The Billionaire's Seduction (Billionaire Bodyguards Book 5) by Avalon Kristi

Author:Avalon,Kristi [Avalon,Kristi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance
Published: 2016-10-04T21:00:00+00:00

“The opposite. Do nothing. Focus…and let go at the same time. Allow the object take you out of place, out of time. You’re hovering…between dream and reality.”

“Okay.” A trace of doubt lingered in her tone.

“Picture yourself at the top of a staircase. It’s dark all around you. Below is a closed door. You see white light glowing from the gap beneath.”

Her lids slid shut. Her eyebrows twitched. “Hmm.”

The tone of her hum held curiosity in place of doubt.

“One step at a time, you draw closer to the door. Your breathing is light, gentle. You feel weightless. You drift down the stairs.”

She sighed.

“You pause in front of the door. What lies behind it holds the secrets you want to know. What your mind won’t tell you when you’re awake.”

“Am I asleep?” she whispered.

“You’re in between. You’re safe. Follow the pull you feel.”

“Oh…”

Her eyelids fluttered. She’d entered into a state of hypnosis.

“You open the door.” His low, encouraging voice massaging her into the image only she could see. “You’re walking into your condo. You’re acutely aware of your surroundings. Your vision is heightened. You notice every detail around you. What do you see?”

“I see my home. But it’s the same. I mean, there are…remnants of someone else.”

“What remnants?”

“Oh.” Her shoulders jerked. “He’s been there.”

“Who’s been there?”

“Todd.” She said his name with substantial accusation.

Good, he thought. That’s how he’d viewed the guy from the start. “What else do you see?”

“He left…traces. Things he thought I wouldn’t notice. He took his clothes from the drawer.” Her fingers curved and tugged on the cushion, as though going through those drawers. “And the bathroom.” She shook her head in denial. “He took his toothbrush. The smell of bleach…” She began to choke. “It’s too strong.” She thrashed. “He scrubbed himself from my place. He did it…on purpose. Why…? Why? Why?”

From beneath her lashes, two tears trekked down her face.

As much as Liam wanted to comfort her, he believed she hadn’t found the whole truth yet. “What is bothering you?” he whispered. “What don’t you want to face?”

“Todd. He…he never planned to stay. I see it now, so clearly.”

Finally, a breakthrough.

Liam found no joy in her discovery. His chest squeezed in empathy at her discovery.

“What do you know about him?” Liam asked, as much for his assurance as for hers. “What did he say to make you believe he’d be the one who stayed?”

Her chin wobbled. “He said he’d never met a woman like me. We had a special connection. He understood my dreams. With him, I felt beautiful. Wanted. After dating online for years, I finally felt like the other half of something whole, with someone I thought adored me. I felt accepted. Happy. For the first time in so long…”

“Sure you did,” he soothed. “Now tell me why you’ve begun to doubt him?”

Her body stiffened. She said with spite, “He has no work ethic. He doesn’t understand what I’ve had to overcome, how hard I’ve worked. He’s spoiled. And selfish.”

“How does that make you feel?”

“Abandoned. Again.

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