Screw My Childhood Sweetheart His Alpha Brother Marked Me First novel Chapter 103

Chapter 103

River hand trailed up and down my back. “It’s probably somewhere in between.”

I looked up at him in question.

“We’re all shades of gray, Ro. None of us is all good or all bad. We may skew a little more to the dark or light, but we’re actually a beautiful

mixture.”

I traced a rip in Luc’s jeans with my finger. “It feels safer to put her in a category and keep her there.”

“Safe maybe, but you’d miss out on so much. It’s the presence of the light and the dark that makes us appreciate each opposite. We need that balance to be fully human.”

“I think if I give her that space to be fully human, it hurts that much more that she gave me away.”

River brushed the hair away from my face. “Her circumstances have nothing to do with you being loveable and worthy. Of course, it hurts. It wouldn’t matter if the reasons were noble or nefarious. It still caused you pain. I want you to have the answers so that you can find your way to forgiveness. Not for her, but for you.”

He let his fingers sift through my hair in a soothing stroke. “That’s the thing about being an empath. You realize that understanding where another person is coming from is the key to freedom. I can let go of so much because I realize how little of it actually has anything to do with

me.”

I looked at the woman in the photo again, wondering if she might’ve even been pregnant here. I thought about how scared she must’ve been to be alone in that knowledge. I felt the tugging strands of compassion and struggled to grab hold. I could find that empathy for her, even if I didn’t have all my answers.

I looked up at Luc. “You make me better, you know that?”

He brushed his lips across mine. “We make each other better.”

As our lips met again, a searing pain lashed against my hip and I cried out.

“Hell,” he muttered, wincing. “Are you okay?” River was already pulling the worst of my pain away.

“What was that?”

His hands went to the waistband of his jeans, tugging it down a fraction. The small triangle that had been only an outline yesterday was now filled.

I leaned back, adjusting my jeans so that I could see my star. Another prong of the shape was filled in. My gaze shot to Luc. “Was that-?”

A smile stretched across his face. “We bonded.”

Are you okay?

What happened?

Where are you?

Typically, if someone spoke to you via the pack link, there was a sort of polite knocking in your mind. But this time, voices barged right in. The last question had been growled by Vaughn.

We’re fine, River assured them.

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Screw My Childhood Sweetheart–His Alpha Brother Marked Me First!

Chapter 103

Senna felt pain,Vaughn pushed,

I bit my lip. I must’ve accidentally let my pain out through the pack link to our bond. But this was something I wanted to share in person, not through some bizarre brain connection. We’re okay, really. We’ll fill you in when we get back to the room.

It was a challenge to Vaughn. He couldn’t demand answers, yet refuse to be a part of our bond. At some point, he had to jump.

Looks like the rain’s letting up. Can you make it back?Knox asked.

We’ll be there soon, Luc answered.

The voice in my mind blinked out. River took my face in his hands. “I really don’t want to go back.”

My hands went around his waist, pulling us closer together. “Me either.”

He took my mouth in a kiss that seared me to the spot. He poured all of his emotion into it, and I swore I could feel just how much he loved me. In a flash, I was straddling his lap, needing more of that feeling.

River‘ hands gripped my ass, pulling me flush against his growing hardness. I moaned into his mouth at the delicious friction. “Luc.”

“Hell, Ro,” he whispered against my mouth. “I need you.”

“Think they’ll wait?” The last thing I wanted was someone mentally barging in on my and Luc’s first time together

He grimaced. “No, they won’t.”

I brushed my mouth softly against his. “We’ll find time together soon.”

He nipped my bottom lip. “I’ll kidnap you if I have to.”

“Is it kidnapping if I go willingly?”

Luc chuckled. “I guess not.”

I climbed off his lap, even though it was the last thing I wanted to do. He let out a pained groan. I pressed my lips together to keep from laughing. “Sorry?”

He pushed to his feet. “You’re not sorry at all.” Luc opened the door and peeked out. “Looks like we’re good to go.”

He held out a hand and I took it. The woods around us looked even more green after the storm. As if the trees had instantly soaked up the

nutrients.

I tapped out a nonsensical rhythm on Luc’s hand. “Is it going to be weird to tell the guys?”

He looked down at me. “It’s good for the whole of the bond when the connections begin to cement.”

“But?” I asked, sensing there was something he was holding back.

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