Cyborg: Redux by Imogene Nix

Author:Imogene Nix
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781949300376
Publisher: Beachwalk Press, Inc.
Published: 2019-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Clarissa had the suspicion she had agreed to something bigger and more encompassing than anything else she’d ever considered. It was scary, but knowing more about Michael, that he was like her and in her corner, gave her a small amount of comfort. Very small. She smiled.

She did want her life back. She didn’t want to have to hide who and what she was because of something Jeremy had done to her. How others had used and abused her.

“I want to believe you, doctor.”

“Michael.”

Clarissa blinked at his dry tone.

“My name is Michael, and I’d like you to use it, especially if I’m going to help you regain your life.”

“Okay then, Michael. I’m scared, and I don’t think I can fail again or let him take me back. If I do, it might break me into tiny pieces.”

Telling him that was like peeling the layers of her defenses away and letting him see the softer underbelly that could be so easily hurt.

“I won’t, Clarissa. You and me? We’re the same, the two sides of a coin.” He moved so that he settled on the side of the bed, which dipped under their combined weights.

“I’m not sure how that could be. You’re a man and you’ve got the kind of resources I could only dream of.” She spoke quickly while the wild jump of her pulse did a dance of arousal. It was a spike of adrenaline, and she wasn’t quite sure where it had come from.

He had such clear eyes, she noticed. A deep green that married perfectly with his sandy hair. Close up, it looked like a mop of silk, and her fingers itched to curl and rub through the softness. His skin was fine, except where his afternoon growth was covered in stubble.

She wanted to hold her breath, but his scent invaded her nostrils, and when she inhaled, attempting to clear her mind, it hit her gut, spearing down past her belly to the area she’d thought wouldn’t ever wake again.

Excitement quivered, but she fisted her hands. He might be the same as her, but she was broken on so many levels she knew she’d just drag him down to her plane of misery if she even thought about anything more between them.

“There’s more to me than that, Clarissa.” He raised a hand, cupped her cheek, and she almost vibrated at his touch. “I’ll never hurt you. I give you my word.”

Mesmerized, she watched as he came closer, his lips skating over her cheek while her mind and body went into overdrive.

Pull away, her mind screamed while the rest of her body wanted to arch in and accept the tenderness he offered.

“I… Uh…”

He pulled back, his gaze scanning over her. “Clarissa, I would like…”

She watched in fascination as he struggled with intense emotions.

“It’s okay, Dr. Michael. I get it.”

He jerked away as if stung. “Yeah. Look, I promise he won’t touch you.” The words sounded hollow, and he glanced away.

She reached out, amazed when his nerves jumped as she noted his averted eyes and flattened lips.

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