Chapter 20


    Chapter 20: Unkept Promises


    Laying within Hale’s arms after we cleaned ourselves up, I couldn’t help but wonder if this is how life


    would be all the time. Was it possible for four men-= to love me forever?


    It was an amazing idea, but at the same time, I felt so unsure of it all.


    “What’s on your mind, lvy?” Hale whispered from behind me, pulling me closer to him as he wrapped


    himself around my body.


    I didn’t want to bother him with my problems, but at the same time, I was conflicted about everything


    and still worrying about getting my homework done for school. All of the moments I had spent worrying


    about what I was doing with them had caused me to lose focus on what I wanted.


    Yet, even through the chaos that was my life, I couldn’t stop my swirling emotions.


    “Are you going to hide what you have with me like James does?” I asked softly, curious to know if Hale


    would be the same way James had been


    “Never. I don’t care what Damian has to say, and if I have to move in here with you to show him that,


    then I will.” He chuckled, kissing the back of my neck. His words made me smile, and a giggle escaped


    me as I rolled over to face him.


    “You would move out here with me”


    A smile crossed his lips as he leaned in kissing me, “I would move mountains for you.”


    “Hale.” A voice called from out in the living room, causing my eyes to widen. I wasn’t sure who it was,


    but it didn’t sound like Damian. At least I didn’t think it did. Hale simply smirked at me before sighing


    and climbing off the bed.


    “Talon, you didn’t want to join us?”


    The teasing sound in Hale’s voice made me sigh. He was purposely trying to tease his brother, and


    Talon didn’t seem like the type of man to be enthusiastic about something like that.


    Thad known for some time that eventually I would get to sleep with both of them, but they were going to


    allow me to decide when I wanted that to happen. That was the wonderful thing about Hale- he


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    I watched as Talon stepped into the doorway of the room. His well defined upper half on full disy due


    to hisck of shirt with glistening beads of sweat dripping down his chest. I was fixed on him, and the


    sight itself was a turn on.


    Laying with a sheet covering half of my body, I smiled at Talon as his eyes fell upon me naked on the


    bed. “Talon-”


    “Go figure.” He mumbled, shaking his head and turning away from me. I wasn’t sure what had just


    happened, but my heart broke with the look Talon had given me. Had I honestly done something


    wrong?


    “Dude, what is your problem?” Hale replied following his brother, my footsteps quickly following behind


    him as I walked into the living room to spot the two men talking.


    “Damian is looking for you. You may want to get back before hees here.”


    “Okay–” Hale replied as if he didn’t care. “What does that have to do with you being rude to, Ivy? Go


    figure?”


    Talon’s face was void of emotion, “I don’t have time for this. Damian needs you and James to take care


    of an issue with an ally. You need to go meet him, but I am sure he will smell ivy all over you so figure


    something out.”


    Hale hesitated for a moment before turning back to face me. I knew that Talon was right, and even


    though Hale said he wouldn’t keep me a secret- it wasn’t truthful.


    “I have to go.” He replied softly as Talon turned and left my home, mming the door behind him. “I’m


    sorry, Ivy,”


    Thushed him quickly, and smiled. “It’s okay. I understand.”


    In all honesty, I didn’t understand one bit.


    I didn’t understand how I could have four amazing men in my life, and yet I was stuck ying dirty little


    secrets while trying to focus on school. There were a lot of things that I could do to change the oue


    of my situation, but honestly, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to risk the chance of losing Hale or James.


    “I hate that I am having to do this after I promised you I wouldn’t.”


    There was nothing but sincerity in Hale’s words, and as I closed the distance between us, I leaned up,


    nting a soft kiss upon his lips. “Sometimes in life we have to do things we don’t want to, to make


    sure the ones we care for are safe.”


    The movie quote made him smile, and with another breathless moment, he stole a kiss from me before


    turning and quickly leaving. Being alone wasn’t something that was new to me. For the longest time, I


    had been alone even if I wasn’t physically alone.


    With Hale and James leaving for a while though, it meant I would be able to focus more on my studies


    which was what I needed. I had to learn to control how my life was flowing, and it was hard to do with


    the two of them lurking around every corner.


    “I have to get my life together,” I mumbled to myself letting go of a sigh I hadn’t known I had been


    holding.