Laces : An Asylum Bully Romance (Boys of Hawthorne Asylum) by Tempi Lark

Author:Tempi Lark [Lark, Tempi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Fallen Press
Published: 2021-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

Ten

Laces

The way Gambrielle looked at me when I told her about Nurse Kline, the pity and revulsion swimming around in her eyes—fuck. It was like watching an episode of Jerry Springer, and not just any episode, but a real cringe-worthy one; the kind that made you put down the chips and beer and start taking serious notes after the first chair was thrown.

Fuck me.

It took less than ten seconds—a turn from Gambrielle, and a swift exit left—for me to become that bastard who had just told his soul mate that he enjoyed chicken wings and fuckin’ her morbidly obese sister.

Or at least that was how it felt…

I sucked in a sharp breath between my teeth and clenched my fists. Nurse Kline had not been a part of the plan—she hadn’t even made it to the blueprint—but do you know what had? Survival. And behind the sterile white walls of Hawthorne a war raged on, and war was not without its casualties. Nurse Kline’s body was a necessary casualty to keep me marching day-in-and-day-out through the bloody trenches. I needed her.

And it was best Gambrielle knew that up front, just in case she got a wild hair up her ass and thought I was boyfriend material. No baby, uh-uh…

“Just so you know: I hurt for you.” Peering over my shoulder, I smirked at the sight of Reyes leaned against the wall, chewing on an apple. “Innocent, naïve, vulnerable—I get it. She’s like anime porn for nerds.”

“So why aren’t you trying to fuck her?”

Shooting me a stern look, Reyes’ kicked off of the wall and took his place beside me. “Because women like her don’t belong in our orbit. She belongs in some farmhouse with blue gingham curtains or something,” he paused, appearing to be in deep thought, “with the white picket fence, devoted husband, and kids that look like Gerber babies. You and I are entitled to three things.” He held up three fingers and began ticking them off, “1) a drug problem, 2) four ex-wives bleeding our bank accounts dry, and 3) a sultry mistress in the Hamptons.”

I raised a brow. “What if she gives me the drug problem?”

Reyes’s head fell back. He groaned. “Jesus, Laces—”

“If she gives me the drug problem, I am entitled to her, four ex-wives, and the mistress.” I pointed out, grinning wide. I didn’t believe for a second that Gambrielle would be the cause of my hypothetical drug problem, but it was worth saying just to see the aggravation creep across Reyes’ face. He was so serious all of the time and didn’t know when to let loose. Slapping my hand across his back, I said, “Relax. Stray isn’t even on my radar. She’s just something to play with.” The fact that she was something new went without saying.

“I know you.” Reyes said, running his hands through his hair. He gripped the ends and shot me a worried look, “Please, for the love of God, keep it in your pants.”

Hey, I’m praying for that too man, I wanted to say, but settled for a firm nod.

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