Physical Touch by Hill Sierra

Author:Hill, Sierra [Hill, Sierra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-07-07T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER fifteen

Rylie’s legs burned as she finished her brutal five-mile run along the Biscayne Bay neighborhood and beach. The sun was hot and blistering, making sweat bead and drip down her neck and back, plastering against her humid skin.

With each breath and every stride she chastised herself for her stupidity over her behavior that morning with Mitch. Why the hell did she act this way around him? Why couldn’t she just give in and let it happen naturally? She wanted nothing more than to wrap herself around him and let him penetrate her body and her soul, but her brain kept putting the brakes on.

Yes, she was scared. The feelings that erupted inside her when she was with Mitch were too enormous for her to comprehend. It wasn’t just a craving or a sexual desire for him. Without putting a name to it, she felt the beginning of something blooming within her, something that had been long dead and buried.

And if she was being completely honest with herself, she was using her occupational code as a means to avoid the real root of the problem. Of course she didn’t want her lack of judgment to affect her reputation in her chosen profession, but it was more than that. What it boiled down to was the thought of losing her heart to Mitch and he, in turn, leaving her heart shattered and broken. Just like when her mother left. A heartbreak she never wanted to live through again.

The damage that had been done to Rylie and her family was indescribable. They were left feeling victimized and vulnerable, not to mention lacking control over their lives. And even after all this time, her father would never open up and talk about the pain she had caused him. He busied himself in the day-to-day responsibilities of taking care of her and her brother, burying the pain and avoiding any long-term relationships with other women.

She saw what it did to him. He had been an empty shell for twenty-two years, hollow on the inside and he’d allowed his self-worth and spirit to be crushed by a selfish woman who didn’t give a damn about her own family. And now, as she looked at her own life at age twenty-eight, Rylie saw that very same resentment and fear crowding her heart so completely, leaving barely a sliver of room for anything close to love.

She’s promised herself, especially after her attack, that she would never become a victim again. No one would take away her will or control. And that’s exactly what happened when you succumbed to the advances of a man. You lost your voice and your reasoning in the heat of the moment. And afterward? The inevitable would happen. Mitch would take what he wanted and then leave her with a gaping hole in her heart. Not.Going.To.Happen.

Rylie stretched her muscle-cramped legs out in front of her on the yoga mat in the Olympic-sized workout room. Her calves ached and her quads were on fire from her run and she was looking forward to using the Jacuzzi after she cooled down.

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