In Death I Live: A Reverse Harem Novel by Lindsay Becs

Author:Lindsay Becs [Becs, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-16T16:00:00+00:00

RIVER

She fell asleep in my arms almost an hour ago. Every few minutes, her body jerks or starts to tremble again, making it impossible to fall asleep myself when I know she’s reliving her nightmares over and over.

The bedroom door opens slightly, and Cruz tiptoes inside. “She asleep?”

“Almost as soon as she hit the bed after she showered.” Just then, she whimpers in her sleep. “She’s been battling in her sleep though,” I tell him as I hug her tighter into my body, willing her demons to leave her and let me take them for her instead.

Cruz runs a hand down his face. “I’m going to shower real quick.”

“Grey alright?” I ask as he strips out of his dirty clothes.

“He’ll be fine.” He says it harshly, and I know he’s pissed at Grey for not being clearheaded today as much as he’s pissed at himself for not seeing them take her.

He walks past the bed on his way to the bathroom. Gripping his wrist in my hand, I stop him. “She’s okay. She’s here.”

Looking over his shoulder at her sleeping form, I see his eyes start to shine with unshed tears. “But she almost wasn’t.”

Running my thumb over the inside of his wrist in an attempt to calm him, I say, “Let go of the guilt and anger. Shower and come to bed with us.”

Watching the turmoil inside him play out on his face for a long minute, he finally gives a slight nod. Once he shuts the door behind him, I turn back into Zora’s warm body snuggled up against my front.

It’s not more than a few minutes later that a knock sounds on the bedroom door. Cursing at whoever it is and praying it’s not Swan, I slide out of bed begrudgingly to open it. My brows rise to my hairline when I see Domonic there, looking almost as troubled as Cruz did moments ago.

“How is she?” he asks in a deep, low voice.

Pushing the door open wider so he can peer inside, his eyes find her sleeping in the middle of the large king-size bed. The sigh he lets out sounds like he just released enough tension to fuel a fight against Goliath himself.

“Go lie with her,” I tell him. He gives me a questioning look, but I just step aside to give him room to come into the bedroom. “I’m going to go check on Cruz. His emotions are all over the place tonight.”

A knowing look crosses his face as he squeezes my shoulder before making his way to the bed and sliding in behind Zora, taking the same position I just left with her. Once he’s settled, I step into the bathroom to find Cruz.

My heart sinks when I see him sitting in the middle of the shower with his knees pulled up to his chest, his head on top, shoulders shaking.

Stepping in, I sit behind him, pulling his back against my chest. A cry rings out around us in the echoing tiled shower. One

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