Dominion (Alpha Domain Book 1) by Arabella Abbing

Author:Arabella Abbing [Abbing, Arabella]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Romance, Military, New Adult & College, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Crime, Mystery & Suspense, Suspense
Amazon: B015IHOJ2Y
Published: 2015-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

John

“Amber? Sweetheart, please open the door.”

“No!”

I braced my palms against the heavy wood of Allen’s bathroom door, wondering why the hell she went back to this room and locked herself in the tiny bathroom instead of going to her own bedroom.

The lock to her bedroom door would’ve been easy to get inside considering there was a key lying for it. But if she wouldn’t unlock this door, I’d have to break it down.

“Everyone else is gone. It’s just you and me,” I told her, hoping it would put her at ease.

There was a long pause then—

“Where did Allen go?”

“Open the door and I’ll tell you.”

Another pause, this one even longer than the first. Just as I was about to give up and rear back to force my way in, the lock twisted and the knob slowly turned.

The light from the bedroom illuminated her face and I frowned when I saw she had been crying again. She was still crying, actually.

“Baby, no,” I murmured as I cupped her cheeks with my hands. “Don’t cry. I hate seeing you cry.”

“I’m s-sorry,” she breathed out, her voice cracking with the words. “I-I can’t st-stop.”

That damn string around my heart tightened and I did the only thing I could think to do—I reached out and pulled her into my arms, smoothing her hair with my hands and hoping to calm her with the motions. Instead, it seemed to upset her more and I desperately look around the room, trying to figure out what the hell to do.

Even with all my previous experience with women, comforting one was definitely an area I lacked in. I had never been emotionally involved enough with a woman to ever get to this point in the relationship.

“Amber. Will you lay down with me so I can hold you?” I whispered, hoping that she wouldn’t take my offer the wrong way.

Her sobs softened and she nodded against my chest. A long sigh of relief escaped past my lips, thankful that I had apparently done something right. I scooped her up and carried her to the bed, lying her gently on the mattress before climbing in beside her and pulling the covers up around us.

I didn’t even get a chance to fully adjust the pillows behind me before Amber curled up to me, laying her head against my chest and one of her small hands right over my heart as she continued to softly cry against my t-shirt.

Both of us were half dressed—me in my jeans and her in Allen’s shirt—but this was easily the most intimate moment I had ever shared with a woman. I released a shaky breath and twisted my body to curl over her, hoping the protective gesture would ensure her that she was safe with me.

I wanted—needed—her to know that she would always be safe with me.

So even though my body was twisted at an awkward angle that made my bones ache, I decided to hold her like that for as long as she needed. Even with the discomfort, I’d never felt such a sense of satisfaction and love.

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