The Dreams Thief (Otherworld Book 1) by Bella Dunn

Author:Bella Dunn [Dunn, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Release

The urge to get out of that restaurant and go after the bastard had been nearly maddening. How could anyone have the heart to be so callous with a woman like that? How could any man worth his salt claim the maidenhood of a woman and then disappear in the night like a thief?

Only centuries of training and the pained expression on Lizzie’s face had kept him still on his chair. She sounded nonchalant, but it was evident that the episode had left her scarred.

Lizzie likes to pretend to be tough, but she’s all soft goo on the inside.

She was a gentle soul. A woman of great empathy who – he was sure – believed in love and connection, and who had serious self-confidence issues. To be… used, as she had put it, and discarded ought to have been quite traumatic for her.

Then another, more horrifying thought crossed his mind.

What if she was still in love with that man?

She had not said much about her feelings for this Finn, but perhaps because she was still embarrassed by the whole episode?

That idea made him want to punch a hole through a wall.

Brun could not believe that the man had been in there!

How did he not see him? He had literally not moved from the front door for the whole duration of his call.

When they left the restaurant, Brun had been on high alert, scanning all the faces in the premises and at the parking area. The only explanation for how the bastard had disappeared was that after speaking to Lizzie he had walked into the restroom, which was in the same direction of the front door, just as Brun had re-entered the premises.

He clenched his jaws.

Well, that was not the only explanation, but the alternative was far more frightening. A disturbing end for what had been a perfect day. For a few hours he and Lizzie had been just like any ordinary couple travelling the Highlands during summer.

Any ordinary couple.

The words floated softly inside Brun’s head like a balm for an old ache. It was a dream he still did not believe could come true, but if it was really in their power to defeat the Dreams Thief, then they could be free to spend a normal life together. To age together, have children and grandchildren.

The very idea scared the soul out of him, but it also warmed his heart in a way he had never imagined it could possibly have happened, because…

Because he was falling in love with her. He was falling in love with Lizzie and wanted her more than anything he had ever wanted before.

But did she want him?

It had taken a few days, but Lizzie finally seemed to be relaxed in his company again. It had hurt him to hear the sordid story of Finn Duncan, but he was glad that she had trusted him enough to share it with him.

And if she trusted him with something so intimate, would this be a good moment to

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