Into the Dark: A dark vigilante reverse harem (Shades Duet Book 1) by K.L. Black

Author:K.L. Black [Black, K.L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2023-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

It suddenly gets a lot cooler, and I whimper, not liking the change in temperature. I pry my eyes open to see what’s happening and come face to face with a pair of boxers that clearly belong to quite a large man. I turn my head up and find Raven looking down at me with a smirk.

“Cold,” I mumble, and this just makes his smirk turn into a full-on smile.

“I’m just going to get the coffee going, I’m sure Ash would love if you cuddled up to him until it’s ready,” he says softly.

“Yes, he would,” Ash says, rolling over to face me. “Come here, sweet girl.”

He wraps his arms around me as I turn to face him and wiggle closer, trying to get as much of his warmth as I can. I hear Raven chuckle behind me and the sound of his receding footsteps.

“I’m being clingy,” I say into Ash’s chest, which is beautifully bare at the moment. The guys must’ve shed their clothing throughout the night - I’m sure it was hot with the three of us in one bed. “But you’re just so warm.”

I don’t think I’ve ever slept with someone like I did with Raven and Ash last night, like actually slept in the same bed cuddled up to another person… well in this case, two other people. I could definitely get used to this, and that’s a bit unnerving, seeing as I don’t exactly know where I stand with them.

My anxiety starts to creep to the front of my brain, making me feel a bit awkward about being pressed up to Ash right now. Then I start to think about what we did in the car, and me crying in the elevator, and how they helped me get changed for bed. I’m getting overwhelmed. Pushing away from Ash’s chest, my mind starts to go at warp speed.

I don’t regret what we did in the car, like not even in the slightest, but I can’t help but picking my actions apart. Could they see every dip and crease in my body when I was bent over Ash? Do they think I’m unstable because I cried when I realized I scratched Ash? Was I being annoying when I asked Raven and Ash to stay with me and practically used them as blankets?

“Hey, what happened, where did you go?” Ash asks as worry furrows at his brow.

“Yeah, uh, I’m good, just thinking,” I respond, blinking the last remnants of sleep from my eyes.

“What about?” he prods.

I chew my lip as I contemplate my response. I’ve never opened up about these types of thoughts to anyone other than my therapist.

“You can talk to me, sweet girl, I would never judge.”

“I know you wouldn’t,” I say, sending a small smile in his direction. “It’s just, well, I guess it’s hard to describe.”

I take a breath, choosing my words carefully, and Ash just patiently waits.

“I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety and social anxiety when I was a young child,” I start, the words feeling sticky on my tongue.

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