Run (Lakefield Book 1) by Jennifer Vester

Author:Jennifer Vester [Vester, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Military, new adult, comedy, Suspense, wedding, rich, Romance, billionaire, love, humor
Publisher: Jennifer Vester
Published: 2017-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

I was stunned by Aiden’s question and I tensed against him. One of his hands started slowly rubbing my back as he circled his palm slowly.

I blinked a few times, staring at the empty seat beside us and didn’t answer. What a strange question to ask after what we had just experienced on the dancefloor. I wasn’t sure what to say or how to answer him.

The truth was ugly, and only one person had heard the whole story. My therapist. I hadn’t even told Julia, mostly out of fear that she would kill him and I would never see my best friend again because she would be doing time in prison out of her love for me.

Aiden’s hands stopped rubbing and he gently grabbed my arms and raised me up to face him. His eyes looked over my face. His mouth pressed into a firm line. His eyes grew cloudier the longer I didn’t speak and his face contorted to a fierce, angry look. He closed his eyes and growled angrily.

I reached out with my hand tentatively and slid my fingers around his jaw. I leaned in and kissed the edge of his mouth with the faintest of kisses.

His eyes opened slowly and he looked at me with sadness. “You’re so beautiful Olivia. If you don’t want to tell me that’s fine, but not telling me is also an answer.”

I gently kissed his chin, the stubble tickling my lips and said, “Yes.”

He growled again and wrapped his arms around me in a savage hug. He forced my face back to his chest. I felt like I was cocooned in his fierce, protective embrace. I felt a tear slide down my face.

I didn’t cry about what happened. To do so, would give the act too much power over me and I wasn’t going to allow that event to make me sad. It wasn’t the trauma of the event that made me tear up now, it was the knowledge that crept over me about Aiden. I felt it deep down in my chest where the most vulnerable part of my being resided. This man would never let anything ugly happen to me again.

I closed my eyes. “I don’t remember it Aiden. He drugged me. I found out after.”

His arms tightened but he remained silent and I let a few minutes pass by before speaking again.

“We were dating. It was pretty serious for a while. I don’t know. Two years of therapy. I know it was toxic now. I don’t know why I was like that. But I wouldn’t sleep with him and then he started hitting me.”

I could hear his heart beating wildly in his chest. He was so tense and just listening.

“Uhm, I woke up one morning at my apartment and didn’t feel right. I was sick and sore and started puking. He laughed at me and said I was a lousy lay. I was so horrified and embarrassed. I threatened to call the police and told him to leave.”

I paused for a minute, trying not to let the memory overwhelm me.

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