Lustful Cravings (The Seven Sin Sisters) by Beck Paloma

Author:Beck, Paloma [Beck, Paloma]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy, Romance
ISBN: 9781618853523
Amazon: B008XB10AC
Goodreads: 15756459
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Published: 2012-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“Are you all right?” Layla broke the silence.

Without turning his attention from the direction they were headed, Madden kissed her palm before placing it into Anton’s hand. “Anton, help Layla to bed. I need to spend some time in my office.”

“No. We need to talk.” Layla cringed at the demand in her voice. She didn’t mean to be so uptight but everything was moving so fast. Now, Madden, the man she thought to be her rock, was pulling away. Confusion swirled around her. Overwhelmed more than ever, and still not understanding most of what they discussed at dinner, she looked up at Madden and softened her voice. “Please.”

He stopped to face her then, eyes still vacant, but his finger gently swiped at the single tear trailing down her cheek. “Later. We will talk later.” She felt his words more than heard them, nearly an inner dialogue, and was shocked into silent obedience as she watched his stride eat up the distance towards the building across the courtyard.

Not looking away, Layla called to Anton who was just beside her. “Anton?”

“Let me take you up to your room.” Anton’s voice was gentle and soft, soothing the tension from Layla as she struggled to grasp this new reality. She’d not seen Madden angry and it terrified her. His emotions radiated through their bond.

“I don’t understand, Anton.”

“There is so much for which Madden feels responsible. He feels even more responsibility now that he has you in his life. Once he puts all safeguards into place, I am certain he will relax.”

“I hope.” She remained staring at Madden as he stomped toward the building that held his office. She’d not been to the building yet, but Anton had pointed it out earlier in the day. She knew about a dozen others worked there, and they did private security consulting for the government, but this is all Anton had told her. The discussion over dinner began to paint more dangerous tones to Madden’s life, and therefore to her own. She was certain of nothing in this moment.

“You may hope but this I know. Madden needs to protect you,” Anton countered as he led her through their front door. It was still hard for Layla to call this home her own, as different as it was from her own country cottage-style house she had shared with her sisters.

“Let me show you something I took care of this evening before I joined you at dinner,” Anton coaxed her down the hall towards a large doorway she hadn’t noticed on her first tour through this enormous house. “Go ahead, little one. Open the door.”

Layla moved forward and pushed the door gently inward. Her gasp urged a smile onto Anton’s usually stoic face. “So you are pleased?” he asked as he stood back just out of her reach and waited.

Layla was more than pleased. As she circled, she saw every book from her home library, her office, here in this room. Needing touch to make it reality, Layla stroked

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