You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 85

Harper

"But I didn't fuck her, baby,"

Easton says, his hand moving to my face.

“I didn’t touch her at all.” I want to push him away, but the sound of his voice is what I cling to.

The softness, the rawness, the truth I see in his eyes.

"I couldn't do it,"

he continues.

"I got to her house, I told her how much you mean to me, and that I'm willing to take whatever punishment comes my way but to leave you out of it.” The ache in my stomach turns to something else.

Relief? Tingles? There's so much emotion running through me, I'm not sure I can differentiate my feelings anymore.

But I know I need to hear something again, I need to hear it over and over until it sinks in.

"You really didn't have sex with her?"

He shakes his head.

"No, baby."

His other hand joins my face.

“I didn’t kiss her, I didn’t touch her—nothing happened between us."

His stare deepens.

"I care about you, Harper, more than you think I do.” I fall against his chest and his arms wrap around me, his scent, his warmth, his breath—all giving me so much comfort.

This morning, I didn't know if I'd be here again with him and now I can't imagine being anywhere else.

My eyes close and after a few seconds I ask, “How are we going to get out of this mess?"

“It's my mess, not yours."

I squeeze him tighter.

"You're not in this alone."

"I am because there's no way I'm dragging you into it.

You got enough shit from WHGOSSIP, you don’t need anymore."

I bury my face in his neck.

"What's going to happen?"

"Mrs.

morning and told me

they're going to drag me in and ask all the questions, but I'm not going to

last thing I need is for anyone to press charges and for this to go to court.” "Does that mean things

cordial, but I assure you I won't be asking for any

means, we're definitely getting detention for being this late to class.” I tilt my neck back

live with

back and forth, his hands holding my face

all have skeletons in

just met

that

Scott.

and married and all the guys think she's so

past and his is just much more sexual than

sure you're going

wince at the thought of Ryan's face this morning on the way to

to kill you—

talk to Blake, too.”

"Blake?"

time I turn around, he's there,

had enough of it, it needs to end or we're just going to

seem to

lowers to my

I can't blame the bastard, you're the hottest

of my nose, a gesture so sweet it

to it, he

that conversation going to involve

He smiles.

"I'll be good.

I was walking up here to the roof,

"Do you think Mrs.

sounds

I sigh.

feel like there's a new one every second.” "I don't think you

more focused on me right now.”

I hear something, I'll give

He comes even closer.

kiss me before

crash against mine and my body

his all-consuming presence—it surrounds me and pulls me in and I'm completely

"Harper,"

he moans.

of, a security I've needed

my mouth, and he

don't want to ever leave, we have to go

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