Eyes in the Darkness (The Coveted) by Ripley Proserpina & Rebecca Royce

Author:Ripley Proserpina & Rebecca Royce [Proserpina, Ripley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

I wasn’t heavy, but I wasn’t a peanut either, so when I woke up in a stranger’s bed, I wondered who’d been strong enough to bring me here.

My question was answered when I rolled my head to one side and saw Colt, elbows on his knees, studying me.

“Is this your room?” I asked.

He shook his head and began to tap his foot. It was a nervous tic. I saw him do the same thing before he went up to the plate when he played baseball. “Why are you worked up?”

Sitting back in the chair, he continued to watch me, shaking his head slowly from side to side. “You almost died today. If you hadn’t listened to your gut, you would have been in that car.”

Oh. That was right. “I saw a ghost today.”

“You nearly were a ghost today, Lacey. Jesus. I can’t—I’m not going to let another moment pass without saying something to you. I know you don’t remember everything—”

I sat up quickly, and my head spun, but I managed to reach for him. He took my hand, shifting his body so he was next to me on the bed. “I do remember.”

“You do?” His blue eyes were wide and surprised. “I thought…”

“I remember. I remember Thorn in the backseat, and you in the driver’s seat. I remember leaning over the gearshift to kiss you, and when I turned around, the monster was outside the car. But I remember kissing you.” My gaze went to his lips. They’d been soft, and he’d been clean-shaven. Not like now when it seemed like he was too busy to shave or cut his hair. I remembered pushing my fingers through the short silky strands and the way it felt. His curls had been a little longer and fell across his forehead. When I’d brushed it back, it had circled my finger like a ring. I wanted to touch it now.

Leaning into him, I kept my gaze on my hand. Immediately, he closed his eyes, and his shoulders sagged. He let out a breath, one that went down to his toes and seemed to carry with it more worry than I could fathom.

He couldn’t see me, and that made me brave. I wanted to see if he tasted the same or if his lips would prickle because of his scruffy beard.

Gaze on him, I pressed my lips to his. As soon as we touched, everything else disappeared. I didn’t even realize I’d shut my eyes. I was lost. Colt was quick to return my affection. His kiss was hard and a little desperate. He didn’t wait to see if this was me testing the waters; he dove right in. His tongue pushed past my lips, commanding I respond with the same heat. As we kissed, that long-ago night returned to me. It was as if my body needed the physical reminder to find that memory.

He’d kissed me the same then, in a way that made me think he had way more experience than I did, and that he knew what he wanted.

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