Sweet Obsession by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Romantic Escapes Publishing
Published: 2022-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

Liam

Fuck, I don’t think I’ve ever been so angry in my life. I’ve literally gone to prison for less. When I saw him with her—kissing her, touching her, violating her—I fucking lost my mind.

I wanted to kill him. Still do. Maybe I should have.

But as soon as he’s out of sight, my focus shifts to the only person who truly matters.

My Marissa.

“Are you okay?” I ask her, moving to stand closer to her, needing to see for myself, up close and personal, that he didn’t hurt her. “Did he…” I can’t even make myself finish the sentence, so I repeat my initial question instead. “Are you okay, Marissa?”

She nods, but she’s still trembling. “B-Better now. I don’t even… he said I was leading him on, but I swear I wasn’t, Liam. I swear I wasn’t!” She blinks hard and I can tell that she’s fighting back tears. It’s a losing battle, though, because even as I watch, I can see a hint of moisture form at the corners of her eyes. When she speaks again, her voice is softer and there’s no hiding the emotional tremor as she folds her arms and curls in on herself just enough to make me wish I could take her into my arms and kiss the pain away. “I’m sorry. I don’t want you to feel like you have to keep rescuing me, but… but I’m glad you were here this time. Thank you.”

The tears start to fall for real, and it’s more than I can handle. Fuck it. I’m hugging my girl. “You don’t have to thank me,” I say, opening my arms and giving her the option of turning to go inside if she needs to. Thank God she doesn’t.

She moves closer, closing the distance between us and letting me pull her in tight, just like I’ve wanted to do ever since the first time I laid eyes on her. And Jesus, nothing has ever felt better than she feels against me right now. She feels like… home. Like forever. Like all the things I don’t deserve and never thought I’d get the chance to experience in this life. “I’m just glad you’re okay,” I say, barely resisting the urge to kiss her and instead pressing my lips against the top of her head. Even her shampoo smells sweet and flowery and fucking perfect. “I won’t let him hurt you anymore. I swear it.”

“Thank you,” she says again, even though I just told her she doesn’t have to. “I hope he doesn’t ever come back. I’m pretty sure you scared him off for a while, at least.”

I’d intended to do more than just scare him. I should have put him in the hospital. Or the morgue. “He isn’t too bright,” I say, gritting my teeth as the memory of what he tried to do to her flares in my mind all over again. “But yeah, hopefully he’s smart enough to stay away for good. For his own good.”

“I just wish there was something I could do for you.

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