Hitman's Sweet Escape: A Forbidden Age Gap Romance (Off Limits) by Saint Bryde

Author:Saint Bryde [Bryde, Saint]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

Eric

Iscrub body wash over my biceps and shoulders, down my stomach and lower back. God, it feels good to wash the sweat off my body from a day of walking all the way back to this motel. I was too paranoid to hitchhike after I blew up my car, thinking Kai would be hiding inside any of the cars driving by. He could’ve been coercing the driver with a gun to their head to pick me up.

And then to come home to the sight of Brooklyn with another guy’s hands all over her in the pool. I don’t know what came over me in that moment, but I couldn’t stand it and before I knew it I was clutching the gun at my side.

She’s not yours, Eric. Get over yourself.

Then the guy wouldn’t stop when Brooklyn told him to stop. That gave me a good reason to hold a gun at his face.

I rest my forehead against the tiled wall, Brooklyn’s words come back to me. Don’t let it take away your joy. When she said that, I didn’t have a good comeback and it shocked me to the core. How could she say that and not know a thing about my life and what I’ve been through?

It’s the kind of all knowing wisdom my fiancée had. A wave of sadness rocks through me. I’ve tried so hard not to think about her, but Brooklyn’s presence has triggered something in me, and I can’t fight suppressing these thoughts anymore.

Rina. I miss you so much.

My throat constricts, and suddenly I find it hard to breathe. Open yourself to love, and you open yourself to heartbreak. Being an ex-hitman, if I let Brooklyn in she’ll have a target on her back, just like my fiancée did.

My heart sinks to the pit of my stomach. I can’t go through that loss again.

As I step out of the shower and quickly towel dry my hair, I wrap the towel around my waist and look in the mirror. I look better than when I walked in, no ash and dirt coat my skin and even though I seem to have singed some of my eyebrow and forearm hair, I don’t look strange.

But the skin around my eyes is flushed red. Well, I’ll be out of Brooklyn’s hair as soon as I get out of this bathroom so it’s not like she’ll be able to tell I’ve shed some tears.

I place my hand on the door knob, and stop.

Part of me feels awful at the thought of leaving her alone. After that prick touched her, I’m sure the last thing she want’s is to be alone right now. And if I wasn’t there to protect her…

No. I have to leave. I’ll just lock the front door on my way out.

I open the door and step out of the bathroom, finding Brooklyn laying in bed. It’s pitch black, apart from the light in the bathroom and bedside lamp, but the light gives me a glimpse of her tanned, bare shoulder.

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