Page 109 of Where Sinners Repent

Her face crinkles, like she is trying to recall what I’m talking about.

“Don’t pretend like you didn’t pay my studio rent for the next year...” My voice tapers off as she continues to look at me with a confused look. Sighing, I shake my head. “Fucking Kai.”

Of course it was him. I should have known. My heart is heavy. My sweet sunshine.

“Speaking of no more secrets,” she croons, waggling her eyebrows. “Care to tell me why not one, but two, Devils are shadowing you like obsessed puppies.”

I roll my eyes, but I can’t help but laugh. My cheeks heat as I think about them all waiting for us. I’ve never felt safer than I do right now; those three terrifying men guarding us like we are the most precious things in the world.

It’s a feeling I could get used to.

“Well...” I hesitate, mind reeling about where to start. “I think I have a crush.”

Maddy squeals, jumping up and down on her knees. Chocolates and chips spill everywhere, but neither of us seem to care. We cackle like school girls and it’s everything.

“Both?”

“Both,” I confirm with a Cheshire grin. “Maddy, they are so fucking hot and crazy and sweet. I can’t even deal.”

She pulls an incredulous face. “Sweet?”

I bite my lip, thinking about everything they have done for me. “So sweet.”

Her eyes soften, and she sticks out her bottom lip. “Yeah, they are pretty sweet,” she says gently, a faraway look in her eyes. “Protective, too.”

The door whips open, and we both flinch, clinging to each other.

Kaleb glares at us through the doorway. “I heard a scream.”

His dark eyes are on me, and everything else fades away. Even from here, it’s as if his eyes are cleaving through my soul. It knocks the breath out of my lungs.

“Yeah, Kaleb,” Maddy sighs, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Or Kai, whoever you are. We are totally getting kidnapped up here in this penthouse, where you three are guarding the door.”

His glare slides to her before coming back to me.

Ash ducks over his shoulder.

“Angel,” he grits out.

She sighs, turning to me to shake her head, exasperated. “Yes, Ash?”

He bites his lips, eyes sliding up and down her pyjama-clad body. “Are you ready to head home? I’m hungry for your cunt.”

Her mouth pops open, and I choke on a laugh, although my face is heating.

“Ash!” she chastises him. “I’m sleeping here tonight. It’s a sleepover. Go cuddle your twins and ask them all about Roxy. It seems they’ve got a little crush.”

I turn a glare on her, but she just shrugs. “Bitch,” I mutter.

“She also called them sweet, which is just plain concerning,” she fake whispers to Ash.

I groan, throwing my hands over my face and burrowing deeper into the blankets. Peeking through my fingers, I see Kaleb, his eyes shining with amusement.

“Out!” I groan.

Finally, I hear the door slide shut, and I playfully shove my best friend.

“I fucking hate you,” I groan.