All Chapters of On My Brother's Bed : Chapter 61 - Chapter 63

Chapter 61Astrid’s POVMy pulse hadn’t slowed since the moment I saw Rhett raise that gun.“Rhett, stop!” I screamed, the sound raw against the echoing walls.Micah didn’t flinch even when Rhett’s finger tightened on the trigger.“Go ahead,” Micah snarled, his chest rising hard. “Do it!”Rhett’s eyes flicked between us, trembling with fury.“Please,” I moved forward, my voice shaking. “If you want to kill him…”His gaze snapped to me.“…then you kill me first.”The words came out before I could think. But the silence after was deafening.Rhett froze, his jaw clenched For a moment, I saw the gun shift in his hand. Then slowly, his arm dropped.He was breathing hard, his chest heaving like he’d just fought a war inside himself. Then his arm snaked around me, pulling me into him with a force that stole the air from my lungs.“Don’t ever say that again,” he growled, voice low, rough, too close to my ear. “Don’t you ever put yourself between me and him again.”I felt his heartbeat against

Chapter 63 Rhett’s POVThe first thing I felt was the warmth.Soft. Real.It took a second before my foggy mind caught up with what my body already knew. Someone was lying beside me.Astrid's hair spilled over the pillow, wild and tangled like the aftermath of a storm. One arm was tucked under her cheek, her lips slightly parted, chest rising and falling in quiet rhythm. The morning light coming through the blinds painted golden lines across her bare shoulder. She looked… peaceful. Too peaceful for someone who had wrecked me so completely.I dragged a hand through my hair, my head pounding lightly. Everything from last night flashed in fragments.I should’ve felt guilty. I didn’t.Instead, I felt something far more dangerous–which was content.Leaning closer, I brushed a loose strand of hair from her face. My fingers lingered a little too long, tracing the curve of her jaw. Damn it, she was beautiful. In sleep, she looked almost innocent, and I hated that it made my chest ache.Her l