Miss Guided: a Guide to Love novella by Adams Alexia

Author:Adams, Alexia [Adams, Alexia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alexia Adams
Published: 2014-09-12T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

After ten minutes of searching, she finally spotted her bikini top lapping against the shore, taunting her for her weakness. She struggled to the beach, her legs as firm as seaweed. Snatching up her top, she put it on before clearing a spot and plonking herself down on a towel. She stared at the palm fronds waving against the blue sky. Despite being out of the water, she still felt like she was floating. She’d never come so hard and so fast, and it left her dazed.

She sat up on her elbows and watched Marcus swim parallel to the shore. He was clearly attempting to exercise off his own frustrated desire. He’d waved away her clumsy offer to assist him, saying the joy he’d experienced seeing her passion was enough for him.

A few minutes later he strode from the sea, rivulets of water streaming down his hard body. If there was ever a moment to remember forever, this was it. She could hardly believe he was here with her, on this secluded beach.

He stretched out on the towel next to her, and said nothing for several minutes.

“How can you bear to leave this and live in New York?”

“When I’m here, I feel something is missing. When I’m there, I feel something is missing. Here I have a life; there I have a career. I just haven’t figured out how to marry the two.”

“How did you end up in law?”

“My father is American and offered to put me through university. I was a teenager, and angry at him, at life, so I blurted out that I wanted to study law at Harvard. I guess I wanted to see if he would really pay, or if he was just talk.” She’d wanted to see if he would do for her what he’d never done for her mother—last more than two weeks. When the acceptance letter arrived from the illustrious university she knew she’d have to go. This was her one and only chance to make up for the dreams her mother had given up when she found she was pregnant from her holiday romance. She did it in memory of her mother. And in the end, ruined another woman’s life.

“What kind of law do you practice?”

“Criminal law. I’m a public defender.”

“And you can’t do that here?”

“Probably, but having spent years at school and then articling, I didn’t want to start at the bottom again, especially since it’s not something I’m sure I still want to do.”

He nodded as though understanding her. So many hadn’t.

“Who’s Dion?” His voice was so soft, so low, for a moment she thought she’d misheard.

A chill swept through her. “Where did you hear that name?”

“You muttered it in your sleep, begging him to stop. Was he your boyfriend? Did he hurt you?” The words were spoken with such force she had no doubt if she replied in the affirmative, Marcus would seek him out and thrash him on her behalf.

“He was a client. And the reason I’m here.

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