Screw My Childhood Sweetheart His Alpha Brother Marked Me First novel Chapter 85

I tilted my face up to Caspian. “How do we do this?”

He brushed the hair away from my face. “We talk. We’re honest.” He pressed his lips to my temple. “We’re going to mess up. Every single one of us. We just need to do what we can to repair the hurt when it happens. Try to not make the same mistake

twice.”

“Knox’s trying to repair the hurt.”

“He is. He asked his father to move Jasmine and Coby out of the lodge.”

My eyes flared. “He did?”

“Yup. They weren’t thrilled about it, but Mason did it anyway.”

“Great, just another reason for Jaz to hate me.”

Caspian’s hand trailed down my back to my hip. “I really do think she’ll get over it, Knox has been pretty damn clear with her the past few days.”

I hated the way my stomach twisted at his words, the knowledge that Jaz had been alone with Knox any number of times while I’d been unconscious. “My one and only boyfriend cheated on me after Lacey died.”

Caspian reared back. “What?”

“I guess he got tired of what a downer I was being. He didn’t even bother breaking up with me. One day I showed up to school, and he was with another girl. Apparently, it had been going on for weeks. He’d lied so many times about studying or needing to help his mom. Really, he’d just been screwing someone else.”

“I’m so sorry, Ro. He’s an idiot.”

I made a scoffing sound. “He’s definitely that. I was already hurting so much, I missed Lace, my family was falling apart. I was supposed to be able to lean on him and he just disappeared. It hurt more than I realized, I guess.”

“And stuff with Knox brings back those memories.”

“It’s not fair. I know that. Knox pushed her away. It’s the little lies that hurt the most. They make me scared that he’ll leave too, one day.”

Caspian traced a nonsensical design on my hip. “He’s not going to leave. He’s not going to betray you. I know it’ll take time, but you’ll see it eventually.”

I wanted Caspian to be right. I wanted to trust Knox, to believe that he wanted me above all others, but that ground felt incredibly shaky.

“How are you feeling?” Caspian asked as his gaze swept over my face.

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Chapter 85

“Better.” I’d showered and changed into a fresh pair of pajamas. My muscles no longer ached as if I’d been through a washing machine’s spin cycle. I reached up, tracing the dark circles under his eyes. “How about you?”

“I’m good.”

I pinned him with a stare.

Caspian chuckled. “A little tired, but feeling so much better now that you’re awake. You scared the hell out of me. Out of all of

us.”

“I’m sorry.”

“It’s not your fault.”

“I know that, but I’m still sorry you went through it.”

He leaned forward, brushing his lips against mine. “Just assuring myself you’re real.”

I grinned against his mouth. “Definitely real.”

I deepened the kiss, something lighting deep inside me as Caspian’s tongue stroked mine. His hand tightened on my hip. drawing me closer. He hardened against me, the contact sending sparks of sensation dancing across my skin.

A phone dinged. We ignored it. Caspian rolled me to my back, his hand slipping beneath my shirt.

The phone started ringing. Caspian muttered a curse and pulled the device from his pocket. “What?”

He squeezed his eyes closed, as if fighting back the words he wanted to let fly. “Yes, you can come in.”

He tapped a button on the screen and rolled to his back. “Anson is such a fucking cock block.”

I couldn’t help it, I burst out laughing. After all the heaviness of the past few weeks, it felt more than good. Not as good as alone time with Caspian would’ve felt, but close.

I woke to a familiar heat,One that made me feel safe, cocooned, I blinked a few times and River‘ face came into focus. It was

relaxed in sleep, but I could feel that soothing energy flowing from him, reaching out for me even in unconsciousness.

A hand tightened on my hip and Caspian growled. “Anson, if that’s your dick I feel against my ass, we’re gonna have words.”

Anson mumbled something unintelligible and then rolled to his back. “Morning wood isn’t my fault.”

Caspian cursed. “We need a bigger bed.”

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