I took long, careful, steps, hoping that if I went slow, it would give me a chance to calm my beating heart and convince myself that what I’d just agreed to – to give him control of not only my body but my entire life -- wasn’t wickedly twisted and messed up.Callum followed me into the bedroom, t...
** Colt looked at me incredulously. “How old you are you?” he demanded. “Twenty,” I said, hoping I sounded haughty. “How old are you?” “Old enough to know that at twenty, you have no idea who you’re going to marry.” He shook his head. “So you can forget it.” ...
ADRIANA “So I don’t get it,” Nessa said, peering into the open suitcase that was lying on my bed. “You’re going away for a whole weekend with him? Is that safe?” “It’s not really a whole weekend,” I said, trying to keep my tone light as I flicked through the clothes in my closet. Why...
CHARLOTTE My head began to pound. The blood rushed through my body, faster and faster, becoming more intense with each beat of my heart. My veins expanded and pulsed, and my temples throbbed. The panic rolled in like a tide, threatening to overtake me, and I forced my mind to move faster...
Noah ushering me out of John’s apartment. The people who lived across the street wandering outside just as the first police cruiser pulled up, watching us curiously, asking Noah questions that he blatantly ignored. Policemen talking into their walki...
CALLUM I was about to leave when I caught sight of her. She was sitting at the bar alone, her hands clutched nervously in her lap. Long blonde hair hung straight down her back, and she was dressed in tight jeans that hugged the curve of her ass and a snug black t-shirt with a line of tiny...