Mike shakes his head quickly. “No. No. I’m telling the truth.” “I heard you,” she argues.
“No!” he shouts, running his hands through his hair. His eyes dart around the room quickly. What the f**k did she hear that’s got him on edge? He lowers his voice and mumbles more to himself than anything else. “You were unconscious.”
“I was pretending.” She gives a rough laugh. “You told Nate that I wasn’t worth it. That I’m Colt’s w***e. And that he’s destroyed every relationship I’ve ever had.” Taking another step closer to him, I grab her shoulders, keeping her in place. The need to protect her is strong, but I don’t want to hurt her. She’s already been injured enough. “Nate was going to let you have a piece of me. And after you guys were done with me, you’d cut me up and dump my body in the woo
