Stout by Cates Georgia

Author:Cates, Georgia [Cates, Georgia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult
ISBN: 9780986120459
Amazon: B01F9UAZIM
Goodreads: 28590375
Publisher: Georgia Cates Books, LLC
Published: 2016-05-03T07:00:00+00:00

Oliver Thorn

Leaving Russ safe and sound in that parking lot fucking killed me. Killed. Me. I wanted to do to him what I did to Jimmy. Make him pay for all his wrongs.

Or truth be told, much worse.

I lost it. In that moment when my arm was locked around his airway, I wanted nothing more than him dead. But then Adelyn made me look at her. Made me hear her. And I knew I’d lose her if I didn’t stop. If I didn’t take back control.

Adelyn isn’t saying a word. I hope it’s because she doesn’t want to have a conversation about Russ in front of the driver from the car service. Not because I scared the fuck out of her or because she’s going to shut down on me.

I want her to feel safe so I wrap my arm around her shoulders and hold tightly.

He had his hands on her. His fucking hands . . .

She burrows into my side, much like a baby bird being protected by its mother’s wing.

He hurt my girl. The terror in her eyes.

The silence is killing me. I can’t wait until we’re home to be sure she’s all right.

What if I hadn’t come when I did? I could have lost her.

I lower my mouth so it’s over her ear and speak in the softest voice my vocal cords will allow. “Did he hurt you?”

“No. But . . .” She stops and I know in my heart something bad will follow that pause.

“You can tell me.”

She presses her face into my shoulder. Her voice is barely a whisper so I must listen carefully to make out what she’s saying. “He came up behind me so I didn’t see him. I could only feel him. And I thought . . . I thought he was you.” The dam holding her tears bursts, and she fists my shirt, clinging to me as though she’ll be swept away in their current.

He was touching her. He was touching her. Maybe more. And she thought it was me. I can barely contain the rage within me. “What did he do?”

Her only answer is her body shuddering against my chest. Lawry used to do the same thing when she’d retreat into that world inside her head where no one could hurt her.

I can’t let Adelyn go to that place. I need her here with me.

“It’s okay. You can tell me. It wasn’t your fault.” I cup my hand around her head and kiss the top of her hair. “We can tell each other anything. I know your darkest secrets. You know mine. It’s what we do. It’s who we are.”

She breathes in deeply and exhales over several seconds as if stringing out the moment before she has to say the words. “I thought you were pinning me against the van. Maybe exploring your newfound dominance over me. It never crossed my mind you weren’t the one grinding behind me. Or the one pulling up my skirt and putting your hand in .

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