Dangerous Hearts: Book Two in the Savage Hearts Series by Mary E. Twomey

Author:Mary E. Twomey [Twomey, Mary E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Lovers Doing Loverly Things

Adelita

It’s not until midnight that Santos and Rafael finally emerge from the bathroom. I can’t stop apologizing, stuck on repeat until the bags under their eyes and the war-torn looks fade away. “I didn’t know. Santos, I’m so sorry. I would never hurt you like that on purpose!”

Santos manages a weary smile, forgiving me far easier than I ever will. He waves off my concern and points to the bag on the desk. Then he mimes eating.

“Oh, Cruz picked up dinner. Let me get you a plate.” I want to help in any way I can, but Santos rests his hand on my arm, letting me know he doesn’t want that. He wants to do it himself, and stubborn mule that he is, he reaches for two plates, as if I’ll be okay with him waiting on me after the evening he’s endured. “No, my heart. I can get my dinner. Please don’t wait on me. This whole thing is just… Don’t be nice to me. Don’t forgive me.” I turn from the confusion pursing his lips and face Rafael. “What do you want to eat, sweetie? Go sit on the bed. I’ll get it.”

Rafael doesn’t have the same qualms about me waiting on him, so I fix his plate and bring it over. I fuss over him, making sure he has everything he needs before I check his arm for the scar.

“It’s gone, viento. Completely gone. It’s like new skin or something. I don’t understand it. I’ve had that thing for a year.”

I pull on my fingers as the angst in me builds. “Please forgive me, Rafi. I shouldn’t have experimented on you like that.”

Rafael manages a smile, as only he can do after what sounded like surgery without anesthesia. “No more apologizing. Why would I be mad at you for healing me? That’s what you did, you know. I don’t care if it hurt for a few hours. You healed me.”

I fight the urge to tell him how sorry I am again.

Rafael tilts his head up at me, taking in my anxiety with compassion. Maybe people think Rafael is a joker, but I know a kind heart when I see it.

He jerks his chin to the spot next to him and I take it because I’m selfish. I like his arm around my shoulders and the easy way he kisses my temple, like we’ve known each other for years. “You’re all bent out of shape, but really, we’re better than we’ve ever been. Just tired. Tell me I look incredible with my arm all smooth like this.”

Rafael pulls me closer so my forehead rests in the crook of his neck. My hand climbs up to loop around his shoulder, holding him while he holds me.

“I don’t like to see you all marked up,” I admit. “I don’t like that anyone’s ever hurt you. You are precious to me.”

I can feel his jaw move as a smile takes him over. “You’re my little softy. I like this—having you around.

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