Warrior Undone by Ruben Jessica

Author:Ruben, Jessica
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JessicaRubenBooks, LLC
Published: 2019-02-03T16:00:00+00:00

11

Lauren

Back at the hotel, we’re all exhausted from fresh air and sun.

Slade and I get off the elevator and turn left while Vincent and Eve go right. I can feel Slade’s steps behind me. It’s as though he’s stalking me like a predator. I stop into the bathroom, locking the door to create some distance. Gripping the side of the sink, I dip my head down.

On the boat, he watched me so closely. His eyes were always trained on some part of my body. He made some horrible accusations, but I believed him when he said that he just wanted a line between us. On one hand, Slade says these cruel things, but then, on the other hand, his actions say he cares.

He wants me, and I can feel it. I’m not going to lie to myself and say I don’t want him. Because I do. I’ve wanted him from the moment I saw him. And the truth is, I have nothing to lose. Less than two weeks remain before I go back to the real world, back to California. This is just a small break from my life. I was worried that getting involved with him would affect me getting better, post-shooting. But I actually feel okay. In fact, being with him might do me some good. My body is my own. If I want a meaningless fling with Slade, why can’t I have it? He doesn’t want to share a bed? Well, that’s okay with me. We have two beds in this room, and I like mine just fine.

I haven’t been with anyone since Slade at the wedding. I never did the drugs with my friends, but Slade might be the exact trick. He can be the one to calm me down and give me a modicum of happiness before I have to reenter the lion’s den at Crier and go on date after bad date via the five different websites I’m subscribed to, each promising to find my “perfect match.”

I step back outside the bathroom, wanting to make my move. His shirt is off, and he’s in nothing other than board shorts. Rippling abs and that perfect, hard ass. Like an athlete. Can I really do this? Maybe not, but I want to try.

“You all right?” He scratches the back of his neck. His chiseled face is colored with sun. He’s so sexy.

I hesitantly lick my lips. “I was thinking, why don’t we just hook up?” My voice falls out in a rush, as if my mouth knows that, if I don’t get to it quickly, it’ll never happen. “I know you don’t do anything serious. And, right now, that’s the last thing I want in my life. Less than two weeks to go, and I’ll head back home. I think we both want each other. So, why not stop the asshole routine and just give it a—”

In just one step, he presses me into his arms, and his lips fall on mine. The first thing I feel is warmth.

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