Say It’s Forever (Fate #1)

Chapter 11

11

GARRETT

“ I ’m making breakfast.” Snow holds the spatula up like she’ll whoop me with it if I try to fight her on this.

“All right.” I hold my hands up, stepping back. It makes a smile light up her face. “A big one.”

“What do you mean?”

“The whole nine yards, pancakes, bacon, eggs, some hash browns, and maybe even biscuits and gravy.” I list off a bunch of my favorites. Snow’s eyes go big. “I can help.”

The truth is, I want to feed her. I get the sense that she isn’t fed properly. I bet the men clear out the food, and the women get what’s left. I’m sure they do it on purpose to control them. It's even used as a war tactic for prisoners. It is better to keep them weak so they don’t have as much fight in them. They won’t push back or have the energy and will to try and escape. They obviously underestimated my snow angel. She’s a fighter.

“No, I can make all that; it’s just a lot of stuff.”

“I can eat for three, so it will need to be a lot.” Snow’s eyes drift down my body and back up. When she licks her lips, I have to fight a groan. I can still taste her pussy on my lips. I’d licked her off my fingers. Nothing has ever tasted sweeter. I’d be happy to spread her out on the kitchen counter and feast on her for breakfast. Her cunt could keep me going for weeks alone.

“You are pretty big.”

“You have no idea.” I walk over and drop a kiss on her mouth. “My fridge is loaded. Use what you need. I’m going to check on some things.”

“Some things?” Her brows lift.

“Told you, there might be a blizzard going, but I can start getting a few balls rolling.”

“Thank you.” I see tears fill her eyes.

“Don’t cry.” I cup her cheek. “That shit will destroy me.”

“My tears?” She gives a watery laugh.

“Yeah, babe. You’ve got a hold on me.”

“I don’t think anything can hold you.” She pokes my chest.

"I didn't think so, but you proved that wrong." I plant another kiss on her plump lips before pulling myself away. I wouldn’t mind watching her cook, but I made her a promise, and no fucking way I’m going to break it. I’m trying to prove I’m not like the men she’s used to. I want to earn her trust and her heart.

When I make it to my office, I call my brother. He called me twice this morning, but I didn’t pick up. Not when I had Snow in bed with me. The rest of the world has to wait.

“The hell is going on with you?” Ace says when he answers.

“Morning to you too.”

“Seriously?” I almost want to laugh. This conversation is backwards. He's normally the one with the pleasantries, and I’m trying to get to the point. I hate being on the phone. I hate a lot of things when it comes to dealing with the outside world. But I’m finding that none of that shit matters when it comes to protecting Snow. I’ll talk to whomever and do whatever needs to be done.

"I assume you got my email."

“Yeah, I got it. Why the hell do you care about this cult? Are you back to taking jobs?”

“No. This is personal.”

“Personal?” Ace sounds confused. I don’t blame him. I give him a small rundown of what happened the other night and how I came home to find a girl on my doorstep. “And she’s still there?”

“Yes.”

“In your house?” I can hear the surprise in his voice.

“Where else would she be?” I half-growl into the phone.

“I don’t know. You hate people.”

“I don’t hate them.” Hate is a strong word. They just annoy the shit out of me.

“Right,” Ace mutters dryly. “You’re off.”

“I know.” I don’t bother trying to argue. He’s right. I am off. “I need your help."

“You never have to ask for my help, Garrett. You know I’ll be there. Whatever you need, brother.” I do know this without a doubt. Ace can be overbearing at times, and I can be a dick, but we always have each other's backs.

“I know, but my emotions are getting involved now.” I toss that out there too, because when that shit happens, you can make mistakes, and I know that. I want my brother to be aware of this as well, so he can remain vigilant.

“You like this girl,” he says in awe.

“She’s mine.” Might as well get that shit out there too, so it’s clear.

“Well, fuck me.” I can hear the smile in his voice before he snaps back to the task at hand, knowing it’s important to me now. “We can’t go to the sheriff.”

“No shit.” I have no clue if anyone local is involved, but I’m not going to find out the hard way. “I have to get the sister out.”

“All right, I got you. I'm going to go do some recon while the storm is still going on.”

“I’m going to have Snow make a map of the buildings and such. I’ll send it over to you.”

“Sounds like a plan.”

“Thank you,” I tell him. I knew I could count on him.

“Thank me when we get the sister back.”

“I’m burning that place to the ground, Ace.”

“Trust me. I know that. I’m sure when I get a peek inside, I’ll have the same gut response myself.”

“We don’t have to play by the rules. If we get our hands on this Joseph guy, it might be less messy.”

“I was thinking the same,” Ace agrees with me.

We go over a few more things before I end the call and check my emails to see I have a couple.

“Breakfast is done,” Snow says, poking her head into my office. “Is that a computer?” Her eyes light up. I push my chair back to make room for her when she comes around my desk. Like she’s done it a thousand times, Snow drops down to sit in my lap.

"Is that about Heaven's Temple?" she asks, seeing what is up on my computer screen.

“Yeah.”

“Can I see it?”

“I’m not sure what might be in the email, Snow. That’s from a friend of mine, Zero. He’s a computer whiz, so who knows what he might have found. It might be shit you don’t want to see. Some things never leave you.”

She peeks over her shoulder. “Kind of like you saying I should be careful of the questions I ask you?”

“Yeah.” I wrap my arm around her, slipping my hand under her shirt so I can rest it against her stomach, wanting to be skin against skin. “I was in the military. Did other things after.” I give her a taste of my past.

“I want to see.”

“All right.” I nod toward the computer. A small smile pulls at her lips when she touches the mouse.

“I have only ever seen someone use a computer before.”

“You can use it anytime you want. I can teach you the basics, but we’ll see about getting you a tutor.”

“A tutor?” Snow turns to face me more.

"Sure, there are a bunch of things you might want to learn.”

“I want to learn everything.” She says this with such hope and awe.

“Then you’ll learn everything.” Snow’s hands come to my face as she plants a kiss right on my lips. She twists her body farther to straddle me. “You want to come again, baby?”

“Yes.” She wiggles her ass in my lap. “But this time I want to give you pleasure too.” I’m about to tell her we can worry about me later. I want to take care of her, but when she slips her hand between us to stroke my cock over my pants, I know there is no going back.

I only have so much willpower when it comes to my snow angel.