Absolution_A Chastity Falls Spin-Off Novel by L A Cotton

Author:L A Cotton [Cotton, L A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: chastity falls, single parent, second chance, organized crime
Publisher: Delesty Books
Published: 2018-02-14T18:30:00+00:00

19. Cassie

“Stay.” The words fell from my lips before I could think about what it was I was asking.

But the second Dennis kissed me, all the pain and memories and fear dissipated until I felt nothing. And despite knowing this wasn’t right, I wanted to cling to the feeling a little longer.

“Cassie, I don’t know if that’s—”

I balled my fist in his sweater and tugged until my lips found his again. “Stay,” I murmured between desperate kisses, feeling the lingering waves of pleasure rippling through me. “Please, stay.”

It was bittersweet—the familiarity of Dennis’s touch, his kiss, and the reason this was even happening in the first place. Beautifully tainted. A perfectly imperfect moment.

My hand slid down his chest, slipping underneath to feel his warm skin. He hissed, and the throaty sound spurred me on. Because Dennis—despite our history—was safe. He wouldn’t hurt me. He wouldn’t take more than I was willing to give. And he would never put himself first. I could feel it in his reluctance, the way he held back as he kissed me. I’d coerced him. Forced myself on him. I was using him to my own ends, and Dennis let me.

He broke off the kiss. Our chests heaved between us as he stared at me again with that intense way of his. “Are you sure about this?” His eyes shuttered as if the words were almost painful to say.

“I’ve never been more sure.” I needed this; I needed to feel something—anything—other than the lingering memory of Lyndon’s cruel touch.

Dennis leaned in, capturing my lips in a tender kiss, and I knew this moment probably meant something very different for him. For me, it was a cleansing—a salve to numb the poison swimming in my veins—but for Dennis, it was more. And part of me hated myself for putting him in this predicament, but the other part, the part inherently changed by Lyndon Bennet, needed it.

And as I deepened the kiss, that part won out.

Dennis shifted us, moving me down onto the couch. My body hummed with anticipation, a tight knot in my stomach. Every nerve ending alight.

“You’re so beautiful,” he whispered, his eyes drinking me in. Savoring the sight of me. It made me feel powerful ...wanted ... desired. It made me feel something I hadn’t felt in so long.

Then like a bucket of ice water, a high-pitched cry lit up the baby monitor.

“Crap,” I said, all but leaping off the couch, grabbing my sweater and yanking it over my head.

Dennis grumbled something under his breath, readjusting himself.

“I’m sorry. Let me go settle her and I’ll be back.” But as the words swirled around us, we both knew the moment was over.

“Go see to her.” He flicked his head to the stairs, the cries growing more restless.

As I left him sitting there, I knew I’d probably thank Lilly for her impeccable timing come morning, but right now, I wanted to scream. My body was coiled so tight, desperate for what Dennis had been about to give me.

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