War of Hearts by Julia Sykes

Author:Julia Sykes [Sykes, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Ashlyn

Shock blanked my mind. I couldn’t think, couldn’t process what I’d done. What I’d allowed Marco to do to me. He’d finally freed me from his possessive kiss, and he was holding me tight against his chest. My face was tucked against him, my cheeks still burning.

I realized my fingers were fisted in his shirt, clinging to him like I had when he protected me in the car last night.

I forced them to unfurl. My stomach dropped when I released him, but I ignored the sensation.

“I…” I swallowed and tried to collect my thoughts. “I need to take a shower.”

Yes. That sounded like a good idea. The evidence of my orgasm was slick on my thighs, and I needed to clean up. I needed to erase the evidence.

My stomach knotted, and I shied away from my budding realization of the horrible betrayal I’d just committed.

He kissed the top of my head. “Okay, babygirl. Take a shower. You can study after, and I’ll bring you lunch in a little while.”

I nodded, numbness setting in.

He finally released me from his strong arms, and goosebumps pebbled my skin at the loss of his heat.

“Go on,” he prompted when I didn’t move.

I moved quickly, tearing myself away from him, like ripping off a Band-Aid. I rushed to the bathroom and closed the door behind me to put a barrier between us.

Moving on auto-pilot, I removed my clothes and turned on the shower. I kept the water little more than lukewarm. My body was hot, flushed from my orgasm. I needed to cool off.

Orgasm. I’d come all over Marco’s hand, driven to the height of pleasure by his deep voice and demanding touch. I’d felt small in his grip, helpless to resist him.

But the awful truth was I hadn’t been helpless. He hadn’t violated me against my will. I might have been confused by what was happening, but I’d still been an active participant.

I’d kissed him back.

After he made me come. After he spanked me. After he made me call him Daddy.

Shame rolled through me.

I cheated on Joseph. I cheated on Joseph with his best friend.

The thought was enough to make my stomach lurch, and nausea curled up my throat. I took a deep breath through my nose and suppressed the urge to vomit.

I locked down my roiling emotions before they could rise. I couldn’t cope with the enormity of what I’d done. The weight of my betrayal would crush my heart if I faced it.

Take a shower. You can study after. Marco’s words echoed in my head, perversely comforting. If I just did what he’d told me to do, I could zone out and continue to exist for a little while longer. Once Joseph returned to me, I’d have to confess my horrific sin, and my heart would shatter.

After he’d opened up to me about his crimes this morning, about the man who had died because of his actions, I’d been ready to trust him again. I’d been ready to say I love you.

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