Forever My Valentine by Lucy Darling

Author:Lucy Darling [Darling, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-10T18:30:00+00:00

6

Valen

I grip my phone. Her response not only pisses me off, it somehow turns me on too. My little pet is mad. This is not the place or time for me to be getting hard.

I think I might know why. If I was in her place, I’d be saying far worse things. Actually, I wouldn’t be saying anything. I’d be doing something.

If I caught wind that Petal was engaged or about to be engaged, there would be blood spilled. Not hers unless you were going to count her virginity as I took it. No, it would be that of whoever thought they could have her. Petal is mine. It was always going to be this way. It didn’t matter what we had to go through; we were always meant to come out on the other side of it together.

In college, I kept busy with school and learning from my father. I told myself and others around me I didn’t have time to date. I also didn’t care if dumb rumors got out that I had been dating someone. It didn’t matter back then. I was a world away at college, and Petal was too young.

Things have changed. I’m not in college anymore, and Petal could get wind of this bullshit. Going off her text, I’m thinking she already has. My girl is more than pissed. She has no need to be jealous. There never has been or never will be anyone but her. I’m not even going to try to pretend that I don’t love that she’s having this reaction. It shows me she cares.

As for her cousin, I regret ever being polite to her. I’d only done it because she was part of Petal’s family. Before that, she was James' niece. That’s all it had ever been, though. That’s the problem with being nice at times. Especially when it comes to a girl like Tia, one that always gets what she wants, and when she realizes she can’t have it, she’ll only try harder for it.

“I don’t understand the problem. Tia is a suitable partner for you then—”

“Don’t finish that sentence.” I warn Cooper. When I got wind of the rumor, I headed straight over to Coopers’ home. This wasn’t a game I was going to play, and I would be cutting the head off the snake. I might allow Cooper to get away with some of his bullshit when it came to money, but this was different. He should know that. I made that pretty clear at our last meeting.

“She’s eighteen.” Cooper tries to pretend he’s offended.

“How old was your last mistress?” I toss back at him. Cooper’s eyes almost pop out of his head. “You think I don’t know what goes on with the people around Petal? I make it my business to know.”

Hell, I knew about all of her friends and their families. All I’ve ever wanted is to keep Petal safe. Sadly, her biggest threat was the people her parents left her to. For years I asked myself why they’d do such a thing, but as of recently I’ve started to understand.

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