Never Let Go by Lauren Biel

Author:Lauren Biel [Biel, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lauren Biel
Published: 2022-03-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

MACKENZIE

Without thinking, I bit into my lower lip. He watched me with a frustrated inhale. The heat of tension radiated between us. He fisted my hair, drawing me into him with a rough and sure grasp. His breath rolled over my lips. I looked up at him, and a low growl came from his throat.

“Fuck,” he said as he released my hair. “I want to kiss you, but it’s a bad idea.”

My cheeks flushed with heat at his words. There was a throb between my legs, followed by a pang of guilt. Don’t even think about it.

Too late. I thought about it.

“I want you to kiss me.” The words came out before I could stop them.

Benjamin leaned over me, pressing me against the couch. “You better be sure that’s what you want, Mouse, because I’m not going to be able to stop once I have my mouth on you.”

I bit my lip again. If I give myself willingly, he can’t take it from me. All that he held over me would be gone.

His lips grabbed mine in a hungry embrace, fiery and unexpected. His hand crawled up my thigh, wasting no time. I took a deep breath and grabbed his wrist. I needed to halt what I set in motion. He was on a crash course, and I was laying across the damn road.

My fingers raced along his arms and grazed scars that looked like scratch marks permanently etched into his flesh. Fingernails could have made those marks . . .

I pulled away from him. “Are these from the women?”

“Yes,” he said, and pressed his lips to my neck.

Oh god.

I grabbed his wrist more firmly, straining against his strength. “Stop, Benjamin.” I tried to push him away, but he laced a rough hand through my hair. “Stop!” I yelled.

He sat up. “What did I say to you? I don’t want to stop. I told you not to start something you couldn’t finish.”

I sat up and scooted away from him. I couldn't imagine the amount of pain and fear he inflicted on someone to cause them to dig so permanently into his skin. Five reasons why I should not sleep with him.

“We should stop,” he said as he scooted back to his side of the couch. His eyes flickered with anger. He didn’t seem mad at me, but he was upset. His cheeks pulsed as his jaw clenched. “You know, Marcy always told me I’m too ugly and scarred up to be with anyone but her. Guess she was right.”

I shook my head. “That’s not true,” I whispered.

Benjamin wasn’t ugly. He was rugged and feral. He was scarred. But so was I.

“You can’t stomach me because you can see what I’ve done.” He lifted his arms, exposing the tough pink tissue. “These scars brand me as a monster, so you were right about that. There’s no place for me besides this house with her.”

I looked down and played with the skirt of the gown. “I don’t think you’re a monster. I wouldn’t have let you kiss me if I still thought that.

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