Brick Brick (Knights Corruption MC - Next Generation, #4) - S. Nelson Page 0,41

between us without realizing it? Did I believe his answer, or did he tell me what he thought I wanted to hear? “Maybe this isn’t a good idea after all.”

My stomach dropped and a wave of nausea rippled through me.

“Us?” I whispered.

Brick’s gaze slid back to mine in a heartbeat, the intensity of his stare swallowing me, making it hard for me to take my next breath.

“I’m talkin’ about the fuckin’ threesome.” He shook his head slightly. “If I told you how I truly feel about you, Zo, I’d scare you off for sure.”

“Try me.” He shook his head again, his tentativeness riddled in the coiled ridges of his muscles. “Please. I need to hear it.”

“Okay, but if you run from me, I’ll chase you.”

“I hope so,” I responded, needing to be consumed by him, in every possible way I could think of.

“Okay,” he said, releasing a heavy breath. “Here goes.” He closed his eyes briefly before looking at me again. “My need to protect you consumes me, so much that sometimes I can’t think straight. I get agitated easily when I’m not with you, and when I am with you, I’m already thinking about having to leave you, which only pisses me off. It’s a vicious cycle.”

He stopped speaking, cupping the back of my head, and tugging me close, resting his forehead against mine. I saw a flicker of vulnerability in his eyes, but it disappeared before I could grab hold of it.

“When I see other men look at you, I wanna rip their fuckin’ eyes out of their head. When you told me you were only with two other men before, I wanted to ask you for their names so I could beat them for having touched you in the first place. When I’m inside you, I wanna stay there forever. I want every one of your smiles, your laughs, your tears. I want you to be consumed by me like I am by you. I don’t want you to think about anyone except me. I don’t want you to talk to anyone else except me. If I could keep you in this house forever, I would. Have you all to myself, forever.” He swallowed, the silence that followed stifling, yet comforting at the same time.

“Wow.” My one-word response was the only one I could think of to say.

“I warned you.”

“You know I have to talk to men, not only at work but in life in general, right?” I pulled back so I could see his face.

“I know. I’m not sayin’ you can’t talk to men. I would never control anything you say or do. I’m simply tellin’ you what thoughts consume me, like you asked. Should I have kept my mouth shut?” Worry passed over his features, but when I answered his question with a searing kiss, he relaxed into me.

“Thank you,” I said when I finally came up for air.

“For what?”

“For dismissing my worries with your crazy thoughts.”

“You’re welcome.” The inflection in his deep voice made those two words into a question of sorts. “Does this mean we’re on for tonight with Andy? Because if you’re having second thoughts, we won’t do it. I’m fine with that. Whatever you want.”

I moved off his lap before he could stop me. “I’ll tell her we’ll be there tonight.”

19

“Are you sure you’re okay with everything I said?” My grip on the steering wheel intensified, the ache in my fingers when I flexed them afterward making me wince.

“For the thousandth time, yes. I think you’re sweet.” Zoe placed her hand high up on my leg. If she moved over two inches, she’d be met with a surprise. I’d been hard since we left the house. That’s a lie. I’d been hard since she thanked me for telling her everything I had, that my words somehow dismissed her worries about her not being enough for me.

I took a huge risk rambling off all the crazy thoughts in my head, but she asked for it. I only hoped when she had more time to think about what I’d said, she wouldn’t turn and run.

My feelings for her intensified every day, and while what I told her was possessive and controlling, I’d never mistreat her in any way. She had her own life to live, her own friends, and a job she loved. That didn’t mean if I saw a guy hitting on her, I wouldn’t react, or if I thought she was putting herself in danger, even after the threat toward the