Dark Gambit The Play (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Book 66) by I. T. Lucas

Author:I. T. Lucas [Lucas, I. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781957139340
Publisher: Evening Star Press LLC.
Published: 2022-10-28T18:30:00+00:00

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MARCEL

As Sofia's eyes misted with tears, the last of Marcel's resistance crumbled. She'd been so animated in her story of growing up among the Kra-ell and having a happy childhood despite living in captivity that he couldn't conceive of it being fake. He wanted to meet her father and tell him that he had done a great job, and that he should be proud of the daughter he'd raised.

But what right did he have to tell the man anything?

Could he promise him that from now on his amazing daughter would be taken care of? That he would protect her? Love her unconditionally?

Fates, how Marcel yearned for that to be so.

He wanted to embrace Sofia, to tell her that he had fallen for her as well, and to save her family so she wouldn't have to miss them. But he couldn't do that. He had no idea how to save her family, but he could love and protect her, provided that he managed to pull the stick out of his ass as Eleanor had so colorfully stated.

"Come here." He reached for her and pulled her into his arms. "You are safe now."

"Am I?" She looked at him with doe eyes.

"I will not let anything happen to you." He dipped his head and took her lips in a soft kiss. "And I promise to make it up to you for the sorrow I caused you."

"Am I forgiven?" she whispered against his mouth.

"You were never to blame. I'm sorry that it took me so long to realize that."

She chuckled on a sob. "It wasn't long. It just felt like an eternity."

"Am I forgiven?" he asked.

"I was never angry at you." She scrunched her nose. "Well, that's not true. I was angry, but I never hated you for how you were treating me because I can't turn off my feelings the way you do. I just couldn't understand how you could shut your emotions down on a dime like that. You knew that it wasn't my fault, that I was a victim in this as much as you were. I never stopped yearning for you, wanting you to look at me with the same fondness and desire you did before." She gave him a sad smile. "Some women are attracted to brooding unemotional guys, but that's not me. I don't find it attractive or sexy. I find it off-putting. I need warmth and affection."

"I didn't turn off my feelings. I just buried them to protect my heart, but the only things I was protecting it from were my own fears and insecurities. Deep down, I knew that you didn't set out to use me."

She winced. "I did, but not really. Valstar and Igor wanted me to find a man who worked in the retreat and seduce him for information. When you started flirting with me, I convinced myself that it could be you, even though I had no reason to believe that you had any useful information. You told me that you were not part of the staff and that you were working on an independent project.

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