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“Yeah,” she says, hugging herself. “I’m tired and cold.” Her breath coils out in front of her, swirling with each deep exhale.

She doesn’t have to ask me twice. I sweep her off her feet, and she giggles as I place her over my shoulder, giving her ass a playful slap before twisting her in my arms. She giggles and wraps her arms around me, and I instantly sense her relax in my arms as I trudge forward. “I’ve got you, baby.”

She stares up at me with bright eyes.

This girl…this tiny wisp of a girl in my arms seems harmless… except, I’m not stupid enough to think that she is. Talia wouldn’t be so interested in her if she was. Which makes me want to cling to her tighter.

“Wait, Tommy.” She waves her hand over my shoulder. “Over there.” I turn and shine the light in the direction she’s staring at and notice a red ribbon tied around a gnarled branch.

I tickle her ribs. “I forgot my little firefly can see in the dark.”

After five minutes, we spot the cave. I set her down and we descend the steep hill. Ducking inside, I settle us on a flat rock, drawing her onto my lap. Still catching my breath, I hold her close. She rests her head on my chest as I scan the area with my flashlight and don’t see anything. Not even the remnants from the night the boys and I got pissed drunk here all those months ago. That night everything changed.

A hint of her breath coils in the air as I place the flashlight beside us. In the darkest parts of hell, she still looks like an angel. Even if she just burned someone’s face off.

She looks around, confused. “Tommy, what is this place?”

She curls her legs around me and looks around as I run my hand through her hair. “This is where I gave my blood oath, and where all the ceremonial shit happens with the Order. It’s where my sister will eventually be initiated in a couple of years, too.”

She cups my face and kisses me, twisting her body so her legs are on either side of mine, and her pussy is anchored on top of me.

“I’m sorry that happened to you,” she says.

My erection grows from the position she’s in. I run my fingers through her hair and kiss her. I need to finish what I started earlier. I buck my hips and bite down on her bottom lip. “I’m not sorry. You’re still here, Didi. I still get to keep you.”

She kisses me, hard and deep, and I kiss her back with a possessiveness she’s never encountered with me. I yank her hair, and she whimpers. The thought of Remy with her is driving me insane, so I sink my teeth into her shoulder, biting hard. I always intended to share her…I just wanted her to be mine first.

“You drive me wild, firefly.”

My kisses turn soft, and I graze my teeth along her bottom lip, knowing she’s no longer the delicate little firefly she used to be. She used to be so untouchable, and now she’s mine to break.

“Tommy,” she whispers against my lips. “Shouldn’t the others be here by now?”

“I don’t care about them right now,” I murmur, and move my lips to her neck, running my hand up her shirt, cupping her soft tits. “I just want you, firefly; I want to finish what we started earlier. I need you so badly. All I can ever think about when I’m around you is being inside you.”

Nothing is going to stop me this time from fucking her brains out.

“Yes, you do.” Her fingers are so soft as she rakes her nails across my scalp. “You care about them,” she whispers, chewing on her bottom lip. “I know you do. Remy is still your best friend.”

I unzip my jeans and release my erection, moving her hand to it. “Grab it,” I demand, clawing at her jeans. “I’m going to fuck you again, firefly. I’m not waiting a goddamn second longer.”

Suddenly, a light shines in my eyes, nearly blinding me.

Fuck.

I pull my hand off Didi and run it along the back of my neck, playing it off like it’s no big deal, and Didi doesn’t move even though she was just rubbing herself on me.

Bax waves a flashlight, shining it right in my eyes. His long hair flows over his shoulders as he stumbles into the cave, and Remy is right next to him.

Didi is right; I am relieved to see them. Love em’ or hate em’, they are my family.

“Remy,” she squeaks and jumps off me and right into his arms. “I thought something happened to you.”

“Jesus fucking Christ, Tommy,” he bursts out.

I wave my arm, not bothering to get up and slowly zip up my jeans. “What are you talking about, man?”

He runs his hands up and down Didi’s arms. “Are you okay, Didi?”