Page 65 of Steal a King (Five Kings 2)

“Where?”

Thinking he’s referring to the break with Hannah and god forbid Harvey, he says sadly, “Home, away with your sister, in fact, anywhere but by my side.”

I shift back and stare into his troubled eyes, and my heart lurches. “But how, you said yourself you can’t offer me anything outside this? That I wouldn’t be safe with you and become a target, what’s changed?”

Suddenly, the car comes to a swift stop and I fall against him and he sighs. “We’ll talk about it later. Let’s get cleaned up and deal with this shit show then we’ll talk—really talk.”

Dropping a soft kiss on my lips, he smiles. “Come on, did anyone tell you, you stink like a whore’s bed?”

Rolling my eyes, I shift back and reach for a bunch of tissues from a box nearby and hand him a few, whispering, “I smell of you and it’s the sweetest smell in the world.”

This time I drop a light kiss on his lips and sigh with pleasure. I already know I can’t deny him a thing, and if I’m going anywhere, it’s with him by my side.