Bound (World of Shadows Book 2) by Kensie King

Author:Kensie King [King, Kensie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“Please, not your room,” I told Gage, sounding pathetic.

He gave me an amused look as he carried me up the stairs. “Why’s that? You don’t like my room?”

“It’s—it’s your room. It’s intimate.” And it was even more embarrassing because Audrey was following right behind us. “Just put me down here.”

Gage only smiled gently “Take a shower, warm up. Please. It’ll make me feel better.”

Suddenly, I remembered the conversation with my mom. Her words about someone from Knob Creek murdering my dad came back to me in a painful rush.

Once we were in Gage’s room, he set me down, and I eased away from him.

“I’ll grab some towels,” Audrey said, walking to the bathroom.

Gage frowned when he saw my face. “What’s wrong?”

I clasped my ice-cold hands together, lifting my chin. “Did you kill my father?”

His lips parted, jaw shifting as he studied my face. “Kill your father?”

“Yes.”

“Why the hell would you ask me that? I know I didn’t exactly make the best first impression, but murder? Seriously?”

Audrey walked back into the room but froze when she saw us.

“Can you give us a minute, Audrey?” Gage kept his gaze locked on mine.

She lifted her eyebrows at me. “Sure.”

Once she left the room, Gage stepped toward me, stopping a few feet away. “I didn’t kill your father.”

I nodded. “Okay.”

“I sent you that note, yes, but that’s it.”

I nodded again. “Okay.”

“That’s it?” He ran a hand through his hair before propping his hands on his hips and staring at the floor. “You accuse me of a murder and then it’s ‘okay’?”

“Yes. I shouldn’t have asked you that.” But I needed to hear it from him—to hear him tell me for sure he hadn’t hurt my dad.

“And that’s all?”

I crossed my arms, still cold in my wet clothes, almost wishing I hadn’t said anything at all. “I’m sorry.”

“I don’t want your apology. I want—” He closed the distance between us and wrapped his warm hands around mine. “I want you to believe me.”

“I do.”

He shook his head. “It doesn’t sound like it.”

I lowered my chin, suddenly feeling wearier than I had in my whole life. “I know. And I’m sorry. It’s just…”

“No, I’m sorry, Link,” Gage said, wrapping his arms around me. “You need to rest. We don’t need to talk about this now.”

I nodded against his chest, then pulled back. “I’m getting you wet.”

He smiled at me. And in that moment, I believed him completely. I believed that he didn’t kill my father or have anything to do with it. I trusted him.

“I don’t care,” he said.

His eyes connected with mine, searching for something. Asking.

“I want this,” I whispered. “I want…something between us. But I’m scared.”

“You’re not going to hurt me, Link.”

His eyes dipped to my lips and it undid me. I put my cool hands against his cheeks, emotion making my throat tight. “Thank you for coming to find me.” I pressed my mouth softly against the corner of his.

His breath caught and he held still as if he thought I’d take it back.

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