Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 26959 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 135(@200wpm)___ 108(@250wpm)___ 90(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 26959 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 135(@200wpm)___ 108(@250wpm)___ 90(@300wpm)
“Baby.” He sighed and looked up at the ceiling, and she wondered what was going through his head right now. “We can’t live in the past. If we do, we won’t ever make it in the future. Do you understand?”
She did, but words weren’t going to help her forget any of it, no matter how eloquently they were phrased.
“Listen, until you realize that, you’ll never be able to enjoy life. And, baby,” he leaned in and brushed his lips against hers. “I want to enjoy that life with you.” Mouth fully fused with hers, Jonas kissed her like they hadn’t just fucked on the counter.
“What the fuck?” Rian sounded shocked and angry.
“Well shit,” Tanner said, and there was this thickness in his voice that had her body heating.
Sasha’s heart stopped. Jonas turned around slowly, as if her brother finding them in an intimate embrace wasn’t a big deal.
This was so a big deal.
6
Sasha had wanted to sit Rian down, explain that she loved Tanner and Jonas, and hope he accepted that. This, of course, would have all been done after she spoke with Tanner.
“Rian, just calm down.” That was so not the right thing to say. To make matters worse, Tanner smirked and gave her a heated look.
“How about you just say what’s going on.”
She pinched the bridge of her nose. Like they didn’t know what was going on. Hell, she still wore Jonas’s shirt, the damn thing unbuttoned, and her hair probably looking like she just got fucked on a kitchen counter
“I...” She smoothed her hands down her dress and looked between her furious brother and a shocked Tanner.
Rian’s chest rose and fell, and his face was turning an angry shade of red. “I want to hear what Jonas has to say,” Rian said.
This was going from bad to worse, especially when Rian kept clenching and unclenching his hands.
Tanner took a step closer, and the air shifted to something uncomfortable.
Her brother looked between her and Jonas, and she could see the barely restrained rage below the surface. “Did you fuck my sister, man?” Rian’s nostrils flared, and he looked between her and Jonas over and over again. If the danger wasn’t right at the surface, she would have been mortified by the situation.
Nothing was said for so long Sasha didn’t think Jonas would actually answer, but then he said, “Yes, but I’m in love with her, and she’s in love with me.” A heartbeat of silence passed before Tanner added gasoline to the already raging fire.
“Jonas isn’t the only one, Rian. I’m in love with your sister, too.”
Everything happened so quickly that Sasha didn’t know what the hell was even happening. One minute, she was leaning against the counter, and the next Jonas had her pushed into the corner of the kitchen just as Rian charged him.
The breakfast bar blocked the two men, but that didn’t stop her insane brother from practically vaulting the damn thing to get to Jonas.
“You owe me one hell of an explanation.” Rian continued to clench and unclench his hands at his sides. When Jonas didn’t answer fast enough, Rian moved closer.
“Rian, stop it.” She made a move to go to them, to stop what was clearly about to happen, but strong arms wrapped around her middle and the scent of Tanner surrounded her.
“Stay put. I don’t want you getting hurt.” He let go of her and went over to Rian, who was in some kind of standoff with Jonas. Jonas held his hand up to stop his brother.
“Rian, man, calm down. It isn’t what you think. We love your sister.” Hearing Tanner say that after all this time squeezed her heart in a vice.
“You.” Rian pointed at Tanner and speared him with a gaze that was filled with rage but also hurt.
Oh God. Seeing her brother’s expression look like one of betrayal was hard to stomach.
“I’ll get to you when I’m done with him.”
“If you’ll just let us explain—” Jonas’s words were cut off when Rian punched him in the face. Tanner said something low and angry, but Jonas held one hand up to stop him.
His other hand cupped the side of his mouth.
“I deserved that for not explaining my intentions to you sooner.” She could see a trickle of blood dripping down his chin and covered her own mouth to hold off her sound of distress. The next thing she knew, Rian and Jonas were at each other’s throats.
It was clear Jonas was trying to defend himself as Rian wailed on him, and there was no doubt in Sasha’s mind that Jonas was letting her brother kick his ass. Tanner was in the fight in the next second, trying to get his best friend off of his twin.
Blood was on the floor and splattered across Rian’s white t-shirt.
She screamed for him to stop, begged him to get control of himself, but her words fell on deaf ears. There was nothing she could do because getting in the middle of three fully grown and powerful men as they fought was dumb as hell.