Hear No Evil: A New Adult College Romance (The Society Book 2)

I’ll take you, Ryland. We’ll make a night of it.” Lincoln winks at her.

“Yay!” She claps excitedly and runs to him, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Everyone sees how they reluctantly pull apart after that spontaneous hug, both wearing bedroom eyes in their longing gaze—Colt included.

God’s not here, baby. Only me—the devil that loves you more than life itself.”

Nope.” I pop the ‘p’ at the end. “Scar and I are endgame. The minute I catch her with her guard down, I’m making her my wife.”

It warms my heart to see how Stone and Kennedy have welcomed my girl into the fold with open arms. Not that I expected anything less from them. I knew they would fall in love with Scarlett just as hard and fast as I did.

I take a seat in front of him, waiting for him to hang up. The minute he does, he’s all smiles, looking ten years younger than when I saw him two days ago back in New York.

“Ah, Scar. No matter which way I take you, it’s always to show you how much I love you. Because I do, baby. Since the first day I saw you, I have loved you, and only you.”

I love you, Scar. With all of my black heart, I love you.”

“If for some reason you need to escape and leave Asheville again, I won’t wait for my invitation to come with you. Where you go, I go. Is that understood?”

“I know there are monsters in the world, East. But as long as we face them together, there isn’t anything we can’t overcome. Remember that the next time your first impulse is to leave me behind. It’s you and me, East. Always.”

“I know, baby, and I’m sorry. It won’t happen again. I promise.”

It reminded us that, even though our past may haunt us, it has no bearing on our future. Our future is ours and ours alone.