Status Updates From Inner Core (Stark, #2)

“Emma, baby, daddy is coming.”
If there’s one person in this entire fucking universe who can take me away from Hales, especially when I’m buried goddamn deep in her, it’s Emma.

Awww they had a Daughter <3

“That was Iris on the phone. They believe that the group Daniel was traveling with…” I take a breath, but still feel suffocated, “…was taken, hos…tage.” My voice breaks over the horrifying word.

“Are we doing this, or yes?” He cocks his head in a sweet, coy, boyish manner, a naughty, askew smile appearing on his lips.

The longest ten seconds of my life pass in tense silence til I regain the ability to form a clear thought, and to communicate. I gather all of my willpower and stammer, “No, I’m sorry, I can’t.”

Just stab me now.

“I don’t love you, Hales.” Surprise widens my eyes and they fleetly flicker back and forth from the box in our hands to him.

“I love Iris, dearly. I love surfing, I love racing and I love what I do.” His stare penetrates me, reaching my inner core. “You, Hales, I don't just love you. I lust you, crazily. I adore you. I think you are the most amazing person on this fucking planet.”

“You know, it was in one of those meaningless conversations that we had. I don’t even remember what the fuck we were talking about, but I do remember that in the middle of that conversation I felt like I wanted it to go on forever, so that you'd never have to go away.” He scoots over to press his lips briefly to mine.

Everything in the room has been changed, from the natural color palette, to the rug, to the bed—all changed to the fabric and shades I absentmindedly chose. Fortunately, I think it turned out well.

“Now it’s just ours,” he says, and my heart swells.

Awwww

Before I manage to brush his hand off me, or answer, Daniel’s voice slashes out dark and icy. “There are three kinds of mistakes as I see it,” Daniel says as he looks at Brad, jaw noticeably ticking. “The ones you learn from, the ones you stupidly repeat and the ones that’ll kill you. Doing what you're doing right now is the third one. Take your hand off her this second.”

"Are you for real? Am I dreaming you?”

“I’m very real and much yours.” He says still with his back to me.

I inhale in utter pleasure.

“Aren’t you supposed to be dealing with a foreign country or something?”

“My girl’s sick.”

Awww how cute.

Stuck... I honestly don't understand why this book has more than one part and each part is so ridiculously wrong. I understand they still have issues and I'm curious about what he did but it's dragging so much!

Dammit Daniel! Tell me what you did to Hayley that was so bad!!!