Barbarian's Redemption by Dixon Ruby

Author:Dixon, Ruby [Dixon, Ruby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Erotica, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Adult, Fantasy
Amazon: B01N6ZKJQZ
Goodreads: 34184104
Publisher: Self Published
Published: 2017-02-06T08:00:00+00:00

9

ELLY

Pretty sure that passing out all the time around Bek is going to earn me the reputation of a lightweight. I feel silly about that as he turns to look at me. He probably thinks I’m one stiff wind away from shattering into a thousand pieces. Somehow that’s okay, though. It feels like it’s all right to be a little fragile around him.

Which is strange.

I feel a little silly and weak for passing out on him. That’s total damsel-in-distress stuff, and I like to view myself as stronger than that. But it’s my own fault—I haven’t been eating. What dummy does that? This one, I guess. It’s my own pigheaded fear that gets me into these messes. When I wake up and find myself cradled against his chest, though? And he tells me I’m safe?

It’s weird, but I believe him. I do feel safe. Wrapped in his arms, burrowed against his warm body, I feel like the most protected woman in the world. Instead of fighting to get away from him, I let myself sink against him and close my eyes. I’m going to trust him. If he betrays me, I’ll never forgive him, but for now, I’m going to trust.

I lie in his arms and let him hold me, and it feels…so good. Too good. I can feel my cootie purring in my breast and the slippery ache starting between my legs again. I’ve been abused so many times in the past that I expect him to pull a trick of some kind or to grab me. But he doesn’t. He just holds me. Even when Ereven appears and Bek sets me down, he doesn’t grab at me. And so I trust him a bit more.

Safe, he said. I’m going out on a limb and trusting that, even though I have no reason to. My cootie thinks he’s good, though, and he doesn’t grab, which puts him ahead of so many others.

It’s funny, too, because a week ago, I wouldn’t have wanted to be anywhere near Bek. Not after his brutal tackle after the hunt. I thought then that he was awful, but his behavior in the days since has made me wonder. He’s been patient but present, persistent but still giving me my own space. It’s like he knows I need time to adjust to things and he’s willing to give it to me.

As someone who’s been pushed and shoved by others for most of her life, I appreciate this more than anything.

So when Ereven asks if I want to return to the village with him, I hesitate. He’s Claire’s mate, and I know he doesn’t mean me any harm. He’s always smiling and happy and one of the friendliest of the tribe. But…I feel safe with Bek. It’s weird, but I feel safer standing behind him in the snow than I do with Gail in our little hut. It’s like…when I’m at his side, I know he won’t let anything happen to me.

I put my hand in his.

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