COUMINI
Chapter 79
“So, is this how we’re going to play this, big brother“” Lask, my voice dripping with quiet malice.
Gray’s eyes
sticker over to King before they come back to me, hardening. “What d
did he tell you”
“King didn’t tell me any–fucking–thing.” This “Thad a dream last night–no, a memory–that Dad used me as some kind of pedo appetizer. 1 wasn’t even going to say anything, didn’t even think it was real, until you started lying in me”
Gray’s eyes darken, storming with emotions, but he stays silent. So do the guys, though I can feel their eyes on me..
I grab Gray’s shirt, pulling him closer across the table, my voice a low whisper. “I know suter you’ve stopped drugging yourself numb, you must be some kind of guilty conscience now. They say the truth sets you free. Gray. My grip tightens. “So, set yourself free. Quit the bullshit, Tell me what the hell is going on”
Before he can respond, Christine’s nasally voice cuts through the tension. “What’s this? Alinde sibling light?” she asks, her annoying laugh making
I force a laugh, releasing Gray’s shirt with a final glare. “Not at all. Just talking to my big brother”
Gray shifts his gaze away, and something unspoken passes between him and King. King’s hand finds its way up my thigh, squeezing gently, steadying me. Leaning in he murmurs, his breath warm against my car, “Put those pretty claws away, kitten, We’ll talk more about this later when she isn’t here”
I open my mouth to argue but think better of it Yeah. I don’t want Christine knowing any of this. She seems like the type who’d twist it around to make it my fault, and then I’d have to kill my brother’s wife right here in front of him
Christine slides onto Gray’s lap, pressing a quick kiss to his lips. The stress she’s wearing barely covers her ass, and her boobs are propped up on display as always. “How are you doing today, hubby?” she pures,
Gray grunts, “Better”
She strokes his jaw, “I knose this is hard for you, but I’ve taken off the rest of the week to make sure I take care of you, okay? We’re in this together”
Gray’s jaw tightens as he musters a strained smile. “Yeah, we are, Lube,” he says, leaning in to kiss her again
I roll my eyes. “Simp.” I mumer under my breath, low enough that they can’t hear, though it wouldn’t give a fuck if they did.
Christiine turns to us, her voice filled with that forced sweetness that makes me want to strangle her. “Oh, congranilations to you and King. Sorry I missed the ceremony. It must feel strange, though, wrong even being claimed by another man while you’re still married.”
King tenses beside me, his hand tightening on my thigh
“King” Nito shoots him a warning look
I instantly fire back. “Why don’t you sorry about yourself, Christine? Like the fact that my brother’s suffering because you cut him off his meds. cold–turkey, not even caring how dangerous that is so you can use him as a sperm donor
She smirks, unfazed. “Gray understands how important it is for us to start a family. Unlike you, with the broken home you’re creating for your daughter. Poorthing’s going to be confused about who her daddy is
Something in my brain snaps, and all I see is red. I’m ready to launch myself across the table, but King’s strong arms lock around me before I s move. In my peripheral vision. I see Niko scoop up Zuri and burry her out of the rou
“Let me go. King” I scream, thrashing against his hold.
“Kitten, you can’t just fight the president’s wife,” he says firmly. “He’ll be forced to punish you in front of everyone”
Punish me? I wish he fucking would
Meanwhile, Christine’s smug smile is still plastered on her face, convinced shes untouchable, I fight against King’s grip, the urge to beat her ass only growing stronger. King shifts his grip and, before I can react, hoists me over his shoulder as 1 pound on his back.
“Let me go I shout “If she wants to start shit, she better back is up”
As King
og heads for the hallway. I catch one last glimpse of Mason leaning over to say something to Gray, who’s staring at me, his expression tangled with guilt and something raw I haven’t seen before–pain
