Edge of Obsession (SKALS #3) by Noir Adriana

Author:Noir, Adriana [Noir, Adriana]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Adriana Noir
Published: 2013-08-22T16:00:00+00:00

Taylor peered across the table, searching her lover’s face for clues about what he’d been through. Despite the intense passion they’d shared the night before, he remained quiet and withdrawn in the early morning sun. The sculpted ridges of his cheeks seemed more defined, the slight indents framing them deeper, and bruise-like smudges stretched beneath his eyes. He’d said little all morning, offering nothing more than a perfunctory ‘good morning’ and a quiet ‘thank you’ when she’d set his breakfast before him. Now, he was shoving a forkful of eggs around his plate with the kind of detached interest that warned he was a million miles away.

She bit her lip, still hesitant and unsure of where they stood. Of all the things he’d said last night, “I love you” hadn’t been one of them. She swallowed against the lump that thought elicited and twisted the ring on her finger. Had he changed his mind? Was he still contemplating ways to punish her? Was this her punishment?

Sighing, she searched for a way to kill the silence. “Do you want me to make you something else?”

He glanced up, his expression bewildered and startled. Her heart ached as the hard mask quickly slipped back into place, casting his features into stone. All he offered was a subtle shake of his head.

Tears threatened and she pushed her plate away. “I hate it when you get like this, Sebastian. I don’t know what to say, what to do. My stomach is in knots and my fucking heart hurts.” She winced as his head snapped up and tilted to the side, the look in his eyes as questioning as it was blistering over her choice of words. “Are you still mad at me about last night? I didn’t mean to do that. I don’t know what I was thinking, but I swear I didn’t know it was you. Just tell me what to say here, what to do. Honestly? I think I would rather you punish me and get it over with than go on like this all day.”

He flinched, his pale stare narrowing with a disgusted shake of his head. “Eat your breakfast.”

“I’m not hungry anymore.” Refusing to look his way, she pushed away from the table. She no sooner had her plate in her hand when the deceptively civil tone of his voice froze her in place.

“Sit. Down.”

She faltered. The frantic drum of her heart roared in and out in her ears. Maybe honesty wasn’t the best policy. The little bit of food she had managed to choke down resurfaced and burned the back of her throat when she spotted his white-knuckled fists and the resolute clench of his jaw. Her face tingled, the blood draining away, and she mutely slid back into her chair.

Hell was more merciful than the burning condemnation in his eyes. Sebastian glared at her for a long moment before his cheeks hollowed and he gave a curt nod. “Maybe I’ve been too lax with you, Taylor. You asking for a punishment definitely leads me to believe that is the case.

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