Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,78

knife embedded in the wall by his head and me. A savagely wicked grin filled with heat crosses his features and Luc starts to laugh harder.

“Oh Firecracker, you’ve done it now” he chuckles.

I smirk as my adrenalin peaks and I slowly back up out of the room, his gaze turns predatory and he starts to follow as I turn to run, unable to stop the laughter bubbling free as I enter the main living area and the guys all turn to me eyebrows raised. I ignore them as I dart across the room and hear Atlas right behind me.

“Princess!!” he calls after me as he comes barrelling through the door and snatches me up.

The guys jaws drop with shock as my legs wrap around his waist and he slams his lips on mine again. When he pulls back he smirks again.

“I feel like we missed something” Jensen grins and he smirks at me winking when I blush.

“Ever threw one of her knives at Atlas” Luc says casually as he enters the room.

“Ah ok I get that” Jensen shrugs and he really does.

“Oh Sweetheart, you’re in trouble now” Trick chuckles as his gaze switches from Atty to me.

His words confuses me but before I can ask Atlas has put me down and everyone’s got their kisses. Luc then pulls out of the door and into the snow throwing my coat to me as I get into the truck in a rush.

Chapter Nineteen

Riot

As soon as the door shuts behind Ever and Luc we all turn to look at Atlas, in what could only be described as shock. Never in all the time I’ve known him has he behaved like he is with Ever. He lets her touch him and it doesn’t even phase him.

“Oh fuck off, you were right, she’s something else” he grunts reluctantly.

“Dude she had you the second you saw her” Trick chuckles as we all take seats on the large u-shaped couch.

The amusing thing is that he doesn’t even deny it and we all grin at him. I hoped that it would turn out like this. It’s amusing to see our surly brother so tied up in knots over Ever, it’s not surprising though we all are.

“She threw a knife at you?” Jensen smirks and a dark light entering his eyes.

Dude likes knives a little too much if you ask me.

“Yep” he says looking, impressed.

“She missed I take it?” Trick chuckles as he studies him, no doubt seeing how into Ever he already is.

“Yeah, on purpose” Atlas replies and smirks, “she could’ve hit me no fucking problem” he chuckles. “I questioned her on her knowledge of guns…”

I interrupt him.

“Am I the only one who was shocked she knew how to handle a gun?” I ask as I lean against Rafe.

“Nope. Although now that I think about it, it’s hardly surprising” Cash adds.

The lucky fucker, we all fucking heard them both this morning and it was hot as fuck. I smirk at him and he grins. I’m jealous but not in a stomach churning, I want to kick his ass kind of way more I wish it was me but I’m pretty damn sure I’m going to get her to myself at some point. Well to myself and Rafe. My grin widens as I think of having them both in my bed.

“What does that mean?” Atlas snaps out, bringing me back into the conversation.

I share a look with the others, he doesn’t need to know all of Ever’s past, what we know of it anyway, right now. It’s going to hit him hard especially since he seems to care about her. I know Ever gave Trick the go ahead to tell him but I’m perfectly happy letting him decide what to do with this situation. I’m guessing he’s going to handle it fairly delicately.

“She made drug drops for her dad” Trick says bluntly.

Or not, what the fuck.

“She did what?” Atlas rasps as he goes deathly still, fury growing in his eyes.

“You heard me. I will tell you more later, when she’s gone to bed, it will give you enough time to control your reaction but we have something planned for today and you really don’t need to know now. Ok?” He asks, using what I like to call his boss voice.

Atlas takes a deep breath as he closes his eyes and then nods once.

“I want to know later though Trick” he demands.

“You got it man.”

“Before we got side tracked what I was trying to tell you fuckers is that Ever