Fable of Happiness: Book Two by Pepper Winters
Author:Pepper Winters [Winters, Pepper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dark romance, enemies to lovers romance, bestselling romance, kidnap romance, taboo romance, captive romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, general romance, new adult romance
Publisher: Pepper Winters
Published: 2021-08-02T18:30:00+00:00
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
WE WALKED BACK TO the house in silence.
Iâd waitedânot that I had a choice with a damn chain around my ankleâwhile he pulled on his T-shirt and jeans, and the moment I felt slack between us, I moved.
I marched in front of him, highly aware the shirt skimmed the bottom of my ass, leaving me exposed if I moved too quickly or the breeze caught me the wrong way. Heaven only knew where my boots and skirt had gone, most likely downstream and vanished into a cave somewhere. If Kas hadnât had a flashback and made me panic, I wouldâve thrown them safely on shore.
Damn man.
I shivered, my instincts prickling having him behind me. I couldnât stop reliving the dream Iâd had versus waking up with Kas almost inside me.
I shuddered and not entirely with anger. I hated that heâd made me wet. That I still tingled with the need to release. I hated that my body had responded to him all while my mind wasnât in control.
But what really pissed me off was even in my dreams, heâd affected me. Iâd shared a kiss with him back at my lovely little house. Iâd seen mementos of a life together. Iâd felt so peaceful and content knowing he was mine and I was his and that we loved each other. Not that Iâd known it was him until I saw his eyes, of course.
Those tormented, shadowy eyes seemed to haunt my every breath.
Something screamed up ahead, wrenching my attention up.
What on earthâ
Kas increased his speed, cutting in front of me and wading through long grass to the trap heâd set as weâd headed toward the river. He moved with jerky steps as if our argument still irritated him, but he didnât seem unstable, or not as bad as he had been. He was in control of his balance as he came to a stop by the trap and found a rabbit hurling itself against the bars.
It screamed again. A god-awful sound that ripped through my heart.
Without pausing, Kas shoved his hand into the trap, grabbed the rabbit by the neck, and snapped it.
Silence.
I turned away, slapping a hand over my mouth and fighting the urge not to be sick.
âYou shouldâve looked away,â he muttered, resetting the trap and swinging the dead animal from his fist.
âYou didnât exactly give me a chance.â
âWhat did you think was going to happen?â His forehead furrowed, long hair tangled over his shoulders. âI didnât trap it so I could release it with a free lunch, you know.â
I swallowed hard and strode ahead, forcing myself not to look at the poor creature. Two seconds ago, itâd been alive. Now...it was gone.
I wasnât squeamish with most things, and I understood why heâd killed it. But...it still left a nasty taste in my mouth. I wondered if that was because I was so used to getting meat from the supermarket and being removed from the whole murder process that I was blind to the crueler ways of the world.
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