Broken Beast by Crystal Kaswell

Author:Crystal Kaswell [Kaswell, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

Danielle

I fix another cup of coffee, find my laptop, go through yesterday's pictures.

My normal Saturday afternoon routine.

Only I'm in Adam's sleek apartment.

And yesterday's pictures are incredibly erotic.

I find a potential image.

My robe falling off my shoulders. My hand between my legs. My eyes turned to the camera.

It's sexy. Sexy enough to draw a reaction from Adam.

Will he get jealous and possessive?

Storm into my room and throw me against the wall?

The mental image makes my entire body buzz.

But there's something off about it.

He fucked me.

Touched me, kissed me, made me come.

He did reveal himself to me. Not as much as I wanted, but he hasn't been with anyone since the accident.

That's big.

I can't respond with this. Even if it's what I'd normally do on a Saturday afternoon.

I need to be honest with him.

The bedroom door opens. Adam steps into the hallway, still in his suit, tie, shoes.

It's strange, but it would be stranger seeing him in jeans and a t-shirt.

He stops at the dining table a few feet from me. Runs his fingers over the thick wood. He lingers there for a moment, pulling his words together, then he says, "It's too much. Being here."

"Don't you live here?" I shut my laptop. Push it aside.

"I did," he says. "After I graduated. For years. But now… there are too many memories. Bash is everywhere."

"But not in your house?"

"It's different."

"How?"

He doesn't deliver a quick comeback. Or throw down because I said so. He pauses. Looks to the window, to the bright blue sky, the deep blue water, the lemon sun. "If I didn't know better, I'd think it was July."

"It's brighter in July. The sun is higher. The sky is bluer."

He nods, remembering. "I'm not used to the city anymore. It's too busy. Too loud. Too crowded."

"Here?"

"Not in the apartment, no." His eyes flit to the window, to the spot where I fucked myself yesterday. "It's quiet here."

"Isn't that what you want?"

"I don't know." He swallows hard. "The quiet is suffocating. An emptiness that used to be filled with laughter. But the noise is worse. It echoes through the emptiness. Reminds me I don't belong with other people."

"Adam—"

"You should stay. Invite your brother here. Watch that vampire show he adores."

"Blood Borne: Legends of the Vampire Clan?"

"Is it really called that?"

I nod. "Don't knock it till you try it."

"You think I'll like it?"

"I don't know. I don't know a lot about what you like to watch. It's possible."

"We didn't have a TV."

"There's a home theater on the second floor."

"Simon added it after Dad died, but we didn't use it often. We weren't in the habit of watching TV."

"You still don't?"

"Not usually."

"But—" I motion to the widescreen TV across from the couch. "Is it there for porn?"

His laugh is sad. "That's what Bash said."

"Oh."

"He bought it for me. He and Liam were younger. Young enough they invited girls over to 'watch a movie.'"

"Really? Liam seems more direct."

"Usually." His deep blue eyes get hazy as he slips into a memory. "He reads people well. If

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