Pursued: Silver Falls University 4 by M. Sinclair

Author:M. Sinclair [Sinclair, M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lost & Bound Publishing
Published: 2023-01-22T18:30:00+00:00

11

CAEDMON MOROZ

Effie’s fast, fluttering pulse had my head spinning as I fought for control. I could feel her pulse right under my lips, and I wanted to bury my teeth inside of her skin. To mark her. To ensure that no matter what darkness she saw come out of me, we were permanently bonded. That she would continue to say those sweet words to me.

I love you.

Effie loved me. I still hadn’t been able to process, let alone accept, that concept. But I savored the words and hung onto them like an anchor as I kept her pinned to the wall, refusing to give into the urge to bite her.

Don’t bite her. Don’t fucking bite her—not like this.

My eyes closed, and I repeated the mantra as images—nightmares, really—flashed through my head. Disgust and nausea turned my stomach, hating that Victoria had even filled Effie’s life for a single moment. That she had to hear her voice. That she had to experience her evil and malice.

I’d almost slaughtered Victoria.

If she had touched me, I would have ripped her throat out with my bare hands. I wouldn’t have been able to control it. But like the true angel Effie was, she’d appeared out of nowhere and saved me from myself.

Effie was my salvation. It was that simple and that complicated.

Which didn’t explain the bloodlust surging through me, wanting to mark her throat in such a feral and savage way. I was trembling in my attempt at restraint. I didn’t trust myself alone with this woman, and I could only hope that the others would return before I did something truly unforgivable.

A pained sound left my throat as Effie’s finger slid up the back of my neck, her touch soft and gentle. She had no idea how much danger she was in—it was the only explanation for how she was treating me.

I wanted to scare her. Maybe not want to, but it was like a desperate, clawing urge. It was my default for Effie, to keep her away, to keep her safe. But I couldn’t do that anymore. I loved her. She knew I loved her. I had pledged my life to her, my entire existence. I wouldn’t push her away…but I didn’t know what to do instead, didn’t know what my new default should be. I was absolutely paralyzed.

“Caedmon.” Her voice was a soft song in my ear. “Come back to me.”

Didn’t she realize I could never leave her? The only things that existed for me on this mortal plane were my nightmares and trauma…and Effie. That was it.

“There’s nowhere else for me.” My voice wasn’t my own. I had no idea how I was even managing to speak let alone form coherent sentences right now. My vision was blurring around the edges, dizziness threatening to pull me under. The memories and nightmares were trying to pound on my skull, demanding my attention—demanding everything.

Suddenly, soft lips pressed against mine. I didn’t move, terrified I would attack her as she pressed another kiss to my lips.

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