Darkness Unleashed by Stephanie Rowe - Order of the Blade 07 - Darkness Unleashed

Author:Stephanie Rowe - Order of the Blade 07 - Darkness Unleashed [Rowe, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 0988656647
Amazon: B00E8IIEDA
Barnesnoble: B00E8IIEDA
Goodreads: 17904225
Publisher: Stephanie Rowe
Published: 2013-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

A cold chill rushed down Catherine's spine and she scrambled to her feet. "You think they took my daughter to get to you?" At his grim nod, she felt her chest tighten in panic. Lucy had been targeted because they had wanted Ryland? He was the one who was the danger to her? How could she have been so blind? She'd been falling right into the hands of the man who would expose her to everything. "I need to get dressed," she mumbled, as she stumbled past him, grabbing for her clothes.

She'd trusted him. Despite all her claims, she'd started to trust him. She'd let him make love to her for heaven's sake. She grabbed her underwear and pulled it on, her hands shaking violently.

"Hey!" Ryland grabbed her arm as she fumbled with her bra strap. "Cat—"

"No!" She slapped his hand away and yanked her bra on. "Don't."

His jaw flexed, and his eyes darkened. "Hey," he said, his voice so low and lethal that she froze. "I am not your fucking enemy," he said. "I didn't steal your daughter—"

"I trusted you!" Her hands shaking, she grabbed for her jeans, needing to be covered up—

"Catherine!" He grabbed her arms and spun her toward him, his eyes fierce. "Don't pull away from me," he growled. "Not right now. I need you—"

"You need me? You need me?" How could she have forgotten her goal? Her plan had been to use him to find the entrance, and then continue on her own. And yet she'd screamed at him to come with her. She'd fallen under yet another spell of a man. "You—"

"I did nothing to you," he growled. "I swore I would give my life for you, angel, and I will. I didn't take your daughter. I haven't done a fucking thing but protect you and keep you safe—"

"You made me trust you!" She slammed at his chest, fear hammering at her. "Don't you get it? I trusted him and he betrayed me—"

"Him? Who?" He locked her down against him, trapping her. "Who did you trust? What are you talking about?"

"Simon," she gasped, still fighting to get free of the arms that had held her so tightly while they'd been making love. "I fell in love with him, and we had a baby, and then he stole her and brought her here. He told me I had to work for them to get her back and—"

She couldn't breathe. Panic hammered at her, and she struggled to get free of his embrace, of the arms that she had wanted to stay in so badly just a short time ago. "And now, again, it's happening again, just like before. You led them to me. How could I be so stupid?" She fought to get free. "Let me go!"

"Hey! I'm not Simon!" He swore as he fought to contain her. "Catherine! Look at me! I'm not Simon!"

She squeezed her eyes shut, not daring to look at him. If she did, she knew she would want to trust him, and she knew she couldn't.

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