Torn Between The Carter Brothers

Chapter 43

Addison

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“Coming over?” I breathed out, my heart pounding hard against my ribs. Right now, I’d be lying if I claim to not be shocked out of my mind. I was just settling into the hotel I checked into when I started getting calls from Zane. The first call I got from him made my heart flutter hard, cause at that moment, I had been thinking of him. Then I felt irritated causes he literally bailed out on me, so I ignored all his calls till he texted me.

And now, he was apparently coming over.

“B- but why?” I asked, my voice sounding high pitched to my own ears as I sat up even more.

“Do I need to have a reason?” He shot back and I swallowed emptily, my heart pounding against my ribs. It was at the tip of my tongue to ask him to get lost. When I needed him throughout today at the wedding, he was nowhere to be found, but now he was calling me and saying that he was coming over.

However, after all that I went though today, I wanted a hug so bad. I wanted a lot more than that, but a hug would do wonders. I might refuse to admit it: I might still be mad at Zane, but I couldn’t deny that I wanted to see him right now. Just listening to his voice had managed to calm my unsettled thoughts a little.

“Bunny?” He called out and I swallowed emptily as my heart jumped right into my throat, and I had to get to my feet and start pacing around as I gripped the phone tighter.

“Don’t call me that anymore, we’re already done with our pretense, remember?” I mumbled, my voice sounding weak to my own ears.

He hummed and spoke again. “Where are you? Still on the island?”

I shook my head as I responded. “No, not anymore,”

“So, where are you?”

“In a hotel.” I muttered and he hummed again, the sound making my heart race. I had gotten so used to that sound that I was so certain I’d recognize it in my dreams.

“Give me the address.”

He didn’t even sound like he was begging a little, it was like an order, and I ended up rattling it off before I could stop myself.

“I’ll be there in a bit.” He said then the call disconnected, and I was left gaping at the phone while my heart raced hard.

I felt extremely shaken to the core, still unable to believe that call just happened. I had thought that

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out so much after getting this hotel room. But now, it turns out he’s already on his way here right now, and my heartbeat picked

should still be annoyed… and I still am. However I’d just be lying if I acted like I wasn’t looking forward

glory. The tank top he had on revealed the sleeves of his tattoos and the material of his top stretched over his pecs, and I had to

are you just gonna undress me out here?” He drawled in that familiar, teasing drawl and my

Undressing you?!” I hurled at him as I scowled at

gritted out, my lips pursed in a thin line. When his eyes trail down my body, I felt my face flame up,

with mine, he clicked his tongue before speaking. “Something

blanched. “That’s it?

his hands this time. “Why do I have to do that? I didn’t do anything

mouth fell open in disbelief, cause I couldn’t believe

a scoff and slammed the door in his face, or tried to- cause he managed to shove his shoe between the door before

on shoving him away then closing the door. I realized my mistake when he smoothly stepped past me and walked right

might explode, and on whirling around,

out,”

against a wall and looking so relaxed that it made me more annoyed, cause I was anything but relaxed right now. My heartbeat was all over the place and my stomach was clenching tightly since I pulled the

me to avoid strangers from peering in while walking past, then I pointed a hand at

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Zane, why are you

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I

off to LA.”

eyes. So

you’ve seen me, haven’t you? You

he pushed off the wall and headed in my direction, I thought he’d actually listen to me and was about to leave, however, that train of thought changed when he stepped right into my personal space. My eyes widened, my heart flying into my throat as I inched backward till the door was pressed against my back. He closed the distance between us, his hands settling on the spots by

down at me and I swallowed emptily as my heart

my voice

so that I was

asked, voice soft, completely

as he continued. “Was it

it, the softness in his voice, and those intense eyes which seemed to see ight into my soul. That managed to crack the wall I had managed to put over my emotions today and I felt my chest start

was still determined to not cry, so I cleared

it was okay…” even as I breathed out that lie, I ended up trailing off just as a teardrop

at his chest and glancing away, but he didn’t budge, while his grip on my chin