Springwell Series: Books 1 - 6 by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

21

VIKTORIA

“No, no, no,” I whispered over and over. I dropped to the floor, Lee cradled in my arms. The blood drained from my head, and I blinked at the darkness trying to impede my vision. “Lee!” I shouted, squirming to free my legs from under his body.

Lee groaned as two men knelt beside him. They looked so much like him that they had to be his brothers. The one with the longer hair ripped Lee’s shirt from his pants and forced it up. The one with the crew cut ran his hands over Lee’s body armor.

Lee let out a wheeze. “Goddamn, it hurts. What happened to Katrin?”

“Tied her up,” said Crew Cut. “She’s neutralized.” He moved Lee’s shirt higher, revealing a bullet hole in his armor, right over Lee’s shoulder blade. “You’re fine,” he declared. “Bullet’s lodged in the Kevlar.”

Lee’s other brother slapped his bicep. “Stop being a wimp in front of your woman.”

Lee coughed again and planted his hands on the rug. “Who’re you calling a wimp? That’s going to leave a mark for at least a month.” Sitting up gingerly, he rolled his arm. “Don’t call Viktoria ‘my woman.’” His amber eyes flashed, landing on me. “After witnessing her skill with a blade, I’m afraid she’ll cut off something I prize. She’s made it clear my place is⁠—”

“At my side,” I interrupted, leaning in close. “If you’d stop hurling accusations at me for one minute and let me talk, I’d finally be able to tell you that I’d love to be your woman, but only if you’ll be my man.”

“What?” He blinked, resting his elbows on his knees. “Did Katrin drug you? Did you get hit in the head? The way we left things…you’re not making any sense.” He gripped his hands together. “On the plane, you made it clear I’m just the help. I’m not like you, don’t know you, don’t understand your life.” He shot me a look. “I call BS on that, by the way. I know you better than you think.”

Remorse shot through me. “I know you do.” I reached for his hands. “You’ve always seen me. Those things I said…I was scared and lashed out.” Time to just put it all out there. “I’m falling for you, Lee McCallister. It feels right when I’m with you, and I don’t want to you to walk away from me.”

His jaw dropped open. “But I heard you and Katrin⁠—”

“No,” I snapped, shaking my head. “You heard Katrin. I never agreed with anything she said, but I couldn’t say anything during the party.” Fury whipped through me. So many horrible things had happened thanks to that stupid fashion show. “Those people like to gossip—rich people, you know. It’s like high school never ended. If I’d defended you, the gossip would have spread like wildfire.” I bit my lip, pushing the betrayal and loss to the side. I needed to focus on the one positive thing I had left. “I didn’t know how you felt about me, and what we had was so new.

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