Hellbent Hero (Knight's Legion MC Book 3) by Naomi Porter

Author:Naomi Porter [Porter, Naomi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ocean Dreams Publishing
Published: 2021-08-05T18:30:00+00:00

18

Tara

“WE SHARE AN unbreakable bond forged in the fires of hell. I know you feel it too.” He stroked his thumb softly across my cheek, knocking down huge parts of the wall I hid behind.

Who was this man? Was my imagination playing tricks on me?

No.

I heard it in his silky voice and saw it in his intense brown eyes. Hero wasn’t fucking with me. Could I really trust him? I wanted to more than anything.

“I’m not letting you go, Roja,” he repeated as his hand on my face relaxed.

“Promise?” I whispered, hardly able to speak with my throat constricting. Anxiety exploded in my chest, squeezing the air out of my lungs.

Are you really gonna do this?

“Yes.” His conviction, the absolute certainty in that one word made my stomach churn.

I lowered my gaze to his black biker books. “I want to believe you.”

“Eyes up here.” His thumb and finger softly pinched my chin, raising it. “I need to see your gorgeous eyes.”

My chest rattled as I blew out a sigh, overwhelmed by his tenderness. I steeled myself, collecting every bit of strength I could muster.

“I want to trust you. But you’ve lied before. You abandoned me.” Frick, I hated sounding weak and pathetic.

The warmth from his hand on my cheek soothed me. I smelled his cologne mixed with his natural scent and wanted to melt into him.

“I was a selfish bastard, baby. Too caught up in my own pain that I didn’t consider how my actions would affect you.”

Anger bubbled in my chest. How his actions affected me…

I gripped the hem of my sweatshirt. “I’ll show you how your actions affected me.” I removed the two layers of clothing, leaving me in only a bra. Goose bumps exploded across my body as the cool air in my bedroom hit me.

He reached for my hip as his eyes dropped to the scab above my belly button. “What happened?”

The words lodged in my throat, so I pushed his hand off me to unzip my tall black boots, removed them, and wiggled out of my leggings. It was better if he saw for himself. Doing this was a test to see if I could trust Hero. If he genuinely meant everything he said, he wouldn’t judge or look at me with mortification in his eyes.

I turned my leg to reveal my inner thigh. Closing my eyes, I held my breath as my heart thundered in my chest. I didn’t want Hero’s reaction seared into my memory. The way my brain worked, I would never forget it. I’d dream about him looking at me with disgust or like I was crazy.

What if my eyes trick me when we’re together? Fooling me into thinking it wasn’t love or desire I saw in his brown depths.

Yeah, I was that messed up.

Not true.

I shouldn’t lie to myself.

I was so used to thinking badly about myself. Dr. Kelly told me I was my own worst enemy. To heal, I needed to love myself. All of myself. Be proud of the woman I’d become after the hell I’d been through as a kid.

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