Wild Irish by C.M. Seabrook

Author:C.M. Seabrook [Seabrook, C.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781546780885
Publisher: Seabrook Books
Published: 2017-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Cillian

I moaned and complained most of the way down the mountain, but honestly, I didn’t mind carrying her. I also didn’t mind her opening up to me. At least I know the truth now. And I was right about the damn list. It wasn’t hers.

But something has been nagging at the back of my mind. If the list wasn’t hers, if she’s been doing all these out-of-character things just to grieve the loss of her sister, then what the hell is she doing with me?

Was it just to prove something? Is that all this has been to her?

I’m not sure why it bothers me so much.

I’m the one that set the rules. The one who built the walls. But if she’s done with the list, then she’s most likely done with whatever this thing is between us.

A few days of her, and I’m already hooked. Desperate for more.

She’s not like any other woman I’ve ever met. And I’ve known all types. From backstabbing bitches like my ex, to stubborn, insanely devoted women like Emer.

But Delaney...she’s odd and strangely prone to accidents, but she’s unique…special.

It’s like I know her completely and intimately, and yet she’s a mystery at the same time. Something sacred to be cherished and protected.

Get a grip, Cillian. She’ll be gone in less than a week. Don’t make this about anything more than it is.

I sit on the edge of the pier wall and watch her from the distance as she stands at the edge of the ocean, feet buried in the sand, staring out towards the setting sun.

Her long, dark hair whips around her shoulders, and she’s wearing my old leather jacket over her sundress. I pull out my phone and take a picture, wanting to capture the moment, and the day, to have some small piece of her, even if it’s just a picture on my phone.

She’s just a woman, asshole, my brain growls out over the emotions that stir in my chest. A woman who’ll be gone soon. Fuck, we don’t even live on the same continent.

I’m confusing lust with something more, that’s all it is.

“You’re going to miss it,” she says over her shoulder, the oranges and purples of the sky illuminating her face.

So goddamn beautiful.

I pull off my boots, and roll my jeans above my ankles, then hop from the wall.

She leans back against my chest when I come up behind her and wrap my arms around her waist.

“I’ve never seen a sunset over the ocean before. It’s incredible.”

I tighten my grip, and bury my face in her hair, inhaling her scent.

Mine.

She exhales softly as the last of the sun dips below the horizon. “I wish…”

“What de ye wish, love?”

She turns in my arms, then wraps her hands around my neck. “I wish I could stay here longer.”

“How long do ye think ye’ll stay?” I can’t control the tightness in my chest.

“Once I get the car thing straightened out...” Her gaze drops to my chest, brows drawn down. “I’ll go home after that.

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