Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,67

grind at the thought that any of them are from things remotely close to what I’ve been through. Quite honestly it makes me fucking murderous.

If I ever find out who put those demons in her eyes the fucker will be left wishing for death before I’m fucking done with him.

Speaking of, my gaze lands on the grazes on her face. I have a feeling that they cover more of her body and she answered my silent question earlier, so I know she didn’t get them by accident. I don’t know how to answer Rafe’s question truthfully right now, everything is just so fucking complicated. So I deflect with a question of my own.

“Where did the grazes come from?” I rasp quietly.

The tension in the room goes up and before any of the guys answer, Ever does.

“I had a stalker, he kidnapped me and got pissed when I didn’t do as I was told. The guys rescued me before he could act on his plans for me though” she explains casually and smiles softly at the guys, it’s obvious she adores them.

My blood boils and I fight the red that bleeds across my eyesight, a sure sign I’m about to fucking lose it.

When I’ve managed to calm myself enough to talk, I make sure that Jensen has Ever distracted and then look to the guys.

“He dead?” I ask completely serious, I have no idea if Ever realises how dangerous these guys are but they are perfectly capable of killing someone who harmed her.

“No, too many fucking witnesses” Trick growls his jaw tensing and a dark cloud descending over them.

They hate it as much as I do, there’s a threat out there to Princess, I mean Ever, and they can’t do fuck all about it because of circumstances.

“Jensen called in a favour, he’ll be wishing he was dead as soon as he steps foot in the prison.” Rafe growls as he smiles darkly.

That’s more like it.

“Good” I reply, earning looks from them all and smirks.

“Fuck off, she’s something else” I growl and the fuckers just laugh at me.

“She really is, just you fucking wait Atlas, she’s going to have you wrapped around her little finger by morning” Luc grins, smacking me on the back.

These guys are the only ones who get away with touching me without losing limbs, them, Rage and apparently now Everleigh.

“That’s if she hasn’t already” Cash chuckles, always observant and sets them all off, I can’t help but join in as I smirk.

“Did you travel light?” Ever asks suddenly and my attention lands on her as she lays the table.

“Yeah,” I say confused, I don’t know how she knew that but I can’t exactly explain why I had to travel light.

“The guys have a spare bag for you, if you wanted to change” she says and the guys smile at her in absolute adoration.

I don’t know about having me wrapped around her finger but she’s certainly got them.

There’s no hint in her voice for me to tell her more, she’s not fishing for information, she’s just letting me know. I am curious though so I decide to push.

“Why do you think I’d like to change?” I ask, raising my eyebrow and crossing my arms across my chest.

She smirks.

“You have blood on your shirt” she says completely unconcerned and my eyebrows hit my hairline.

“Fucking hell, she’s even more observant than you,” I curse my gaze snapping to Cash.

“I don’t even know how she did that, I didn’t notice until she said” Cash shrugs, like it’s not that surprising that she’s picked up on something that he didn’t.

“Where’s the blood from?” Trick asks, firmly.

“Ran into some trouble a couple of towns away, don’t worry it’s taken care of” I grin darkly.

Sent a nice little present back to my father too.

Trick just nods, trusting I’ve taken care of it.

“She’s not going to ask?” I can’t help but ask myself, “and you guys packed me a bag?” I ask raising my eyebrow, it’s not that they wouldn’t care to, more that it just wouldn’t occur to them and they’re all happy to share their shit.

“Nope, I won’t ask. You tell me if you want but I’m not going to pry” Ever calls over to me from where she’s setting drinks out on the table, not even facing me, I shoot an incredulous look at Trick and he just shrugs.

“It was Ever’s idea, she assumed that from what you said in your text you’d probably be travelling light so we should pack you a