The Rook by Nana Malone

Author:Nana Malone [Malone, Nana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sankofa Girl

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It was a mistake to touch her. I knew that, but she looked so shattered. Broken. In pain. And I wanted to make it easier. But once I touched her, all that emotion that I'd managed to keep bottled up for the last two weeks bubbled to the surface. I wanted to fix this. I wanted to make it better. I wanted to make her life easier.

That's not the job.

“Are you ready to go home,” I asked?

Outside of Bristles Home for Girls, she finally wiped away her tears and nodded. "Yeah. I think there's a mini-cab place down the street. Actually, I'm tired. I'm just calling an Uber."

I glanced around. We had nowhere proper for the Uber to stop as there was a red line at the curb. "Do you want to walk down a little further?"

"Yeah, let's do it."

As we walked silently, I eyed the chip shop on the corner. "Are you hungry?"

Her nose wrinkled. "Yeah, I could do with some chips."

"Okay. Come on."

She slid me a glance. "You're being nice. Why are you being nice?"

"Contrary to what you think, I am a nice bloke."

"Yeah, sure you are. A nice bloke who doused me with water balloons."

"Yeah, that was me. I also remember keeping your secrets."

She ducked her head, her curls cascading over her cheeks to mask any flush that would appear on them. Even with her brown skin, I could always tell when she was embarrassed.

"Do we have to talk about that? I feel like if we're going to talk about it, we might as well have drinks."

I chuckled. "Fair. How about you tell me over a pint what the hell you were doing?"

"And maybe you will tell me what the hell you were doing?"

With her face upturned, I could see mischief and a direct challenge in her eyes, and I couldn't help but smile at her. Really smile. She blinked at me rapidly and then shook her head as if trying to stop herself from saying something. "You know what, actually, I really want a meat pie."

I grinned at her. "All right, there's a kebab shop there. We'll see if they have some."

When I bought her a meat pie and a drink, I grabbed one myself. And it was delicious, the spicy, meaty goodness exploding on my tongue around the flaky pastry. But the look on her face, eyes rolled back as if she was having a mind-blowing orgasm right on the street, that was fucking picture perfect. Her lips were parted, the oil from the crust making them look moist. Supple. Lickable. Fuck me.

I didn't realize I'd said it out loud until she blinked at me, hazel eyes focused on mine. "What?"

I cleared my throat. "Nothing. You just looked like you're really happy with that fucking meat pie."

She nodded and took another bite, mumbling something about it being fucking heaven, and then she took a drink. As we waited on the corner for our car, I made the error of looking away just fucking once.

For a moment.

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