Torch (Tarnished Souls MC Book 1) by Dusty Lassetter

Author:Dusty Lassetter [Lassetter, Dusty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dusty Lassetter
Published: 2016-11-14T22:00:00+00:00

“Mia… Damn it, Mia wake up.” Torch is saying above me, as he shakes my shoulders. I wake with a start, shooting out of bed, raising my fists. If there is one thing I learned in the state homes, I grew up in, it’s to always be prepared when awoken by someone. My eyes are starting to adjust to the room, but I can still feel my heart trying to pound out of my chest.

“Another dream?” I whisper, not really needing Torch to confirm what I already know. Every night since we saw, Dewayne, by the lake I’ve had a nightmare.

“Tell me what you need, Spitfire.” Torch says, forcing me to turn my body, looking him in the eyes. His navy irises staring back at me, full of concern and anger. I know he isn’t mad at me. Torch hates the idea that I’m haunted by what happened.

“Just hold me.” I whisper, only needing to feel the weight of his arms around me, where I feel protected, sheltered. He gives me a small smile, before laying down, draping me across his chest. I can feel the warmth seeping into my body. My heart starting to slow to match the rhythm of his.

“You didn’t kill him.” He declares, in a soothing voice, rubbing small circles on my back. Concentrating on the patterns he makes on my skin; I listen to everything he says. “He was dead before you pulled the trigger, Mia. I took his life, not you.” This is what, Torch, does. Every night after waking me up from the hell I put myself in he holds me close, chasing away the demons.

“He can’t hurt you anymore, Mia. No one can. You’ve got me now; I’ll kill anyone that tries.” Usually I let him continue to whisper to me until I fall back to a peaceful sleep, but tonight is different.

“How do you do it, Torch? Take a life without guilt, without remorse.”

“I was twenty-two the first time I killed a man. I had just become a member. Buck sent me to the house of another member we proved to be a rat. I was told his family wasn’t there, but when I arrived his daughter answered the door. I couldn’t do it, so I left. The next day he went on the run. It took us several months to find him, and one of my close friends lost his life when we eventually did. Had I killed the bastard when I was supposed to, Trip, would still be alive. In this world Spitfire, the world that you now live in, it comes down to you or them. Never feel bad for someone’s soul when it’s been blackened by the path they’ve chosen.”

“I don’t want to live with a tarnished soul, Torch.” I say, finally understanding the meaning behind their name.

“You don’t have to, Mia, that’s why you have me.” He finishes, squeezing me tighter to his body. The gesture sends warmth flooding through my veins. Torch has become what my body craves, my heart wants, and my soul needs.

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