Freed by Lynetta Halat

Author:Lynetta Halat [Halat, Lynetta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Ransom

“RANSOM?” WARM LIPS on my chest. I try to open my eyes. Soft, quick breaths on my neck. Maybe keeping my eyes closed will ensure she keeps doing all that. She calls my name again, a little impatiently this time. As I shake off the last dregs of sleep, I realize she’s trembling against me, and my eyes shoot open.

I run my hands over her arms and feel her chill. “What’s wrong, baby?”

“I had a nightmare. I need you,” she whispers. I must have been exhausted, because I’d never slept through one of her nightmares.

Coming up on one elbow, I push her against the mattress and stretch over her to flip the lamp on. Her eyes are round with worry, a frown marring her features. “I’m sorry, Denver. Sorry I didn’t wake you up. I didn’t even hear you or feel you dreaming.”

Shaking her head, she runs a hand over my scruff, focusing her attention on the light touch. “It wasn’t that nightmare. I told you I haven’t had it for weeks.”

God, is she having new nightmares? I thought we were making progress. Damn it. “Whatever it is, we’ll deal with it. OK?” I prop myself up over her, running my hands over her hair and planting kisses on her forehead.

Her breath catches in her throat, and she nods her head against mine. “It was the scariest one I’ve ever had,” she whimpers.

“Shh … tell me.”

“You turned your back on me.”

The wind is forced out of me, and I sit up abruptly on my knees. They scream in protest, but I ignore them. I stare down out her, and I don’t miss her shiver. Her hair splays out wildly across my pillow; the feral look in her eyes matches it perfectly. “That’s not gonna happen, little fighter. Even if things don’t work out with us, I care about you and would never turn my back on you. That’s a promise.”

“I have to tell you something, and I’m scared of your reaction.”

“Fuck, Denver.” My exasperation cuts through my voice like a whip. “Out of all the shit you’ve confessed, have I ever given you the impression that I can’t cope?”

She gives a jaded laugh. “For once, this isn’t about me.”

I must have confusion etched over my face, because she scrambles to her knees and soothes my forehead with her fingertips. Cupping the back of my head between her hands, her eyes burn into mine as she whispers fiercely, “What would you do if you knew a secret that wasn’t yours to tell, but not telling it might cost you everything? If you knew something that would change everything about someone you loved? What would you do? Would you tell?”

I don’t hesitate. That’s a no brainer for me. “Of course. I’d rather deal with the fallout than hide something from someone I care about. Secrets always have a way of working themselves out into the light, and usually in the worst possible way.”

A small smile brightens her eyes. “That’s exactly what I thought.

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