Escape The Light by A. R. Thomas
Author:A. R. Thomas [Thomas, A. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance
Publisher: A R Thomas
Published: 2021-11-24T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eighteen
After a little while, I shift and get up to avoid the tumble and crash of thoughts about this intoxicating man. Callan moves to his chair and relaxes, watching me dress. I roll the dress over my bare bottom, looking back at him, scowling at me.
âNext time, youâll wear underwear,â he says, his tone thick with anger that leaves little room for argument. I twist my neck, no longer meeting his eye. He can make all the suggestions in the world, but I donât have to abide by them. Besides, my dress hits past my kneeâno one could look up there even if they wanted to. The material is a thick band around my legs, holding them together.
âIâm ready to leave.â
âI have some work I need to do.â Callan is already focused on the screen in front of him. I don't want to keep him, and I want to let Oscar know that Iâm okay. He looked sick to the stomach when I left.
âOkay, see you later.â Grabbing my bag, I pull out my mirror and check my makeup, reapplying another layer of lipstick. The click of my compact echoes around the room as I slide my feet into my heels. I shake my hair and head for the door.
âZara, youâll stay here.â
Callanâs tone makes my spine stiffen, and my feet move quicker. I grab the handle and swing back to look at him already up on his feet, shoulders tense.
âWe may have made a deal, but you don't own me, Callan Scott. If I want to walk out and carry on about my day, I will.â I give him the most insincere smile I can muster and pull the door open. He is on me in a quick attack. His hand slams the door shut, and he yanks my wrist up.
âYouâre really fucking aggravating. Anyway, customers have arrived. We canât leave,â he growls, nodding his head over to the window, where I notice the first few people entering the bar below. How long did we lie just staring into each otherâs eyes? I hate how he can capture me with that look. Ownership. I canât explain it any other way.
âSurely thatâs more reason for me to leave without you,â I snap.
âWhatâs the rush? You have nothing planned, nowhere to be.â
âThat doesn't mean I have to be joined to your hip,â I state with a light laugh.
He glowers at me. âWeâre leaving together,â he tells me, grabbing my neck in a vice grip and pulling me to his face. I don't baulk. In fact, I press on to my toes to match his height. His stare is nothing like the reflected one from earlier. Oh no, itâs spitting fire.
âWeâll be seen. What are you planning?â I search his eyes. He grins darkly, and for a moment, I worry he is ready to out me to those bastards that took my fatherâs life. âWhat the fuck is going on?â I shout, shaking in his hold.
âWe need to be seen together.
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