Beware the Wicked Night by Mara McQueen

Author:Mara McQueen [McQueen, Mara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6—PROMISE

They fell into their hotel room in a flurry of limbs and kisses, almost undressed.

Kieran's shirt buttons had been the first casualty of their frenzy. They had gone flying through the elevator just as an elderly couple walked in.

Olivia had gone bright red and apologized to the poor sod whose eyes she had almost taken out by trying to rid Kieran of his clothes, while the bastard has chuckled behind her.

They managed to keep their hands off each other only until they'd arrived on their floor. Kieran had almost unzipped Olivia's dress while opening their door.

When she’d narrowed her eyes at him, he'd just grinned and said, "I promised you a scandal, didn't I?"

But now they were alone, yanking clothes and inching closer to the bed. Their hours together were slowly ticking away. Olivia wanted all of them filled with Kieran.

The back of her knees hit the mattress and gravity claimed her. Kieran grinned down at her as she reclined back.

He crouched, with a devilish glint in his eyes, and slowly crawled up her body. He trapped her with that hungry gaze of his that promised to drive her wild again.

But just as he was about to claim her lips again, a ringing broke the silence.

Kieran tensed. He stood up straight, taking out his phone. Olivia instantly missed the heat of his body.

He gave the phone a murderous look and answered. "What did you find?"

Heart trying to beat itself out of her chest, Olivia watched him slowly walk toward the window. She couldn't hear what the person on the other line was saying, but Kieran's back tensed, muscle by muscle.

Olivia kept her eyes on his glorious tattoo, snaking across his arm, up to his shoulder blade. She wanted to trace each of its lines. Then lick them.

But the tension slowly ebbed away at her lust. The more Kieran went without saying a word, phone held so tightly his fingers turned white, the more her dread grew.

Finally, he nodded curtly.

A deep, burning longing erupted inside Olivia’s chest, threatening to swallow her whole. She knew what he was about to say before he turned to look at her.

His eyes were no longer wild and devious. They were tormented.

He had to leave.

"When?" Olivia whispered, averting her gaze to the luxurious sheets. She couldn't look at him, not when her heart was breaking.

"Before dawn."

Pain speared her. She'd known Kieran had to leave, hadn't she?

But she'd hoped—stupidly, naively, hopelessly—that the universe would take pity on her and allow them more time.

But no miracle was going to save them.

He would leave in a few short hours.

Olivia swallowed her pain past the lump in her throat and smiled at him. It hurt to pretend.

But he saw right through her.

In two quick strides, he rushed to her and kneeled on the bed, taking her face in his strong hands.

"I have to go," he said, almost desperately, as if trying to convince himself, too.

"I know," she whispered, already feeling her eyes well up.

Goddammit, she swore she wouldn't cry. He scooted closer to her, brows furrowing.

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