Don't Let Me Break (The Carter Sisters Book 1) by Linda Verji

Author:Linda Verji [Verji, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

AS IT TURNED out, Marley’s fear was more of a barrier than either of them anticipated.

“I’m going to fall. I’m going to fall,” Marley whimpered as she tried to peddle with little success. The bike kept weaving violently and unsteadily from side to side.

“You won’t fall,” Sebastian puffed as he used all his strength to keep the bike from tilting to the other side and spilling her to the hard concrete. “I got you.”

“I can’t… I can’t… I can’t,” she whimpered, her breathing as broken as her words. Her face was stiff with terror and her grip on the handlebars was so tight it was a wonder they hadn’t broken yet.

“Trust me, Marley. You can do this.” He instructed, “Don’t be so stiff. Try to keep your peddling steady and don’t hold the bars so tightly.”

“I’m trying.” Her voice shook as if she was on the verge of crying. “I’m trying but it’s not working.”

“It will.” He kept a firm hold on her and the unsteady bike. “Trust me.”

Despite her incessant attempts to stop, Sebastian kept assuring her that she could learn. After about an hour of false starts and near falls, she got the hang of it.

“There you go,” Sebastian encouraged. He’d now moved from holding the handlebars and walking beside her to just touching the saddle lightly to make sure he could catch her if she fell. “See, you’re doing it.”

“You haven’t let go, right?” Marley snatched a nervous backward look at him. Though the bike was now steady, her peddling was still hesitant.

“No, I haven’t let go. I’m still holding the bike,” he assured even as he slowly let go. “You can do it.”

Marley didn’t notice that he’d let go. She kept moving forward on her own for quite a while until he was left several feet behind her. She only noticed that he was gone when she stopped the bike with her foot on the ground. The betrayal that filled her expression when she turned and found him missing was priceless. Laughing, he walked to her.

“You lied to me,” she accused when he finally reached her.

“And aren’t you glad I did?” He grinned. “Look, you rode it all on your own without my help.”

But his words weren’t enough to soothe her. She glared at him sulkily. But even while sulking and glaring, she was adorable. Still grinning, he moved closer to envelop her in a side hug. In an instant, her sweet, sandal wood-like smell and her heat warmed his body and stirred his senses.

“I’m sorry,” he murmured, drawing in a deeper breath so he could have more of her scent.

Though Marley was stiff in his arms, she didn’t move away. Soon, she relaxed into his body. “It’s okay. I’ll forgive you.”

Though reluctant to let her go, Sebastian moved away from her. “Wanna try again? I’ll let go again, but this time I’ll let you know before I do it.”

Reluctance and anxiety flashed in Marley’s gaze. It looked like she was going to turn down the suggestion.

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