IT'S ALWAYS BEEN YOU by Lylah James

Author:Lylah James [James, Lylah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

Colton

“What?” I growl, fury dripping in that single word. I wait for her to speak, but there’s only silence on the other line.

I’m pissed at Riley.

But it’s not really her fault that I am so weak in my goddamn knees for her.

Fuck, I should have made her mine when I had the chance.

Riley Johnson is indebted to me. The day I saved her life, she became mine. Too bad, she never realized that. I should have collected my debt a long time ago.

But I waited for her to come to me because I was trying to be the good guy. The one who waits patiently for the girl to finally notice him. The friend she never wanted, but got anyway.

But I don’t want to be a friend.

I want her in my bed. In my fucking arms.

I need her lips on mine.

I want to bury myself inside her.

And now she’s with him. For almost three years he was gone, and I was right here. Picking up the broken pieces of her soul while waiting for her to trust me with her heart.

When she finally does, Grayson Hale decides to waltz back into her life.

And what does Riley do?

She runs right back into his arms.

I’m pissed, but when my phone rings in the middle of the night and her name appears on my screen, I do the only thing I’m capable of doing. I answer the call.

Agitated, I rub a hand across my face and prop myself up against the pillows. “What do you want?”

It’s four in the morning and I know she’s not in her apartment. I know because I’ve been waiting for her all night long to come back home.

I guess…she decided to stay with Grayson.

Maybe to rekindle their relationship. To fix whatever was broken between them.

My lungs squeeze painfully at the thought of Riley and Grayson together. Is she in bed with him right now? Did he touch her, the way I crave to touch her?

“If you’re not going to talk—” I spit out furiously. Why is she calling me now? To torment me further? “I’m going to hang up.”

And that’s when I hear it.

A hitch in the back of her throat.

A pained whimper.

My heart stutters and I listen closely. Her breathing pattern is shallow and erratic. Almost like she’s…scared or panicked about something. “Riley?” The harshness in my voice disappears, replaced with worry.

At the sound of her name, Riley lets out a wounded cry, and I’m immediately on my feet. My stomach tightens with nerves as fear courses through my veins.

I keep the phone at my ear, listening to her tiny choked cries as I rush out of my bedroom. “Where are you?” I ask, my voice softening. She needs me to be calm right now. I grab my coat and keys, slamming the door behind me as I leave Maddox’s apartment. “I’m coming to you. Riley? Do you hear me? Talk to me, Sunshine.”

“Colton,” she whispers my name brokenly.

“Yes, I’m here. It’s okay, I’m coming to you.

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