Deep laughter bubbled from Luka’s chest. Actual. f*****g. Laughter.
The sound is almost maniacal, and I’m frozen with my mouth hanging agape.
“Is that your way of saying ‘I love you too’,” he huffs through the laughter, “Because I’m not too fond of the sentiment.”
“Luka,” I gasp, “I’m serious. Slade and I….” the words taste bitter in my mouth. The thought of speaking them out loud again makes my stomach twist with dread.
“I heard you the first time.” Luka had calmed down from his bout of laughter, and I’m still stunned by his reaction.
“You’re not…..”
“I’m f*****g furious, B,” his eyes grow wide and wild, and his pupils dilate as they lock with mine, “I almost killed him when I found you. Your scent was still all over him. Orion nearly lost it, and it took every ounce of restrai
