Wild Nights With My Brother’s Ex-Best Friend novel Chapter 96

NICOLE

It’s been days since the whole encounter with Garith, yet every time I close my eyes, my mind takes me right back to that awful moment.

In other words, when I’m not actively remembering all that shit, I’m dreaming it.

Roman hasn’t left my side once. He looks so guilty all the time. I can see it in the way he looks at me, and then there’s the way he touches me. I know he blames himself, and it’s partly my fault because I wasn’t able to properly tell him just how grateful l am that he showed up when he did.

I thought I’d have that man’s limp penis inside of me, and yet, Roman showed up like a knight in shining armor, saving me from what would definitely be the worst thing that ever happened to me.

Gosh. The thought of that stubby, nasty thing attached to that even nastier man just gives me the creeps. If I were him, 1 would never whip that thing out. I’d hide it in my drawers forever. These thoughts make me nauseous all of a sudden. I remember the way he smelled and throw up in my mouth a little.

I have to stop thinking about that. Garith’s dead and he isn’t coming back. Thank God.Roman did the impossible to reach me on time, and for that, I’ll always be thankful, and I’ll always love him.

Always.

I turn my head to the side and check the time on the alarm clock; it’s four in the afternoon. I’ve been sleeping all the time because it helps a lot.

Roman has his arm draped around me, and when turn my. whole body around to face him, I see that he’s already awake.

Actually, I don’t think he even slept.

I place my hand on his rough cheek. He hasn’t shaved in a few days, but he’s sexy either way, and I’m loving the feel of his facial hair against my skin. “You okay?”

“Yeah,” I reply before kissing him full on the lips. “I’m fine.

Rather, I’m starting to feel better now.”

He nods but doesn’t reply to my statement. I don’t think he believes me. What’s worse is that I don’t know if I believe myself.

Am I fine? Or am I just telling myself that I am?

I let a few moments pass, then decide to ask him, “What next?”

We haven’t really talked about the after part of all this crap. For these past few days, we’ve been silent. He holds me all night, but doesn’t say much to me at all apart from asking me how I’m feeling. I catch him studying the

scratches and bruises on my face with dark, angry eyes.

But we’ve got to discuss it at some point, right? I need to know where we stand. Now that the threat that was Garith is gone, what’s to be expected?

Roman appears reluctant to tell me. I add, “It would really put my mind at ease to know.”.

He sighs. “Well, now that he’s…dead, things have become a little more complicated.”

I search his eyes. “But who’s going to force you to stay married to Carmen?”

“That’s not what’s complicated.”

He begins to explain to me that the men who worked with Garith now know that he has a lot of intel on them, and this makes Roman their enemy. And they’re powerful men. Men with connections and contacts all over the city.

Roman doesn’t have the influence they do, and so, it would be easier for him to be disposed of.

“Disposed?” I ask. What’s he talking about?

Roman sits up and I do the same. I place my hand on his warm back and start rubbing. “They were never supposed to find out about this. I wanted to blackmail Garith and make him scared, not the others. But I had to save you. I had no choice.”

“So, you’re in trouble?””I’ve always been in trouble. Now it’s worse.”

I blink for several moments and my heart’s pace picks up. ”

But…but then yon should have never done that!”

“Nikki, I’m not telling you these things so you can freak out. Don’t even say that-don’t tell me that I should never have saved you because that’ll make me upset. My only regret is not killing Garith when I had the chance, him and his entire fucking family. He got close to you because I let it happen!”

“Don’t blame yourself,” I plead. “Please, Roman. It’s not your fault.”

He’s breathing harsher and turns his face to the side. God, I don’t know how to fix this. “You did what you could. You did a lot.”

“It wasn’t enough. He still got close to you, and now..” He trails off and looks at me. I can tell he’s trying to figure out whether or not to tell me something.

I grab his face. “I don’t want there to be any secrets between us. If it’s something bad, then it’s bad, and we’ll try to resolve things together.”

Roman shakes his head. “It’s nothing. I’ll fix things. I promise, okay? Nobody’s going to hurt you ever again.” The look on his face gets more intense, and then he grabs me by the hips to pull me closer to him. I straddle him and his arms go all the way around me. He holds me tightly until I can’t breathe. I don’t mind it.”T’ll never let them touch you again,” he says against my neck. “I’d rather let them all fuck me in the ass saw than let them lay a finger on you again.”

His words horrify and shock me. “Don’t say things like that. God, Roman. You’re worrying me.”

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