Betrayal and Ruin by Ember Davis

Author:Ember Davis [Davis, Ember]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

ROISIN

I’ve never been more of a coward than I am right now. Two mornings ago, I slipped out of Declan’s bed, knowing I wouldn’t be able to hold strong against his questioning blue gaze. I almost spilled my secrets at his feet when he fucked me.

No, it was more than fucking. He claimed me.

I’m pretty sure every cell in my body has been realigned to recognize Declan McCarthy owns every inch of me.

I would have been putty in his hands if I hadn’t escaped.

Running seemed like the better idea. Except now there’s an ache deep in my chest I can’t explain. It’s growing every minute I’m away from him.

I know why it’s there. I ran and I haven’t responded to any of his text messages. I haven’t answered any of his calls.

I was off from work yesterday which made it easy to avoid him if he decided to go to The Irish Rose to seek me out. Avoidance isn’t going to give me freedom for long, but it’s given me just enough time to breathe a little.

Even though it’s labored.

Even though every breath rattles in my chest, crackling my lungs with a need I should ignore.

I can’t escape the need I have to go to him and be in his arms. The thought of his warmth kept me up all night because I couldn’t sleep without it. It’s been torture.

Which is why I’m running along a path I haven’t run in far too long. It hasn’t snowed in days, and I thought the crisp winter air would do me good.

It’s not helping, and every breath feels like knives in my lungs. But I need this. This is better than the yearning and the hoping. My legs burn with the same ferocity as my lungs. I push myself a little harder, needing this feeling to melt away from my skin instead of sinking deeper.

I have a feeling that no matter how far I run, no matter how hard I push, I won’t be able to escape. Declan has sunk his claws into me so deep that I’m not even sure I want to be free of him.

That’s a lie. I am sure. I want him. I want to be caught and consumed.

I stumble a little as I think about the other night and the feral glint in Declan’s eyes as he buried his face in my pussy. He ate me like I was the most delicious thing he’s ever tasted. It was as if he was awarding my arousal a fucking Michelin star.

Having all his focus on me, all his intent, was heady. It pressed against my chest and battered against my mind. I don’t know how I came out of it unscathed.

Or did I?

Considering I can’t stop thinking about him, even as air saws in and out of my lungs and my heart pounds in my chest, it’s clear there is nothing about me that is untouched. He’s scarred me. He’s burned his name on my skin.

Property of Declan McCarthy.

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