Chapter 0240

“One, Ariel Sinclair,” Ben says, laughing, “if you tried to kill me, I could take you.”

I laugh too, grinning at him.

“And two,” he continues, and my face falls along with his as real sorrow appears in his eyes, “if you’re asking me if I’m jealous of you having two of the most eligible men in the nation so upset that you’re not singularly in love with them that they’re ready to kill each other?” He leans forward, a bit intent, a bit sorrowful. “Yeah, babe. I’m jealous.‘

“Oh, Ben,” I murmur, setting my plate of cake aside on the coffee table and leaning forward to him, reaching out. “It will be all right – it will all –”

“It won’t, though, will it?” Ben murmurs, taking my hand and looking down at his knees as he squeezes it, sweet and sorrowful and hopeless. “Not if I…if I want him…”

I squeeze his hand back, not knowing what to say, but the door opens and we both turn to it, both of us sighing to see an exhausted Rafe walk through.

“Dafo

“What is this,” Rafe murmurs, his eyes flicking over my hand held in Ben’s, the half–eaten chocolate cake on the coffee table. Ben and I…we really didn’t go easy on it, did we? “A third mate?”

“If only I were so lucky,” Ben sighs, standing up and then bending over to give me a fond kiss on the cheek.

gratitude, not yet letting go of his hand just yet. “For being so nice

cheek and then standing up straight, looking up at

Rafe murmurs, patting Ben on the shoulder with true gratitude, we need some family time

exclaim,

a way that would impress an Espionage cadet. “Absolute hours, baby

way towards the

to breakfast, Ben!” I call after him, knowing that the

instead of the Hall so that we all have time to pack. Neither Rafe or Jesse counter me, but after the door clicks shut, my cousin and my brother level

I know that I’m in for

into the corner of the couch and making plenty of room for them. “Eat some cake

me very seriously, cuts himself a slice and sits neatly across the couch from me in Luca’s usual spot that Ben just vacated. “And aren’t you interested, young lady? In the status

me when he knows I’m obviously dying to know

him and sitting on the floor next to the couch as he reaches for the cake

tell he’s

And also, that they wouldn’t have come back to the room if Luca and Jackson

serious now as he looks down at his

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