Love Lock by S. M. West

Author:S. M. West [West, S. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SMW Books
Published: 2019-09-01T18:30:00+00:00

16

Drew

“What is it about me that made him do this? Made him think it was okay to beat me?” Her voice cracks and tears slide down her cheeks.

She’s a broken little girl and the need to protect her, make her mine, is a furious itch, a savage need. I want her to be mine again so badly, I feel it in my bones—it’s consuming, suffocating, uncomfortably tight like my skin might crack.

“Nothing, darling, nothing.” Restraining any sharpness, I push each word past clenched teeth. “There’s nothing about you that says you deserve this.”

I pull on her arm, wanting to hold her, but she resists. She doesn’t want my comfort. I lost the right to hold her. No, I gave up that right. Fucking idiot.

“Pippa Raine, you’re magnificent,” I say fiercely, my heated stare pinning her in place. “This. Is. Not. Your. Fault. Do you hear me? None of this.”

I felt utterly helpless listening to how that fucking brute used her as a punching bag. It broke my heart. And it’s messed up that she feels responsible.

“All you ever did was love that fucking asshole.” My venom pierces every word. “You didn’t cause him to be violent. Do you hear me?”

She nods, wiping her cheeks and swallowing back tears. Seeing her distraught and knowing what she went through makes me sick to my stomach, and mad at myself for walking away. And the rage I feel for Brock Sullivan consumes me.

She curls into the corner of the sofa, tucking her legs into her chest and resting her head on the arm. Her eyes close and I want to cover her with the heat of my body. Hold her. Instead, I pull a blanket over her, and while I still have a million questions, I leave her be.

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