Where We Began (Stone Lake Book 3) by Jordan Marie

Author:Jordan Marie [Marie, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-22T18:30:00+00:00

Junie

“I don’t think there’s anything more beautiful than a sunset,” I murmur, as I look up at the sky, a beautiful array of pinks, oranges, blues and whites.

“I don’t know, I think I’m looking at something more beautiful right now,” Ben states, and I pull my gaze back to him.

He’s sitting on his bike, slid back on the edge of the seat. I’m sitting on it too, leaning back against the gas tank and the handlebars, facing him, my legs looped lazily against the seat and at his hips.

I think about his words and smile. I don’t even care if his lines are kind of silly. I’ve become jaded to lines, because in my life that’s all they’ve ever been, but I think Ben might actually mean them. At least, he makes me feel like he does.

“This has been a really nice day, Ben. Thank you for dinner and for bringing me out here.” I look away from the sky to the lake behind us, the sun’s last rays reflecting off of it, and for the first time since I was abducted I feel some semblance of peace. Coming to Stone Lake wasn’t a mistake. Gavin might not be home, but he will be in a few days and having him back in my life, and by extension my awesome nephew Joshua and his mom Luna, I have a family. My first real family. It’s a good town. It’s far away from Shred and my past. It gives me the chance to start over… which is exactly what I want. I can’t blame the town for what happened to me. Honestly, if I want to look at it for what it is, my family is to blame and God knows they always have given me hell. That’s kind of how I ended up in Shred’s arms anyway.

“Where’s your mind at, Junie?” Ben asks, his fingers trailing against the side of my neck.

“What do you mean?” I ask, dragging my gaze back to him and my breath catching in my throat as I see the intensity shining in his eyes, even with the waning light.

“You were a million miles away from me,” he says. I roll my bottom lip inward, letting my teeth capture it, the top ones raking against the tender flesh. I do this because Ben’s hand has moved down to my midriff, pushing my shirt up and out of his way. His fingers move across my stomach, which is mostly flat—except for a small area that betrays my love of ice cream. The tip of his index finger glides over the small rhinestone at my navel.

“I’m right here,” I tell him my voice so breathless that it sounds foreign to my own ears.

“Don’t leave me again. I want all of you when we’re together.”

“Now that doesn’t sound like a line…” I murmur.

“That’s because it’s not. This is just you and me, Junie.”

“Ben…” I gasp as his hands move to my back and he curves my body up, bringing it closer to him.

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