Night Fury: a Scarred, Plus size, Paranormal Romance by Melissa Cummins

Author:Melissa Cummins [Cummins, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melissa Cummins

Johanna leaned her head against the window, staring out into the backyard. The full moon shone, casting a blue light over every blade of grass and flower in Luke’s garden. It was beautiful, but it could not pull her out of her thoughts. She was here, but not here. Seeing, but not focusing.

The rest of the day with Luke had been quiet. He comforted her while she remained silent. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to talk about what she was feeling—she did, but she’d been stuck on where to begin, what she could say that wouldn’t scare him away but would help Luke to understand why she was like this now.

He’d given her time and taken care of her. She’d found out about the food he’d kept for her, but it had only reminded her of how much he had done for her, how much he cared. It both helped and hurt her, leaving her feeling that he had drawn the short end of the stick. But she couldn’t tell him that, because she knew if she did, he’d convince her otherwise. Even in the short time since she’d awoken, she knew that’s what he would do. Much like he’d said earlier, he’d fight for her. The question was, did she deserve to be fought for? And who fought on Luke’s behalf? She wanted to fight for him, and that added a new level of depth and confusion to her already endless feelings.

She’d taken the feelings to bed with her and woken up shortly after, choking on a scream, so here she sat, procrastinating what she knew she’d have to do. She couldn’t keep going like this. Even she knew that forcing herself to do a deep dive into her emotions wasn’t healthy, but the alternative was worse. She couldn’t keep crying. She couldn’t move on from her thoughts, she couldn’t sleep, she barely wanted to eat, and she couldn’t possibly make a good, conscious decision when she was so utterly terrified of everything she did.

Johanna took a deep breath. As she released it, she fastened back on her emotional chains, secured the locks, turned everything off, and then approached things one by one: shame, guilt, the expectations she had laid upon herself, sadness, anger, hatred.

Johanna heard a noise and turned her head just as the door creeped open. In it stood Luke. Everything about him made her feel safe. He was tall, probably 6’5” or 6’6”, his shoulders were broad, and he was a solid wall of muscle. His presence, his persistence, shook her. It made her feel lucky, honored, feelings she wasn’t used to. Now, though, she felt like running both toward and away from him.

He seemed to know that. She really didn’t understand how, but once again he understood her.

Luke entered the room slowly, watching her every move. Finally, he said. “Couldn’t sleep?”

Johanna shook her head and curled herself more into a ball against the wall.

“May I?” He gestured to the other end of the window seat, and she nodded again.

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