Banishing Shadows by Lorna Jean Roberts

Author:Lorna Jean Roberts [Roberts, Lorna Jean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotica
ISBN: 9781419939839
Publisher: Jasmine Jade
Published: 2012-07-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Cord woke when the bedroom door opened. Alert, he tensed as the intruder tiptoed into his room. Lying still, waiting, he heard them take a shaky breath half a second before he sprang from the bed.

A familiar scream.

Shit.

“Kayla, wait.” He cursed himself silently. Reaching for the bedside lamp, he switched it on, blinking frantically to adjust his eyesight.

Kayla stood by the door, her arms crossed protectively in front of her. Her face was pale, her lips trembling and he knew she was holding on to control by a slim thread.

He held out a hand. “God, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to frighten you. Come here, baby.”

She stared at him from haunted eyes, her body shaking. She was going to bolt.

“Please, angel, I need to make sure you’re all right.”

She took a small step forward then another. When she slipped her too-cold hand into his, he slowly pulled her to sit on the bed.

“Shit, you’re freezing. Luke needs to turn the heating up in this place.” He tucked her under the covers before he sat, facing her.

“Did you have a nightmare?”

“N-no, I just wanted to make sure you were okay. You know, in case you had a c-concussion.”

Her fingers clasped and unclasped the bed cover. She was still frightened, her eyes large in her drawn face.

“Calm down, angel.” He grabbed her hand and placed it over his chest. “I’m fine. You shouldn’t be worrying about me, you should be sleeping.”

She nodded, chewing her lip.

“You did have a nightmare, didn’t you?”

She nodded again, tears glazing her eyes.

“Scoot over, love.” She shifted over in the bed, lying down and rolling onto her side to stare at him. He rested on his back and tugged her close until her head lay against his shoulder.

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