Trust Him: A Dark High School Bully Romance (Rebels of Sterling Prep Book 4) by Caitlyn Dare

Author:Caitlyn Dare [Dare, Caitlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Hadley

I peek around the door to find Cole sitting on the bed, eyes closed, his head resting against the wall. There’s a bag of candy and snacks sprawled out in front of him.

“Hey,” I say.

His eyes snap open. “Thank fuck.” Relief washes over him as he runs his eyes over my face and down my body. I’ve wrapped the fluffy hotel robe around myself, but it doesn’t stop him from checking me over.

“Are you okay?”

“I will be.” I swallow around a small nod as I step into the room. “Pregnancy hormones.” My shoulders lift in a small shrug.

“I fucked up.” Cole swings his legs over the bed, his head hanging low as he looks up at me through his thick lashes. “I’m sorry.”

“We let it go too far.”

He inhales sharply. “I let it go too far.”

“No, this isn’t all on you. I told you to hurt me... I just didn’t think...”

He stands up and comes toward me. I flinch as he pulls the robe open slightly to see his handiwork. His jaw clenches. “Fuck, Dove, I—“

“Don’t. It happened, it’s done.” I bat his hand away and pull the robe tighter.

Awkward silence descends over us. Cole looks gutted, his skin pale and eyes glittering with shame.

I press my hand against his cheek. “You have to trust me, Cole. This can’t work if you don’t.”

“I know, fuck, I know. But I knew something was wrong. All day, I watched you act skittish every time your cell vibrated.”

“I was only protecting you, protecting us.”

He covers my hand with his and brings it to his lips, brushing my knuckles gently. “I see that now.”

“This is new, for both of us. I promise to try harder, but you have—“

“I will, Hadley, I swear. The second you flew into the bathroom, I knew I’d fucked up. I wanted to hurt you, but not like that. Never like that.”

“Where’d you go?” I’d heard him leave and return.

“To the store. I needed something to take the edge off.”

“Did you find what you were looking for?” I eye him carefully. He doesn’t smell of liquor or weed, but Cole has gotten good at covering his tracks since being on the team.

“I bought some cigarettes, but they didn’t help.”

“You don’t smell like smoke.”

“I ate a packet of gum and drank a bottle of water before coming back here.”

“So what’s all that?” My eyes dart to the mess on the bed.

“I thought it might cheer you up. I got your favorites… Swedish Fish, Twizzlers… there’s even a cookie sandwich.”

A faint smile tugs at my lips. “And the fact that you’re half-naked?”

Cole looks at me with heat in his eyes. “I thought we could finish what I started.” He smirks, and I want to be angry with him, but all the ice around my heart has slowly melted away.

Cole might be messed up, but so I am.

“You did, huh?” I arch a brow, fighting a smile. “And if I wanted to eat my bodyweight in candy and watch a movie instead?”

Surprise registers on his face, and I love that I can still affect him.

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