Visions & Shadows by Michelle Heard

Author:Michelle Heard [Heard, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MA Heard
Published: 2024-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

It’s getting late, and the sun is starting to set. I’m still sitting on the bed while Raighne is standing in front of me, absentmindedly brushing his fingers over my broken arm.

The silence is heavy in the room. I know he wants to talk about what happened, but I’m not ready, and I can’t let him into my mind until I am.

All I can think about right now is my father out there with Adeth and Ares. That, and sitting on the side of the bed, is starting to hurt like crazy.

I wish I could lie down.

My muscles are cramping up, and my back and ribs are aching something fierce.

I need painkillers, and I’m not just talking about one. A whole bottle will do right about now.

“Are you comfortable sitting like this?” Raighne asks, obviously not missing a thing.

He tilts his head to try and catch my eyes, and I duck my head lower.

“Don’t hide from me.”

I let out a sigh then say, “I can’t lie down.”

Raighne knows about my back, the broken arm, and cuts on my cheeks but not about my broken ribs and the cut at the back of my thigh. And I don’t plan to tell him about those.

He takes hold of my chin and lifts my face to his. After all I’ve been through, he still makes my heart beat faster with just the slightest touch.

“Let me help.”

I’m too tired to fight and nod.

He carefully slips his arms beneath me and carries me to a nearby armchair. After taking a seat, he says, “Straddle me.”

A blush creeps up my neck and face as I do as I’m told.

I might be in a lot of pain, but I still have a healthy pair of ovaries.

I shift on his lap, and not knowing what to do with my right arm, I just sit on his thighs and stare down at where the fabric of my nightgown has bunched up. Then, my eyes touch on the bulge between his legs.

Yeah, I’m not going to get any sleep.

Raighne wraps his hand around the back of my neck and tugs me closer until I’m leaning against his chest.

“Relax.”

“Easier said than done.”

He pulls slightly back, then gives me a questioning look. “What’s wrong?”

Unable to say the words out loud, I think them. “This is just a really intimate position.”

“Is it a problem?”

I narrow my eyes on him. “I’m so not having this conversation with you.”

His features tighten, and gripping hold of my hips, he tugs me right against him.

“Relax,” he orders, his tone not leaving any space for arguments.

Letting out a sigh, I do my best to relax while trying not to think of what’s beneath the leather I’m sitting on.

His hand brushes over my left arm, and slowly, my muscles begin to loosen a bit.

“Much better,” he sighs in my mind.

I feel myself melt into his body and tuck my face into the crook of his neck, letting out a breath of relief because I think I can actually sleep in this position.

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