Trick's Trap by Lucy Leroux

Author:Lucy Leroux [Leroux, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942336259
Publisher: Candy Cap Publishing
Published: 2018-04-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

I rushed her.

Trick studied Tahlia all through breakfast. She was distracted, staring off into space. Twice, she stopped eating, the fork halfway to her mouth.

Damn it. This wasn’t how this was supposed to go. Watching Tahlia discover the pleasure of sex, getting to be the one to teach her, made for an amazing week, the very best of his life. But while she certainly enjoyed everything they did, Tahlia was sometimes downcast after. And he’d been too much of a coward to ask why.

It will be okay. If she were having second thoughts about him, he’d just have to give her third thoughts until she was where he was.

For the first time in his life, Trick was in love. He’d known for a while, but he had yet to say it aloud. That was probably a good thing. If she was feeling skittish, telling her the truth might terrify her.

The fork paused a third time. Trick put his hand on Tahlia’s wrist, urging her to put the fork down. “Ace, tell me what’s wrong.”

Her lashes flickered. “Nothing.”

Trick’s lips tightened. Pulling his chair closer to her, he held her hand in both of his. “Tahlia, I know things have gone a little fast for us. You must be overwhelmed. If you want to slow things down…” He gritted his teeth. “Then I’m fine with that.”

He hoped she wouldn’t call him out for lying.

Tahlia squeezed his hand and gave him a bracing smile. “That’s not it.”

“Then it’s your family,” he decided.

She sighed, silently confirming his second guess was the correct one. “You don’t have to worry about them anymore. You’re safe here. I know it’s a little rough being cooped up all the time, but that won’t last forever. And if it takes longer than we want, and you get sick of this view, we’ll hop on the company jet and I’ll give you another one. Or we can sneak away to Vegas or Monte Carlo. You can beat the pants off me at a real casino.”

Tahlia leaned back in her chair. “I’m not worried about me. Or rather, I’m so used to worrying about myself, it’s basically just background noise in the back of my brain now.”

“So what’s wrong?”

“You.”

A punch to the groin couldn’t have hurt more.

“No, not like that.” Tahlia stood and rushed over to him, climbing into his lap, her arms squeezing him hard around the neck. “I’m worried about you.”

She leaned back to meet his eyes. “I was never allowed to be close to anyone—not even members of my own family. I was always kept separate. They watched me like a hawk. If I even got close to anyone, they would scare them away, even after I left for school. I could never have a relationship under those circumstances. I don’t know what they’ll do when they find out about you.”

“Is that what this is all about?” Trick couldn’t decide if he was relieved or not. “Tahlia, I can take care of myself. You’re the one we need to protect.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.