Screw My Childhood Sweetheart His Alpha Brother Marked Me First novel Chapter 190

Chapter 190

I slid the scramble from the skillet onto a platter just as the timer dinged. Grabbing the pot holders, I opened the oven and pulled out the biscuits.

Footsteps sounded on the stairs.

“I smell something amazing.” Anson said.

“Hopefully it tastes decent.”

River moved in behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his chin on my shoulder. “It looks great I thought you said you didn’t really know how to cook.”

I placed the biscuits one by one in a towel–lined bowl. “I don’t know the fancy stuff, but I’ve got the basics covered. I had to learn when my mom stopped functioning.”

My heart squeezed at using the word. My father had done what Mason had instructed and stayed away. I hadn’t heard a word from him or my mom. I didn’t even know if she was still in the hospital. In spite of all the awful things that had happened, I still wanted them to be okay.

There was anger and hurt in the mix too, but they were my last real tie to Lacey. It was impossible for me to wish any true ill will towards them. There would likely never be a time where I didn’t miss the family we used to be.

River brushed the hair away from my face. “It’s okay to miss them.”

Anson’s brows pulled together. “Your adoptive parents?”

I nodded. “I know they both did horrible things, but that wasn’t how they were growing up. They were amazing. I think losing Lace just…broke them.”

I never wanted to get to that place. The one where I became a person I didn’t recognize out of grief. I wanted to hold onto who I was, to be the person Lacey loved.

River pressed a kiss to the side of my face, holding me more tightly. “You can’t turn off loving someone, not if that emotion is true. You loved them your whole life, that doesn’t disappear. I don’t think you’d want it to.”

He had a point there. I turned, burrowing into his embrace. Anson moved in behind me, closing the circle. I was completely cocooned in their arms.

There was a peace that had settled over me since last night. All of us coming together in a physical manifestation of the love we shared. There was a rightness that I was so completely secure in.

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Chapter 190

“Love you guys,” I mumbled against River’s chest.

“We love you too. And we’re here no matter what. If you want to talk about them or Lacey, we’ll always listen,” River said.

Anson kissed the top of my head. “You’re never alone, even in the confusing muck of family.”

He understood that better than most.

I turned, lifting my gaze to Anson’s. “Have you heard from your mom at all?”

He shook his head. “Not since that postcard from Switzerland.”

I wanted to give the woman a swift kick. She hadn’t batted an eye when he’d moved out of their home to live with people she didn’t even know.

I linked my fingers with his, squeezing. “We’re building something beautiful here. And strong. It won’t collapse under the strain of whatever’s ahead.”

Emotion blazed in Anson’s eyes. “You’re right. It feels stronger than ever.”

My mouth curved into a smile. “It does, doesn’t it?”

I climbedout of Anson’s SUV and was engulfed in a Cass hug. “I’m so sorry about yesterday.”

“I’m fine, promise.” My body had healed completely overnight. I didn’t even have any bruises around my neck. But I still fought a shudder as Chris‘ face flashed in my mind. The fact that I’d have to see him on the daily until we graduated was not something I was looking forward to.

“I’d like to rearrange Sadie’s face and give Chris a castration with no anesthesia.”

Ridge’s lips twitched as he wrapped an arm around his mate. “She’s bloodthirsty when it comes to the people she

cares about.”

I chuckled. “I’m glad she’s on my team.”

Jack grinned. “You should be.” The smile slipped from his face. “I’m glad you’re okay.”

“Me too.”

“I’m just glad that Anson didn’t murder anyone,” Ridge said.

Anson slung an arm over my shoulders. “It was touch and go there for a moment.”

ths Marked Me First

Chapter 190

Looks passed between the guys, and I knew that if Chris started anything today, he wouldn’t make it until last period.

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