I let the tears fall then, as he crushes me to his chest, having zero strength to hold them back. I cry so hard it’s like a dam has burst, and I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to stop. All the while, Jude just holds me, running his hand up and down my spine in a soothing gesture.
Eventually, the tears stop, even though my body still jerks as my breath hitches in my chest.
“Let’s get you home. You’re freezing,” he coaxes, rubbing his hands up and down my arms. That’s when I notice he’s only in a T-shirt himself.
I nod and wait for him to stand before twisting and letting him help me up. I wince when I stand, feet feeling raw.
“What is it?”
“My feet are a little sore, but I’ll be okay.”
He bends to take a look before cursing. “Christ Cherry, these are a mess.” He scoops me up before I can protest.
“Wait, Kai’s gun.”
He dips me so I can grab the gun from the ledge and then stand, tucking me into him as if to shelter me from the cold.
“Why did you come for me?”
“I told you, everyone was worried.”
“Yeah, but why you? You’re not a part of this world anymore, Jude. You can’t just pop in and out. It’s not safe.”
He doesn’t answer. He just stares at the elevator door with his jaw tense.
“Jude,” I try again as the door slides open.
He walks us inside and hits the button to close the doors. I wait for him to press the button for the ground floor, but he doesn’t. He stands there, his breathing picking up speed as he holds me tighter, then suddenly he stalks forward and pushes me up against the elevator wall.
“My superiors wanted me to bring you in. They wanted me to set you up using any means necessary. It’s never fucking ending, and no matter which side I’m on, you are always in the middle,” he growls, letting the wall take some of my weight.
I close my eyes in resignation but snap them open again when his hand slides up the inside of my thigh, the baggy shorts offering no resistance as he hooks my panties with his pinky finger and pulls the material away from my pussy.
“What’s going on? Is this your final fuck you before you bring me in? Huh? Is that what this is?” I shout.
He slides two fingers inside me, making me hiss. The fact that I’m wet makes me want to punch myself as much as I want to punch him.
“Get the fuck off me! You made your choice, now move,” I yell, bucking against him but he just yanks my shorts and panties off before hoisting me back up again. I struggle as he undoes his fly and frees his heavy cock and positions it against my pussy.
“Jude,” the panic in my voice is clear for both of us to hear. He freezes for a moment, pressing his forehead against mine.
“I told them to fuck off. I quit, Cherry, I choose you,” he whispers before surging inside me.
I scream in shock as his words penetrate.
“What?”
“I choose you, today, tomorrow, and every day,” he answers, pulling almost all the way out before sliding back in to the hilt.
I sob as he fucks me, unable to stop myself as my body ignites under his touch and with his words. I grip his hair and kiss him hard, holding him tight to me in case he tries to let me go.
He fucks me hard and deep, hitting a spot inside me that makes me clench around him.
When I come, I bury my face in his neck and shout out his name, feeling him jerk inside me. That’s when I realize we didn’t use a condom.
And I just fucked Kai’s brother.
“Oh, God,” I groan.
“Hey, it’s okay, I’m clean.” He lowers me to my feet gently, then tucks himself away as I scramble to slide my clothes back on.
“I need to talk to Kai.”
“Hey, it’s going to be okay. Kai and I have shit to work out, but we will because that’s what brothers do. And as for you, well, the bastard can fight me for you or learn to share. He managed to share a womb for nine months with me. I’m sure we’ll figure it out. And, Cherry, he talked about this with me before everything became such a mess. He was the one who proposed the idea of sharing you, so he’ll be on board,