Secrets of Betrayal by LK Shaw

Author:LK Shaw [Shaw, LK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Donovan

Last night had been eye opening for me in more ways than one. Nothing could have hurt me more than knowing I wasn’t any better than the man who’d violated Phebe. The crushed look in her eyes when she’d told me I’d taken her choices away from her gutted me. It never occurred to me that I was just like everyone else in her life. I had to do better by her.

When Phebe had asked me if I trusted her, I’d stood there in shock. She should have been asking if she could trust me, not the other way around. Especially after everything she’d gone through and after I’d lost control the last time. Instead, she was worried about me trusting her. I realized in that moment, that Phebe was nothing like Shannon. She’d made me recognize that there were still trustworthy women in this world. I was humbled by her trust. By her strength.

I also realized something else. My motives for helping Phebe were selfish. She wanted to heal and fight against her memories. I was doing this to have an excuse to hold her, kiss her, touch her. During these weeks together my feelings for her had changed. And because Underwood was dead, technically she was no longer my client, which was one of the things holding me back. Trust was the other. Phebe’s trust had been broken so many times and yet the courage it took for her to make this step spoke of her resilience. I knew then that she would never betray my trust.

And just like that, every barrier I’d built around me began to crack. I’d been fighting my feelings for Phebe since the beginning. I couldn’t fight them any more though. I wouldn’t call it love yet, but it was close. It was a defining moment for me. It made me realize that love didn’t make you weak. It made you strong. It made you want to fight someone else’s demons. And Phebe’s demons were powerful, but I could do this for her. I could be the one to help her heal, all because she put her faith and trust in me, no matter how terrified she was and no matter how many times she’d been burned in the past.

So, I’d help her overcome her demons, because that’s what you did for someone you cared about. You also made sacrifices, and burying my Dominant side for Phebe was a sacrifice I was willing to make.

We’d spent the rest of the evening sitting on the couch, kissing like a couple of high schoolers. I literally had to sit on my hands to keep from reaching out for her. Instead, I sat back and learned what she liked. Phebe clung to my shirt and devoured my mouth. The mewling kitten noises she made at the back of her throat were torturous to listen to. But I also felt proud of the fact that just my mouth against hers made her squirm in arousal. It was amazing what lips and a tongue could do.

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