Page 38 of Run to Me

I nod my head and continue eating, not knowing what the hell to say to that. He said everything I wanted to hear, so why does it hurt so much?

I shouldn’t want to be anything more than friends. Hell, I shouldn’t even want that much.

All I know is that I want to keep him in my life. Not only because he’s protecting me, but because he makes me smile like no one ever has, because he makes me feel things I didn’t know I could feel and because even though he is a bad man, who does bad things, he’s good to me.

I’ve never met a man so hell bent on being in my life, and for that I want to keep him right where he is.

We head back to the apartment once we finish breakfast. Angie gave me a hug goodbye and told me she’d love it if I came back with Enzo. I honestly don’t know what to think of the wholeinteraction. Everything that’s happened in the last few days is just turning my head to mush.

Enzo helps me take off my coat once we step inside his apartment then guides me to the sofa. He waits for me to sit down before he takes a seat opposite me. His eyes don’t leave mine as he sits, and I wait for him to speak.

“After everything I found out yesterday, I want you to stay here until we can sort all of this shit out with the Blue Vipers, and I want to assign you one of our men to guard you.”

“Guard me?” I say with a raised brow.

“I won’t keep you prisoner Robyn, and I know you need to work, so this is the best option unless you want me to be your shadow every second of the day?” he asks, and I shake my head. He nods his head as if that’s what he expected.

“You just need to stay here until we can sort everything out, then you can get back to your life. They may not even bother coming for you now that they know you’re under my protection, but I can’t be sure and I’m not willing to take that risk.”

“Are you sure the man who broke into my apartment won’t come back?” I ask. I know he somehow got him to tell him everything, but what if he decides to come back for me anyway?

“He’ll never be able to hurt you again, Robyn.” His usual relaxed posture stiffens, and his features turn to stone as he speaks.

“How can you be sure?”

“He can’t hurt you if he’s dead.”

Chapter Sixteen

Enzo

Fuck.

This is it.

This is where she runs.

I didn’t mean to be so blunt about the fact that I killed that asshole. But I’d honestly rather not lie to her. She knows who I am, who my family is. She should know what I’m willing to do for her.

I watch her eyes widen as she takes in what I’ve just said, as she realizes that I killed a man for her and did it without remorse.

I hold my breath as I wait for her to run from me, for her to scream, cry, call the cops. That’s what any normal person would do when they find out that a man who was basically stalking them killed someone.

Except, once again, my angel surprises the ever-loving fuck out of me by flinging herself against me, she wraps her arms and legs around me like a motherfucking koala so quickly that she nearly sends us both flying backwards. I’m shocked as shit by her reaction, but I manage to get my balance before we both fall to a heap on the floor.

My girl clings to me as a sob wracks her body and I wrap my arms around her with the same grip she uses to hold onto me.

“Thank you,” she whispers against my chest and my heart fuckingstuttersin my chest.

She didn’t run, she’s not scared, she’s not crying because of me. She’s crying because she’s grateful that he’s gone.

She fucking thanked me.

If she had any chance of breaking my obsession before, she’s just lost it with those two whispered words.

I rest my head in the crook of her neck and breathe in her honey and vanilla scent. I swear she smells better every time I hold her like this. The feeling of her body against mine makes my cock grow hard in my jeans and I know she must feel it. Her sobs die down until she’s just sitting peacefully with me.

I pull back and place a kiss in the spot between her neck and her shoulder and as soon as I press my lips to her skin, she lets out a whimper. I freeze for a moment until I realize that she wasn’t starting to cry again, she was whimpering because I kissed her.