Bound to Forbidden by Keira Blackwood & Liza Street

Author:Keira Blackwood & Liza Street
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Paramour Press
Published: 2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Anna

Ten years ago, I left because it was too soon for forever. I left because as real as it felt, I was afraid to commit. Gram telling me I was too young had been that last push I’d needed. And by push, I meant flick. All it took was the suggestion that I should consider things, and I had run. Maybe I had one foot out the door longer than that and I just hadn’t realized it.

And that’s just what I was doing now.

I was ready to commit, and I was ready to run.

I left James in his truck, racing for the B&B like it was my lifeline, like I could hide from my problems and they’d simply disappear.

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his face. I could still feel his hands on me, feel him deep inside. Not just physically, but emotionally, too. I belonged to James O’Malley body and soul, and it was fucking terrifying.

I’d made a life for myself away from Forbidden. I had clients who were counting on me. I had Lenore. What would she do if I left?

Maybe I was grasping for excuses. Lenore and I could Skype, if she knew how to do that. Did she know how to Skype? I’d promised her a call, and now was the perfect time. Yes, I’d go up to my room and—

“Anna, what great timing!” Daphne’s chipper tone made me freeze in my tracks. She popped her head out of the room with the TV and smiled at me.

“Hey,” I said. “I, uh…”

“Are you busy? I could really use your help real quick.”

I was going to call Lenore—Lenore who was trying not to think about sex, just like I needed to stop thinking about James’s ripped abs and huge—

“Yep, no. I could use a distraction.” I followed her into the sitting room.

Another woman was in the room, putting a t-shirt on over her long-sleeved top. The words Sophie Tells It Like It Is were printed on the shirt. Sounded like some kind of intervention talk show.

“Anna, this is Sophie—Sophie, Anna,” Daphne said.

“Hi, I’m Finn’s mate,” the dark haired woman said. “Sophie.”

“Shhh,” Daphne said. “Ex-nay on the em-word-ay.”

“She knows,” Sophie said. “She’s a shifter. Finn told me.”

“Ohhhh.” Daphne shook her head. “Why did Declan not tell me that?”

“Are you and Declan—” I started.

“Oh yeah, we’re mates,” Daphne said. “We’re locking down those O’Malley boys, right Sophie? Starting the O-sister club.”

The two women laughed.

“All the O’s,” Sophie said.

A tiny dog ran into the room, though “dog” was a strong word for it. It looked like a cat inside a cloud. Those little dogs always made me smile.

“And this is Peyton.” Sophie scooped up the ball of fluff and held her out to me. “Isn’t she just the cutest?”

I nodded. “She’s adorable.”

Daphne handed me a phone. “Can you pretty please record for us? We’re doing a cross-promotional effort on Sophie’s show, trying to bring people to the B&B. Great, right?”

It seemed like I was supposed to nod. “Yeah.

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