Game Over Boys by C.M. Stunich

Author:C.M. Stunich [Stunich, C.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sarian Royal
Published: 2023-07-27T04:00:00+00:00

Finding time to take care of Veronica isn’t easy with Tess on high alert. She spends a lot of time in the kitchen, making phone calls, using her laptop, and talking with Paul and his lawyers. Once all of that is done, we’re corralled into the living room and forced to eat a meal together—even my grandparents are there.

I’ve been tiptoeing around them all day which isn’t fair, but I’m afraid to sit down and really talk about Justin. I might break down, and I don’t have time for that right now.

“She’s in the bathroom—go!” Parrish hisses, glancing back into the kitchen and waving at me and Maxx. Chasm is watching the other doorway, buying us the briefest of moments to get into the cellar.

The atmosphere in that dark room is decidedly different than the last time we were in here. I can feel Maxx at my back, and all I want to do is turn and kiss him, let him lift me up and make love to me against the wall. Oh. Wow. Racy.

My face burns as I key in the code. X slides his arm around me from behind, and I go completely still.

“I’ve never ached for someone the way I ached for you,” he whispers to me, kissing the side of my neck as I fight to stay on my feet. My knees are so weak, I’m not sure I’ll be able to stay like this for long without melting into a puddle. “I’ve never hated myself the way I did when I was hurting you.”

“That’s how I’ve been feeling about myself since the day I first spoke to Justin via Mr. Volli.” I turn suddenly, and Maxx leans in, pressing me against the hidden door with his muscular form. Even though it’s hard to see his face in such low light, I can read his intent in every line of his body. “Don’t let that hate fester. Forgive yourself. I’ve already forgiven you.”

Maxx drops his face to mine, sweeping his tongue across my lower lip but withholding the kiss I so desperately want.

“Let’s go feed our pet,” he quips with a wry twist of lips. X releases me, leaving me cold and hot all at once. I curse him out inside my head as I turn and head down the steps.

Veronica doesn’t even look up when we come in, her elbow propped on her knee, a Goosebumps book in her hand. I may or may not have stolen some of Ben’s books to give to her. Tess has been ordering crates of them to keep her son occupied. I’ve been sneaking a few here and there. It’s better than Veronica deserves.

She’s twisting her hair around her finger with her free hand, deigning to look at us only when Maxx puts the bag he had slung over his good shoulder down and starts unloading food.

“Wow. I’m fed worse than a convict.” She snorts at the array of sodas, water bottles, and prepackaged foods that he tosses over to her.

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