the silence she needs.
We spend the afternoon tying up
loose ends. I get my phone fixed and
Talon and I both tell the head of security
that the girls need constant protection so
they can provide more security on tour.
He seems irritated when I grab the phone
and demand security after Talon had
already said everything. I just want to
make sure he knows that I’m not messing
around with this. I will drop the gig in a
second if I think they don’t have it
covered.
Eaven calls her parents to let them
know the situation. They drive in for the
evening. As soon as Eaven’s little sister
shows up she attaches herself to Talon. I
try to get her to warm up to me. “Hey
kid.”
She looks at me like I’m a freak. I
can’t help but smile because her facial
expression says everything. She doesn’t
want me to invade in on her Talon time.
I decide to leave that one alone for now.
I make my way back to Ivy and the
people she considers family.
I have nothing but respect for
Eaven’s parents. They took in Ivy just
like she is one of their own. They look
devastated when Ivy tells them about the
attack. It only gets worse when we tell
them what the police found in the
apartment this afternoon.
I sit close to her the entire time she
fights to get the words out. I hold her
hand when her words begin and by the
time its over, I’ve wrapped her back up
in my arms. I can’t stand the fact that she
is hurting. I swear I’ll kill him if he
comes near her again.
I look over at Eaven’s dad and I
see his face scowling at me. I don’t
know if it’s because of the situation or
the fact that she is finding comfort in my
arms. I lock my eyes with his trying to
prove that I won’t back away. He
eventually averts his eyes when Ivy
breaks my hold and sits up straight in her
chair.
“It will be good for me to go on
tour. It will give you time to work with
the police to find Dylan.” She stands
and begins to hug each of them goodbye.
“I’m so tired. I want to go to bed
early and I still need to pack. I love you
both.” She doesn’t even wait for them to
leave before she is down the hall and in
my bedroom. Luckily Eaven takes over
entertaining her parent’s when I start to
move Ivy’s things into the house.
I purposely put all of her things in
my bedroom. There really isn’t
anywhere else to put them. This is a
three-bedroom house, and besides that
it’s just logical. She will be with me
anyway.
I help her get all of her boxes and
bags organized. She doesn’t unpack
anything. She just moves some of it into
suitcases for the tour and the rest of it is
neatly stacked in the corner.
Her phone rings and she turns
away from me to answer it after looking
at the screen.
“Hey, Aiden.”
“I’m packing to leave. Ev and I
are going on tour with the guys.” That’s
right, she is coming with me, cowboy.
“Yea. I will keep in touch.”
“Thank
you
so
much
for
everything. I really owe you…” She is
obviously interrupted by him. This guy
is always sweeping in. I will not let her
need him again.
“Ok. Deal. I promise.”
I work hard to brush off the
irritation that his call caused. I need to
remember that he saved her that night.
No matter how much I hate him, I am
glad he was there to help her.
I move in behind her after she
tosses her phone on the bed. I let my
hand run down her arm and her body
stiffens at the contact.
“Ivy, please don’t pull away from
me. Let me help you. I want to be here
for you.” I seriously hate that bastard for
hurting her like he did. He has taken
away her confidence. She looks empty
and lonely. No matter what I say, she
looks lonely.
“I promise we will find him. We
will make sure he pays for what he did
to you,” I say into her forehead as I
stamp multiple kisses trying to reassure
her. She bows her head further into my
chest and I feel her relax a fraction. She
isn’t completely melting into
We spend the afternoon tying up
loose ends. I get my phone fixed and
Talon and I both tell the head of security
that the girls need constant protection so
they can provide more security on tour.
He seems irritated when I grab the phone
and demand security after Talon had
already said everything. I just want to
make sure he knows that I’m not messing
around with this. I will drop the gig in a
second if I think they don’t have it
covered.
Eaven calls her parents to let them
know the situation. They drive in for the
evening. As soon as Eaven’s little sister
shows up she attaches herself to Talon. I
try to get her to warm up to me. “Hey
kid.”
She looks at me like I’m a freak. I
can’t help but smile because her facial
expression says everything. She doesn’t
want me to invade in on her Talon time.
I decide to leave that one alone for now.
I make my way back to Ivy and the
people she considers family.
I have nothing but respect for
Eaven’s parents. They took in Ivy just
like she is one of their own. They look
devastated when Ivy tells them about the
attack. It only gets worse when we tell
them what the police found in the
apartment this afternoon.
I sit close to her the entire time she
fights to get the words out. I hold her
hand when her words begin and by the
time its over, I’ve wrapped her back up
in my arms. I can’t stand the fact that she
is hurting. I swear I’ll kill him if he
comes near her again.
I look over at Eaven’s dad and I
see his face scowling at me. I don’t
know if it’s because of the situation or
the fact that she is finding comfort in my
arms. I lock my eyes with his trying to
prove that I won’t back away. He
eventually averts his eyes when Ivy
breaks my hold and sits up straight in her
chair.
“It will be good for me to go on
tour. It will give you time to work with
the police to find Dylan.” She stands
and begins to hug each of them goodbye.
“I’m so tired. I want to go to bed
early and I still need to pack. I love you
both.” She doesn’t even wait for them to
leave before she is down the hall and in
my bedroom. Luckily Eaven takes over
entertaining her parent’s when I start to
move Ivy’s things into the house.
I purposely put all of her things in
my bedroom. There really isn’t
anywhere else to put them. This is a
three-bedroom house, and besides that
it’s just logical. She will be with me
anyway.
I help her get all of her boxes and
bags organized. She doesn’t unpack
anything. She just moves some of it into
suitcases for the tour and the rest of it is
neatly stacked in the corner.
Her phone rings and she turns
away from me to answer it after looking
at the screen.
“Hey, Aiden.”
“I’m packing to leave. Ev and I
are going on tour with the guys.” That’s
right, she is coming with me, cowboy.
“Yea. I will keep in touch.”
“Thank
you
so
much
for
everything. I really owe you…” She is
obviously interrupted by him. This guy
is always sweeping in. I will not let her
need him again.
“Ok. Deal. I promise.”
I work hard to brush off the
irritation that his call caused. I need to
remember that he saved her that night.
No matter how much I hate him, I am
glad he was there to help her.
I move in behind her after she
tosses her phone on the bed. I let my
hand run down her arm and her body
stiffens at the contact.
“Ivy, please don’t pull away from
me. Let me help you. I want to be here
for you.” I seriously hate that bastard for
hurting her like he did. He has taken
away her confidence. She looks empty
and lonely. No matter what I say, she
looks lonely.
“I promise we will find him. We
will make sure he pays for what he did
to you,” I say into her forehead as I
stamp multiple kisses trying to reassure
her. She bows her head further into my
chest and I feel her relax a fraction. She
isn’t completely melting into
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