About what that bastard might be doing to her.
She was wearing those knee-high boots I love today—the ones with the little gold buckle around her ankle.
The ones I slipped a micro-tracker into when she wasn’t looking.
I told myself it was for her safety.
Now I thank every dark thought in my head for that decision.
My mind races, filled with memories and thoughts of this morning.
She wore one of those soft cardigans, again.The kind with a million buttons that make her look like a present and I can’t wait to peel it off her.
It was pale pink, this time—like the first bloom of spring.
Cozy.Sweet.
The kind of thing only she could make sexy.
It was buttoned wrong in the middle, two holes off, and I noticed the second she walked out of the bedroom, hair still damp from her shower, humming like the world didn’t have sharp edges.
She was rushing again.
Probably worrying about her lesson plans or wondering if she brought in enough special cookies for her students—her idea of stress relief.
Me?I punch things.
Sabrina bakes snickerdoodles.
And they were good, too.
I crossed the room and gently tugged her sweater into place, fingers brushing the curve of her waist.
She giggled like I’d just told her a dirty joke, her whole body leaning into mine like she couldn’t help it.
Then she kissed me.
Soft.Quick.Like it was the most natural thing in the world to thank me with her mouth.
Like I was the sweetest thing in her world.
As if.
Underneath the cardigan, she had on this slinky little camisole that clung to her breasts and did absolutely nothing to quiet the voice in my head that’s always on edge when she’s about to walk out that door.
My jaw ticked.Not because I didn’t want to look at her.
But because I didn’t want anyone else looking at her.
I must’ve frowned.
Because her smile dimmed.
And fuck, that made me feel like a dick.
She glanced down at herself, tugging the sides of her cardigan together.
“Don’t worry.I know I’m too big for this cami,” she murmured, biting her lip like she was bracing for impact.“The sweater stays buttoned.”
