Love Me in the Dark

KREW

SHE STEPPED forward at a calculated pace. “Hello, Krew.”

Outrageous. How fucking convenient? I cursed silently. She was not Krystyn’s friend. No fucking way. Not in a million light-years. But she was here in all her gorgeousness.

No wonder my sister would never tell me about her friend because there was no way I would allow this to happen even if the hell turned to arctic and thawed. I would never welcome her into my house. When did they become a friend? Yesterday? Last night? Just fucking great.

I huffed mockingly. “What do I owe this pleasure?” I ignored the fact that I was here to pick her up. Could I just pretend that she was not the reason why I was here? Im-fucking-possible!

“I believe your sister has informed you about my arrival?”

I arched a brow. “What are you doing in this awful place?”

She only answered me with a shrug. Her penny brown hair was tousled, but it didn’t make her any less beautiful. Her gorgeous eyes showed a lot of unsettled emotions, but the most dominant ones were sadness and terrified. She’s indeed in trouble. How big? I had no clue.

“Look. I got to go. I’m sure you can find yourself a hotel in town. I don’t have time to deal with you and my sister’s devious plans.” I walked to my car and opened the door.

Wow! Was she really the woman I once knew? There was no way River fucking Rouge would ask for my help or beg for something. I could still remember what she did to me in my own building. What changed, though? Why did she come to my sister

nothing but the white dress on her body. I met her perturbed gaze, and it

backing out, and I was a man of my word. The fact that she was my sister’s friend—wait a sec, are they really friends? I was still finding it hard to believe. But if Krys would be in trouble, I knew River would do

the passenger seat and opened the door for her.

that swept over me when her cologne permeated in the car—something like jasmine, blackberry, flowers extract drizzled with chocolate. I liked a woman

plan on asking her. She would fill me up if she felt like it. Besides, if she killed someone, my sister would not get me into whatever mess

was, why Krystyn was willing to help her even though she knew I

long road towards my house. My sister was right, my place was the last thing someone would look for her. And by the look on River’s face, she was definitely running from something or someone. Heart trouble maybe? Why

probably the last person you were expecting to show

with me. “Yeah, imagine my profound disappointment, but you did not travel all the way here to swap memories, didn’t you?” I scoffed. “And you’re

a favor,” she just apologized. This

no to her even

your way. I will stay at the farther end of your house, and you won’t even know that I am there until I figure things out.” Is she kidding

mess right now, but she was still the most beautiful thing in my eyes. “And how would you

between pleasure and pain, and it would please me to see her just at the other corner of my house, but it pained me even more that I had to suck it up that

ass, but we better clear things up than me fake-liking her. “You better fix your problems, whatever it is. I can’t be involved with you and your mess. The last thing I want is a