between my hands. “I missed you and your glorious tits.”

“Awe. I missed you too.” Raven smiled and kissed my forehead. “I’m glad to be here even though I’m super jealous you found love.”

“Your time will come too,” I insisted and helped my friend stand up. “Don’t count yourself out. Love happens in mysterious ways.”

“I’m not crossing my fingers.” Raven sighed as she pulled her purple blouse over her head and discarded it on the floor. “Besides, I’m not ready for commitment. There’d have to be a real good reason.”

“I wasn’t either. Well… I was, for money, but thank God my marriage to Sebastian never happened.” I blew out a breath and picked up Raven’s shirt. “It would’ve been a disaster.”