Grave (The Sanctuary Series Book 1) by L.H. Whitlock

Author:L.H. Whitlock [Whitlock, L.H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-23T05:00:00+00:00

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Nora didn’t know what exactly to think as she watched Grave turn away from her. He just rejected my invitation to come home with me. To have sex with me. Maybe I wasn’t clear… I’m just not good at this kind of thing. What do people say? Do you want to have sex? Hey, let’s do it. Heat rushed up her face. Oh! I have no clue what I’m doing.

Then, he had refused to have dinner with her too, but he was going to see her later. Damn that man’s confusing! Desire pulsed through her, and an unfulfilled desire swept through her body, bringing on despair.

She wanted so badly to kiss him again; to jump him and ask for him to come home with her. To persuade him to say yes. She knew he worried about the consequences, or, maybe he wasn’t ready to have sex with her? No, that couldn’t be right. She felt his readiness pressing into her leg while he lay on top of her. No, he was just scared he would hurt her.

Well, she wasn’t scared. Meek little Nora was ready to handle any of the consequences that came from being with Grave.

Turning, she leapt onto his back and instantly found herself flying through the air and landing hard on the dirt path. The air rushed out of her chest, and spots danced in her eyes. Her hip throbbed, and the back of her head hurt, but she didn’t lose consciousness.

She groaned and pulled herself up to her elbows, then made a move to try and stand, her body still swaying and her back aching and stiff.

Grave pulled her up, his hands cupping her face and tracing through her hair, looking for blood and injury.

“Nora…I–I…” his hands shook, and his muddied eyes were full of worry. Nora pressed her hands to her stomach and felt nauseous. Oh no, oh no, oh no. Is–is my baby okay? Worry had her vision narrowing and bile rushing up her throat. Or maybe it’s something else … What if… What if… Tears blurred her vision, and she felt them rush down her cheeks and fall on her chest.

“Nora, Nora. I’m going to take you to the medic.” He picked her up and Nora pounded on him, panic filling her. No one can know. No one can know! They’ll send me right back to Mighton!

“Put me down, Grave. Put me down!” She heard herself shriek and Grave immediately complied.

“Nora, I–I. Please tell me what hurts. I’m so sorry. I just… I thought…”

Nora nearly leapt away from him once her feet were on solid ground, then mentally cursed herself when she saw the pain in his eyes. The hopelessness. The heartbreak. She knew he didn’t mean it. She had been a moron for jumping on a trained killer’s back without warning. He had acted instinctively. That’s what he was trained to do. That thinking was what kept him alive all those years in the arena.

She knew all this, yet she still shook and took another step back when he took one forward.

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