Tulsa Thunderbirds by Catherine Gayle

Author:Catherine Gayle [Gayle, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Catherine Gayle
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

RAZOR’S STRONG ARMS came around me. Steady. Sure. Present. He was the only thing constant in my life right now, the only person left I could count on. And I could. I knew it as well as I knew Mama was dead.

There was a part of me that had assumed she was dead for a long time, but now I knew. There was no more room for assumptions. There was no more point in holding on to even that tiny shred of hope that had been eating me alive all the years I’d been in America, not looking for her or trying to save her from whatever fate she’d suffered. In truth, there was nothing I could have done, and I knew it. But there had always been that nagging voice inside me, urging me to think harder, try something.

But she was gone.

Mama was dead. Papa was dead. If I ever stepped foot back in my home country, I might as well be dead, too.

So now all I had was Razor…him and the fading thought that he could ever save me from the fate awaiting me once the government decided to deport me.

At least for the time being, I had him.

He rested his chin on the top of my head, a reassuring weight keeping me grounded. But it wasn’t enough. I needed more. I needed to lose myself for a while. I needed to escape from the hell that was going on inside my head, and I didn’t know how to do that. Only that I needed Razor.

With both arms around his waist, I hugged him to me.

“Want to talk about it?” he asked, his voice rumbling through his chest and soaking into me.

I shook my head and tightened my grip on him.

“Want to go to the studio for your class?”

Dance wouldn’t help right now. It would remind me of Mama and all I couldn’t have.

“No ballet,” I said. “Not now.”

“Then what do you need?” He wasn’t irritated. There was far more concern in his voice than annoyance. “Tell me how to help you.”

“I need you.”

“I’m right here. Not going anywhere.”

“No, I…” That wasn’t what I meant. I wasn’t sure what, specifically, I wanted. Not until the words came out of my mouth. “Touch me. I need you to touch me.”

“Tori.” My name was a groan on his lips. “Baby, I can’t hurt you. Please—”

“Not hurt. Just…touch me. I need—” I’d never be able to explain to him in words what I needed, so I decided to show him instead. I backed away, grabbed one of his hands, and pressed it to my breast. “Touch me,” I repeated, blinking to ward off the tears threatening to fill my eyes.

His gaze never leaving mine, he closed his hand over me, molding my flesh to his palm. “Like this?”

“Yes.” I rolled forward on the balls of my feet, closing my eyes.

He placed his other hand on my ribs, gradually sliding down toward my hip before settling in the curve of my waist.

My breaths caught in my throat.

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