The Sound Of Silence: A Small Town Romantic Suspense by Katherine Jay

Author:Katherine Jay [Jay, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

Jesse

Holding my breath, I try to ignore her quiet words because if I focus on how true they are, I might not go through with this. And I need it. More than I’ve needed anything in my life.

Willow stills, waiting for my next move as I reach out and slowly run my fingers down her cheek. She shivers at my touch. And while my eyes focus on the path my fingers are taking, hers are locked on my face, undoubtedly searching for my reaction.

Reaching her chin, I slowly exhale as I gently brush over her neck and across the column of her throat, which bobs as she swallows. Exploring her collarbone next, and then her chest, I keep moving until I reach the thin material of her poor excuse for a bikini.

The lighting may be low, but I can see the outline of her perfect nipples peeking through the faded fabric, especially now that they’re beaming at me.

Her breasts rise and fall rapidly under my intense gaze, but I can’t move. I’m stuck momentarily with my own heartbeat keeping in time with hers. Every part of me burns, but I welcome the fire. I deserve it. I’ll gladly take all the pain. I’m more concerned about what this will do to her.

“Can I try something?” Willow whispers, drawing my attention to her beautiful face, a face that’s haunted my dreams since I was sixteen and yet one I almost didn’t recognize.

She softly smiles, and it hits me deep in the chest. She’s too good for me. I know this. But I can’t bring myself to stop.

“I promise to try not to hurt you,” she continues, paraphrasing my words. If only she realized just how much power she has over my pain.

Her eyes bore into mine as she waits for my response, her previous confidence wavering.

Ignoring my pounding heart and the ringing in my ears, I finally nod when the silence becomes too much, sucking in a breath in anticipation.

Mimicking my movements, Willow runs her fingers down my cheek and across my neck, stopping at my collarbone, her hand resting just next to my tattoo.

She squints as though she’s trying to make out the meaning in the darkness, but doesn’t ask me what it says, perhaps sensing it’s not something I want to or am ready to talk about.

Seeming to shake off her thoughts, she continues her explorations with a featherlight touch. Her fingers glide over my pecs and along the ridges of my abs, making my muscles jump under my skin. She circles my navel before moving back up and stopping with her hand sprawled across my heart.

As her pulse flutters against me, my heart misfires and my breathing escalates to an alarming rate, but before I can ask her to do it again, her hand disappears, and she slowly reaches for the bikini cups of her suit, holding on as if she’s going to remove them.

“One for one?” she whispers, and even though she sounds confident again, the pink tinge of her skin suggests otherwise.

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