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“Oooorrrrr,” Sunshine counters. “You can sit down, eat, and relax. Later, we can show you around the property.” He sits up in his seat, excitedly. “Oh! We have a pool. Do you like swimming? I know you like the beach, but I don’t think I’ve seen you in an actual pool,” he rattles off, a pondering look on his face. “Nope. Just the beach,” he decides.

“And how the hell would you know if I’ve been in a pool or not?”

Sky exhales a sigh. “I think it’s best to get everything out in the open. You should know that we’ve been watching you. For a long time. We know everything there is to know about you, Cove. So, don’t be surprised by some of the things we might say.”

“I’m sorry, what?” My voice rises in anger a little bit. “You’ve been stalking me?”

“Watching,” Sky corrects calmly.

“It’s the same fucking thing.” I throw my arms in the air.

“I guess it depends on how you see it,” Midnight says, his deep voice coming from right behind me, making me jump. I spin around and nearly tumble backward with how close he is.

Luna’s no longer on his shoulder as he leans over me. My breath catches in my lungs as he gets so close to me that I can smell his body wash—musky and spicy. Fuck, he smells good.

His eyes never leave mine. I didn’t realize how dark green they were until now.

Because why the fuck would I? When would I have had the time to gaze into this killer’s eyes?

“Eat.” His tone is a rumbling command, but somehow it’s... soft.

Eat? Eat what?

I mean, I could think of something I could...

He steps back, and I release a breath that I didn’t know I was holding. He nods his head towards the table, repeating the command. “Eat.”

Blinking out of the haze, I turn around to see that he placed a plate of pancakes on the table.

Part of me wants to tell him to take his breakfast and shove it, but the growling in my stomach wins out.

I glare at him, but he just stares back, the corner of his lip twitching, like he thinks me being pissed off is cute.

I’ll show him cute... after I eat, because holy hell, they smell amazing.

With a huff, I yank out the chair in front of me and sit down.

“This is crazy,” I mutter to myself. “They fucking kidnapped me, and here I am having breakfast with them.”

“We didn’t kidnap you,” Sunshine says.

“If you say adult-nap, I’m going to take this fucking fork and stab you in the hand with it,” I snap.

His eyes flash with—wait... fucking hell, he’s turned on by the idea. He really is crazy.

So why the fuck did I like that?

“I was going to say,” he chuckles. “It’s more like we relocated you.”

“Really?” I give him a blank look.

“I mean, it’s true. Your cat is here, all your personal belongings are here. I mean, if you really wanted, we could have the house moved onto the property, but let’s let that be a future thing. One thing at a time, you know? We don’t want to overwhelm you.”

“Oh yes, because snatching me up in the middle of the night and holding me hostage isn’t overwhelming,” I grumble, breaking off a piece of a pancake with my fork and taking a bite.

I have to bite back the moan threatening to leave me because there’s no way I am letting that big brute know that his cooking is amazing.

“We’re not holding you hostage,” Sky explains. “Hostage would imply we have you to use you as leverage to gain something in exchange for your return. We didn’t bring you here for that.”