Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,27

be. The bond we have with him is just as strong as the bond we have with each other, despite having not known him for as long. Sometimes you meet a person and just know they’re supposed to be one of your people in some sort of capacity. He’s never met Ever though obviously, so he wouldn’t be in the same sort of relationship with Ever as me and the guys, he knew that obviously and it didn’t bother him. He used to say that she sounded like the sort of person he would actually get along with. There weren’t many to be honest, he’s prickly to put it fucking mildly. He also said that even if for some reason he didn’t get on with her he would try for us.

I should be nervous about him meeting Ever, and I am but not because I don’t think he’d like her, everyone loves Ever. Apart from jealous bitches, but even then they don’t like her because of how awesome she is and admittedly the attention she gets from us. It’s more than that though, I’m nervous because of how commanding and damn right terrifying his presence can be. It took me a while to get used to it, Jensen was the only one who didn’t seem to struggle with it but then the darkness that Jensen has inside that only really comes out when he fights now, Atlas is shrouded in it completely and all the time. I will forever be grateful that he’s on our side, the guy is fucking deadly and I’m not exaggerating. I’m nervous because I’m not sure how Ever is going to react to that. Which reminds me, we still need to warn her that he doesn’t like to be touched.

We all know he went through some really heavy shit in his past but we never got the whole story, hell we never even got a vague idea of what he went through. He always said that it was safer for us not to know, obviously we protested but he never budged on it. I honestly think that his past has something to do with why he left. I just hope he’s safe because otherwise there’s going to be hell to fucking pay. I’m hoping that we can get some more information out of him at the cabin, I have no doubt that he will be there.

Everleigh

The guys took the news about their parents with a lot less surprise than I thought they would. Almost like they had already heard about those sorts of relationships, well technically they had, I mean Rafe said he heard about them.

“How did you know about that sort of relationship, I didn’t even know it was a thing” I ask, and they freeze slightly before Rafe answers me.

“I still love books, it’s a genre called Reverse Harem” he explains, and I’m incredibly intrigued, that could offer some serious insight into how it all works. I know Kat said I could ask her anything, but she is still Cash’s mom and there’s some things I don’t want to ask her.

“Can I borrow one?” I ask.

“Sure no problem, hang on I think I’ve got one here somewhere” he says getting up and leaving the room, I watch him leave because Rafe’s ass is absolutely delectable and I just can’t fucking help myself. When I turn back it’s to catch the end of a hopeful look being exchanged between the guys. I’d ask but honestly I’m too tired to bother.

“Hey, can I borrow someone’s shirt to sleep in please?” I ask, “my pj’s are uncomfortable on the scrapes.”

“Sure, I’ll grab you one of mine” Trick answers his words practically running together in his haste to offer first and making me giggle.

“Thank you” I grin.

He leaves as Rafe re enters and hands me a book, “there you go baby.”

“Thanks, Rafe, I promise I’ll look after it” I say hugging it to my chest and he chuckles.

“Right so what’re we watching?” Riot asks and I lean my head against his shoulder as my fingers create little braids in Jensen’s hair as he lies with his head on my stomach like usual. Riot leans down and places a kiss on the top of my head as the guys argue about to watch, so I tilt my head so I’m facing him.

“Kiss?” I say quietly.

He chuckles but dips his head down to mine kissing me slowly, as his tongue slips in my mouth and tangles with mine, he