Her Irish Twins: Advance Review Copy by Madison Faye

Author:Madison Faye [Faye, Madison]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Eight

Gavin

“You awake?”

I nod, even though I know Ben probably can’t see me in the dark.

“Yeah. You?”

I can hear my brother grin at my joke.

“Can’t sleep.”

“So I gathered,” I growl. “Same.”

I glance down at the angel in my arms, sleeping so soundly between us, and my heart beats a little faster. My cock thickens and throbs against that tight, curvy ass pressed so hotly against it, and I think about waking her up, but she’s had a very, very long twenty-four hours. Hell, we all have.

And I know that’s the reason I’m not sleeping. Charlotte, I mean, not the danger or the stress of the current situation. Hell, Ben and I have been dealing with conflict and danger our whole lives, and as intense as this is, it’s not even close to the worst shit we’ve gotten ourselves into. No, I’m awake because this time, for the very first time, there’s another element to the danger.

I’ve never had to worry about Ben, just like he’s never had to worry about me. I mean, sure, yeah, the basic empathy for your own flesh and blood, and the brotherly love we share. I don’t mean that I don’t worry about him like I don’t care about him. I just mean I know Ben can handle himself—he can take care of his shit when the shit gets real, same as me.

And that’s how we’ve gone through life—we’ve never had to worry, or watch our footing hoping the other one can keep up. Or worrying that if we dodge, the danger will hit the other one, if that makes sense. But this?

Well, this is different. Charlotte makes it different.

Because for the first time in my life—in our lives, there’s something to care about that we actually have worry about. It’s not like she’s not strong, or wild, or capable of holding herself up during danger. But, it’s different. Ben and I have dealt with enough shit in life to harden us more than most people. The scars we carry are our armor, and as tough as Charlotte is, she doesn’t have that, and this world isn’t something she’s been bathed in.

She’s a tourist to the dark side here, and knowing that Ben and I are what stands between her and the carnage this world can bring down?

Well, yeah, that’s what’s got me up. And I know it’s what’s got him up too.

“Fuck, man,” my brother whispers, so as to not wake Charlotte. “How did we….”

I smile. “How did we get her?”

“Yeah.”

“Fuck if I know,” I growl. “I’m not sure we’ve ever done anything to deserve her, that’s for sure.”

Ben’s silent a minute before he clears his throat.

“She’s the real deal, brother.”

“I know.”

“No, I mean—”

“Ben, I know,” I growl.

He takes another second in the darkness.

“You love her?”

I grind my jaw, brooding for one second, even though I already know the answer.

“You know you can stop pretending you’re ‘pondering it,’ arse,” he chuckles quietly. “Like you having to think about it instead of blurting it out right makes it sound less insane.

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