Patriot: Dirty Sinners by M.K. Moore

Author:M.K. Moore [Moore, M.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Flirty Filth Publishing
Published: 2022-09-29T18:30:00+00:00

TWO MONTHS LATER

I should have known that my life was never my own. I just got comfortable in Haven. I moved in with Patriot, but I’ve been holding back on him, and he knows it. We’ve made love every night and it’s been amazing. I’ve really earned my place here and I don’t want to leave, but it looks like I am going to have to. I just established an address, got my birth certificate and social security card. For the first time I want to put down some roots, but that’s all over now. Somehow, my picture was posted online during a customer’s bachelor party at the club. I didn’t even know about it until my mom called and asked for me. Thankfully, Patriot answered the phone and didn’t provide that information, but it’s only a matter of time before she comes for me. Her money more so than me, I’m sure.

“What the fuck was all that about?” Patriot asks as soon as we are home.

“What do you mean?”

“The first phone call you get. Explain it to me. It’s your mother and you look like you’re about to be sick.”

“I…”

“Don’t lie to me, Celeste. I think I know you well enough to know you are straight up about to lie to me.”

“I didn’t have a great home life,” I say, downplaying it.

“Okay… There’s more to it. I know it.”

“Of course, there is,” I say taking a deep breath before launching into the story of me. Throughout the whole thing, Patriot is clenching and unclenching his fists. When I’m done, he doesn’t say anything. “Say something, please.” I pray that he doesn’t look at me differently now.

“I’m sorry you had to deal with that, babe. That’s fucking awful. I’ll kill them both.”

“You can’t do that,” I tell him. I wouldn’t him to spend the rest of his life in prison for me. I burst into tears, and he gathers me into his arms while I give into the weakness that was me for the last time. He doesn’t judge me or yell at me. He just holds me and lets me cry and snot all over his t-shirt.

“I love you, Celeste. I’ll do whatever it takes to protect you.”

“You love me?” I ask, sniffling. That has to be the least sexy sound I’ve ever heard.

“Yes. Of course, I love you.”

“I love you too,” I admit for the first time.

“I know. You tell me in your sleep every night.”

“I do?”

“Yep. Every night.”

“I had no idea,” I say, walking into his open arms. He hugs me tightly and kisses me hard. Thank fuck he’s not treating me any different than before. I think if he treated me like a fragile, broken thing I’d die.

“Marry me, Celeste.”

“Yes,” I say, finally realizing that my mom and stepdad don’t own me. I’m safe and happy and it has nothing to do with them.

The best thing I can do is live my life with this man and be happy.

And that’s just what I’m going to do.

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