Obsession (Endurance) by McClendon Shayne

Author:McClendon, Shayne [McClendon, Shayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Always the Good Girl LLC
Published: 2013-04-30T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

My house had perfect natural light. Large windows – though filled with bulletproof glass – allowed pre-dawn pink light to slant across the floors and brighten every surface. I knew what it would look like but I didn’t see it this morning.

As much as I loved the play of light and color, I found myself unable…okay, unwilling…to open my eyes. My sundress had ridden above my knees as I slept and I could feel Jonas’s jeans-clad thigh on the skin of my inner knee. I wasn’t ready to give up the most amazing experience of my life; to go back to being completely isolated in a world of billions.

There was a light kiss on my forehead as a warm hand stroked repeatedly, hypnotically through my hair. “Ellie, open your eyes.” I didn’t want to but I forced myself to do it anyway. I found myself staring into Jonas’s hazel green gaze. “Good morning, Ellie.”

I was supposed to say something. None of my thoughts would cooperate. When I’d woken during the night, Jonas’s face had been in complete darkness. Seeing him inches from me in the light was surreal. Sleep-ruffled with golden brown shadow along his jaw, he was so gorgeous that I was in shock. I wanted to hug him tighter. I wanted to kiss him.

Jordan said quietly from above, “No nightmares, Ellie.” It was he who was stroking my hair.

“Ellie, we would never, ever hurt you,” Jonas murmured softly. His palm was smoothing small circles on my back. The combined effect of their touch was euphoria.

Please don’t stop…don’t ever stop.

“I know. I know that, Jonas.” He gave me a small smile and moved to get up. I didn’t realize I’d tightened my arms around him until he did the same. Jordan’s warm hand slid along the side of my neck, his thumb massaging the nape.

I felt my eyes growing heavy, feeling a bone-deep peace I wasn’t sure I’d ever felt before. I leaned forward and kissed the hollow of Jonas’s throat and registered his soft moan an instant before I slipped back to sleep.

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