Resisting (Novella) (Men of Inked Book 5) by Bliss Chelle

Author:Bliss, Chelle [Bliss, Chelle]
Language: eng
Format: azw
Publisher: Chelle Bliss
Published: 2014-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

What the fuck was wrong with me? This wasn’t how I normally treated a woman I’d just met. There was something different about Izzy, though. I’d felt like I knew her the moment we met. Thomas had filled my head with stories about his little sister and made her bigger than life. Seeing her in person only drove the point home that she was different than other women.

If he’d heard how I was talking to her, he’d have my nuts in a vise, making sure I’d never be able to get another hard-on in my life. I needed to slow my shit down.

“I’m a patient man, and you’ll be in my bed before the night is through.”

She laughed, her head falling back as her teeth shone in the light. “I can’t leave yet,” she said, grabbing her drink and swirling the contents inside. “I have to do all the bridesmaid bullshit.”

“I can tell by your comment that you believe in true love.”

“Fuck love. Don’t get me wrong. I’m thrilled for Joe and Suzy, but the shit isn’t for me. Don’t say it,” she warned, her eyes turning into small slits as she glared at me.

“What? That you just haven’t met the right man?” I stood next to her at the bar and leaned my arm against the wooden surface as I faced her.

“Yes. It’s not about that. Love makes shit messy,” she explained before bringing the glass to her lips.

“Can I get a beer?” I asked the bartender as he walked by, and his eyes flickered to us.

His eyes raked over Izzy, and I saw the hunger burning inside them. I felt an overwhelming urge to rip them from his skull just so he couldn’t eye-fuck her again.

He looked to me and snarled as he reached in the cooler, popped the top of a Yuengling, and placed it in front of me. Grabbing the cool bottle, I let my fingers slide over the wetness. Then I wished I could squelch the internal burning I felt for Izzy.

“You sound like a woman who came from a broken home. Thomas speaks very highly of your parents and the love they feel for each other. What turned you off love?” Bringing the bottle to my lips, I watched her as she swallowed hard and played with the glass in her hand.

“It’s not love that I have an issue with. It’s the battle that ensues because of it.”

After pulling the beer from my mouth, I shook my head, trying to make sense of her statement. “What battle?”

“The one every girl I’ve ever known has gone through. They have to decide how much of themselves they’re willing to lose to be with the man they love.”

“That’s bullshit.”

“There isn’t a female I know who didn’t change after being in ‘love,’” she said, making air quotes and rolling her eyes.

“Maybe they brought out the real woman who was always lurking at the surface and too scared to show.”

“You can have your opinion, James, but I know what I see.

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