Bend, Don't Break by Skye Callahan

Author:Skye Callahan [Callahan, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: suspense, dark romance
Published: 2014-11-16T16:00:00+00:00

I felt a jerk, unsure if I was awake or asleep. Everything shook and shifted, and something thudded nearby.

I opened my eyes and shot up. It took me a few moments to remember where I was, but then I saw the bathroom door slam shut.

What the hell?

I sat in the dark silence trying to figure out what was going on. Had I hurt her? Did I do something in my sleep?

I almost couldn’t get out of bed, afraid of what would happen if I knocked on the door to check on her.

Maybe it was nothing.

“Rose?” I called across the room.

“I’m fine.”

I heard water running, so I waited, but she still didn’t emerge.

“Rose.”

The door creaked open, but she stayed near the sink. “It was just a dream. I didn’t feel good.” She dropped against the counter and rubbed the back of her neck. “Still don’t feel good.”

I crept across the dark bedroom, the light from the bathroom spilled out across the floor and stung my eyes. “Anything I can do?”

She closed her eyes and shook her head, before dropping it against the wall. “You think I’m—?” her question died away.

“What is it?”

“Why do you still want me?”

My throat and stomach collided. “Why wouldn’t I want you?”

She tried to retreat backward, but I caught her by the waist. “You think that—Sugar, you know my reluctance right now has nothing to do with you.”

I’d figured our earlier encounter had erased all doubts to that effect.

“But, you had to watch all of them with me,” her knees gave way, and I leaned her against the sink for extra support in case her knees buckled, while I held her to my chest.

“Rose, I—” I couldn’t find the words. I was responsible for every man who touched her, violated her, and she thought I held that against her. “There’s nothing wrong with you.”

I reached to caress her face, but she shied away as if my touch burned her. Had my distance caused this? Watching her go through this was worse than my constant struggle for control.

“It’s just the dream,” she said.

“I hate seeing you hurt. Somewhere along the line, I should have prevented it from happening.”

“Rule one, no sex. Rule two, stop apologizing for things we can’t change. At least I’m alive to have nightmares.”

I lifted her chin, her shiny eyes found mine and locked there until I sealed my mouth over hers. She relaxed into my touch, parting her lips so my tongue could mingle with hers.

Her taste filled my senses, waking every synapse and fiber in my body as the blood rushed in one direction. I pulled her harder against me, yearning for every inch of contact I could get.

She broke the kiss but didn’t pull her body away.

“Don’t do this just for me. It’ll pass and I’ll be—”

I caught the rest of her argument before it became audible. My mouth moved along her jaw and neck. Even though her mouth was free, she seemed to have lost interest in the protest.

“If you want me to stop,” I whispered, “then say it.

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