Keeping Her: A Dark Romance (Keep Me Series Book 1) by Angela Snyder

Author:Angela Snyder [Snyder, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-06T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

ADELINE

I STARE UP at Lucien as he hovers over me, breathing harshly. His eyes are transfixed on me as I quake underneath him from the aftershocks of what felt like my millionth orgasm. Groaning, he closes his eyes and licks his full lips that I suddenly want to kiss.

What just happened between us is indescribable. I wouldn't be able to describe it even if I wanted to. Something shifted between us, and he became so much more than my captor.

He became my lover.

And for one miniscule second, I allowed myself to play into the fantasy, holding onto him like I never wanted to let go of the dream.

My euphoria is short lived, however, because Lucien's warm gaze suddenly grows icy, and the ever-present scowl that I've become used to appears on his face once more. Without so much as a word or a caressing touch, he pulls out of me, leaving me feeling cold and confused.

He tosses the condom into a small trashcan by the nightstand and begins to quickly get dressed. Mumbling to himself, I can see the emotions as they play out on his face.

Satisfaction…confusion…apprehension…and…regret.

The last one hits me hard as his dark gaze finally meets mine. A few minutes ago, he was making love to me like I was the most precious thing in the world to him.

But now…now it's almost as if he's looking through me. Like I don't exist. Like I'm some discarded, little plaything.

Hastily, I wrap the sheets around my nudity, suddenly feeling very vulnerable and exposed.

Lucien reaches into his pants pocket for a bottle I instantly recognize. He squirts a large amount of the sanitizer all over his palm before hurriedly scrubbing his fingers, hands, wrists and muscular forearms.

Tears fill my eyes as I watch his ritual. Does he think I'm…dirty? Is he disgusted by me?

I can't stop the self-deprecating questions from bombarding my mind. And then I quickly tell myself I don't care. I shouldn't care. Not about this. Certainly not about him.

Lucien let me touch him even though I told him I wouldn't. Keeping my hands on the bedframe proved to be more than difficult when he tore through my virginity. The pain was sharp, but, thankfully, quick. And before I knew it, my hands were roaming all over his sculpted chest, arms and shoulders.

When I moved my hands to his muscular back, however, I felt numerous scars marring his flawless skin. I couldn't help but run my fingertips over the jagged grooves as he moved inside of me. The scars somehow made him more…human, in my mind.

This formidable, unapproachable man, who personified perfection, suddenly became flawed.

There is a reason Lucien is the way he is, and perhaps that knowledge of knowing there's a deep meaning behind all of this is keeping me from freaking out right now.

"So what happens now?" I ask, trying to keep my voice steady, but failing miserably.

"Jax will arrange everything for you to return home," he says in a cool tone, shooting me wary sidelong glances.

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