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.

me she has a

the questions, but I'm not going

"Does that mean things between you two will go back to the way they were?”

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

definitely getting detention for being this late to class.” I tilt my neck

live

and forth, his

skeletons in our

met

that

Scott.

so much older than us and married and all the guys think she's so hot—things

a past and his

I'm pretty sure you're going

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

wants to kill

to Blake,

"Blake?"

turn around, he's there,

it, it needs to

does seem to

hand lowers to

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

end of my nose, a gesture so sweet it makes my

more games with him, I'm putting a stop to it, he needs to set his sights on a new

going to

He smiles.

"I'll be good.

more settled than when I was walking up here to the roof, but

"Do you think Mrs.

parents about the day we left school? I know that sounds so trivial considering what you're about to face, but I want to prepare myself for what's

I sigh.

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

more focused on me right now.” His

if I hear something, I'll give you

He comes even closer.

before I

against mine and my

scent, his touch, his all-consuming presence—it surrounds me

"Harper,"

he moans.

get enough of, a security I've needed since the post

my mouth, and

ever leave, we have to go

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