Keep Me Safe by Raquel Lyon

Author:Raquel Lyon [Lyon, Raquel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New Adult, Romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Molly

At the end of the main street, they turned left through the park gates. With the light fading fast, the grounds were spookily quiet and empty, apart from a handful of late-night dog walkers. Kendrick took Molly’s hand. “This way,” he said. “I want to show you something.”

“What?” Molly asked, as her arm was almost pulled from its socket, and she was dragged over the lawned area.

“This,” he said, stopping suddenly.

She searched the darkness and found nothing unusual. What the hell was he trying to show her? “I can’t see anything,” she said.

He slapped his palm on an old tree trunk. “This,” he repeated.

“Um… It’s a tree.”

“Not just any old tree. This is the tree where my dad met my mum. The tree where we used to picnic, when I was small. The tree I spent most of my childhood climbing. It means a lot to me. I wanted to share it with you. It’s kinda my special place. I come here when I want to be alone.”

She laughed. “Should I leave, then?”

“Very funny. Look. Put your foot on this knot, here, and grab hold of that branch.” He pointed up to the left. “You should be able to reach that branch, there,” he pointed to the right, “with your other foot.”

“You’re expecting me to climb?”

“Yep. Unless you can fly.”

He had to be kidding. “You’re crazy.”

“What’s wrong? You don’t strike me as a girly girl. Don’t tell me you’re afraid of heights?”

“No.”

“Then get that sweet, little ass up on that branch. There’s plenty of room for two.”

“I’m not sure…”

“Go on. I’m right behind you.”

She rolled her eyes. “Oh, for god’s sake,” she said, hitching the legs of her jeans higher up her thighs, grateful she wasn’t wearing a miniskirt. If she had to climb a damn tree, the last thing she wanted was to expose her knickers to the sound of ripping denim.

Hoisting herself skyward, with Kendrick’s hand pushing on her ass, she had to admit it felt good. And when she made it onto the well-worn limb, it was as if she’d entered another world. Only the faint rustling of leaves in the night breeze disturbed the peace, and a full moon cast dappled shadows over her legs. She studied their changing shapes as Kendrick sat down beside her.

“What do you think?” he asked.

“I’m wondering if there are spiders up here,” she said.

One of his arms crept behind her back and braced against the branch, while his other hand landed on her thigh. “Probably. But don’t worry. I’ll protect you from the eight-legged monsters.”

Heat from his fingers seared through to her skin. “And the two-handed ones?” she asked, turning to face him and suddenly wondering whether she meant Rick, or if her subconscious was thinking of a different monster.

“Not making any promises on that score.” He held her gaze and the moonlight reflected in his eyes. Despite his rugged exterior, they looked like kind eyes. Did she honestly need protecting from them? He inched closer. “Molly?”

Breaking his stare, she looked up through the canopy of leaves.

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