She's Mine by Belinda Wright

Author:Belinda Wright [Wright, Belinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: bad boy, billionaire romance, Gangster Romance, romance, Mafia
Publisher: Belinda Wright
Published: 2022-02-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty – Dale

I drop the phone on the table and a shudder runs through my body. That sounds serious. My mind is racing wondering what he wants to talk to me about. I walk around his flat, unsure what to do. I go to his room and sit down on his bed, thinking. I spent the night in his arms. Once my head was on his chest, I felt safe. Comforted. I know he can protect me, but now he’s not here I feel exposed and vulnerable again.

When I woke this morning, I was alone. He had already somehow unpicked himself from my grip without waking me and was in the shower. Then I lay in his bed watching him dress for work. He put on a suit and styled his hair and the overwhelming desire I felt while watching him shocked me. I don’t know what to think any more. I don’t want to have to depend on him. I was so ready to leave my father and start my own life on my terms, and now it just feels like I’ve moved from the protection of one man to the protection of another. Except with Slater there’s something else. I don’t just want protection from him.

I go to my room and strip out of my clothes, then pull all my things out of the bag. I don’t have anything to wear. All my clothes are dowdy and old-fashioned. It never bothered me before, but now I want to wear something nice. Something that will make him see me as feminine. And sexy. But the only sexy thing I have is the dress I wore to Paradiso the other night.

I put on leggings, then a T-shirt. I tie a knot in it at the front, so it exposes my navel. I pull a brush through my hair and put some dark liner beneath my eyes and red gloss on my lips.

I wait for him in his bedroom, too nervous to do anything but sit on his bed. I hear the key in the lock and freeze.

‘Dale?’ he calls.

‘I’m in here,’ I answer, then sweep my hair off my shoulders, smoothing it. I take a breath, waiting, hoping he’ll find me attractive. I hear the sound of the fridge door in the kitchen then his footsteps approaching the bedroom, getting louder. He pauses outside the door. I see the handle turn and there’s silence as it opens.

I watch him as his gaze sweeps over me. He hesitates then enters the room.

‘Why are you in here?’ he asks, as he goes to the side and takes the armchair.

‘You said you wanted to talk,’ I murmur. I don’t dare admit I hope for a repeat of yesterday.

‘Yeah, I do.’ He sits down opposite me, crossing his legs in front of him. ‘You look nice.’

‘Thanks.’

I look down at my leggings, unable to meet his eyes. Do I look like I’m trying too hard? Is it too obvious what I want from him?

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