Keary Taylor - 1 Branded by Keary Taylor

Author:Keary Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

I walked into the studio just as everyone had finished their breathing exercises. Emily barely glanced up at me as she moved into down dog but Cole stopped and stared for a few long moments before moving into the position. I tried to draw as little attention as possible and quickly slipped my shoes off and joined the small group.

It was difficult to concentrate on the session, much less let myself really get into the breathing and stretches as I tried to figure out what I was going to say to Emily, which of the million questions to ask first. I was coming up blank and was feeling slightly panicky.

The session passed all too quickly of course and seemed to speed by in a quarter of the time it should have taken. I knew I was stalling as I took far more time than necessary to roll my mat perfectly on the floor.

“How are you, Jessica?” I glanced up when I heard the perfectly smooth voice from above me.

I stood, fumbling with the mat. Cole stood only a foot away, just slightly too close for comfort. I took a slight step backward. “I’m okay,” I stuttered. “It was a long night.”

“I’m sure,” he said, his eyes boring into my own. I found it difficult to find the will to look away, despite the feeling of recoil spreading through my entire body. “I wanted to invite you to come over tonight, maybe watch a movie or something. I thought you could use a little break from everything.”

“Um, ” I scrambled to know what to answer. “I’m not really sure what I have going on today. We’ll see how things pan out, you know, considering what happened yesterday. I’ll have to call you later and let you know.” Within those infinitely deep and captivating eyes I caught that glimpse of Mr. Hyde. A flash of irritation and perhaps impatience. This time however he did not work to swiftly change it to that perfect smile and gentle expression.

He simply slipped into a neutral look. “Let me know then,” he said as he pulled a piece of paper out of his jacket, quickly scribbling something on it. As I reached out for it he maneuvered himself and wrapped his arms around me.

“Things will work out the way they should, trust me,” he whispered.

I couldn’t suppress the shiver that ran down my back nor did I fail to notice how my scar prickled as I felt his breath brush the side of my neck.

As he stepped away, I could only nod and accept the paper he had written his number on. My hands rose to my temples and rubbed at the dull throb that started there as I watched him walk out the door.

“Dang girl,” I heard Emily as she walked toward me.

“Care to share one of the two Mr. McDreamy’s you seem to have snagged?”

I tried to clear my head which now seemed to be in a fog and come back with something to her comment but could only manage half a smile.

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