Her Brutal Guardian (Ruthless Defenders Book 2) by SR Jones & Skye Jones

Author:SR Jones & Skye Jones [Jones, SR & Jones, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Marcus

She sleeps in my arms, on her floor, the carpet soft against my back.

What the fuck was I thinking?

I haven’t screwed anyone in the longest time, for good reason. I can’t offer anyone something long term, and I know that at some point the conversation will have to happen.

She didn’t ask about my scars, the injury, and my recovery, but she will. Even if she doesn’t, at some point, things will come up, pertaining to future hopes and dreams, and I will either have to lie by omission or tell her, and then she’ll look at me that way I hate. The pity. The sadness tinged with an empathy they cannot truly feel.

I thought I could have this one thing. Something I wanted just for me. Some fun. A little bit of human connection but nothing that would become awkward. A great plan, but then we went for it, and God help me but that wasn’t just sex.

What the hell it was, I’m not sure, but it obliterated me. I want to do it all over again, and I want to grab my bags and run and never look back.

That intensity? That all-consuming, overwhelming feeling of rightness, need, and possession I felt when I sank into her? That’s not good.

Fuck.

My phone beeps from somewhere beyond my immediate reach. I look around me, not wanting to wake Jade and see it’s hanging out of my jean pocket to my right. I reach my arm out as far as it will go, and the tips of my fingers brush it, allowing me to pull it nearer across the carpet. Once I get it close enough, I pick it up and read the screen.

I have a new message, from Andrius.

Reece has found a lot of pictures and videos of Jade on Duncan’s cloud drive, and there are pictures of other women too. I think you need to get into his shit and search his property, but you can’t risk doing it yourself. Call Liam. Get one of his men down there. Reece has already given them the heads-up.

I sigh and drop my phone, rubbing the furrow between my brow with my thumb and forefinger. I trust Liam and his team. Anyone who Luka works for must be on the level. It’s just, the more people you bring into a job, the messier it gets. There’s more moving parts, and more chances of a fuck up.

Still, I need any evidence of Jade and Duncan erased. Not only for her now, but for me too.

One goddamn fuck, and I’m acting like she’s mine. It’s laughable, except it isn’t because I really do feel a burning possession for her. I know it’s fucking insane, but I can’t help the way I feel.

What was it my therapist used to say? It’s not the feelings themselves that cause anxiety or depression, but our attempts to avoid them.

I’m not sure how right she was about that. I pretty much think overwhelming grief can cause anxiety and depression, but she had a point about the lengths we will go to avoid feeling stuff.

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