Total pages in book: 87
Estimated words: 87911 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 87911 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
It took every single ounce of willpower not to freak out at that one tiny little question. He smiled, and pretended all was normal in the world and in his life. “You can ask me anything.”
“The time on the bench. Start of school. The banana peel thrown at me. You know, when my dad was supposed to pick me up?”
Oh, he knew all right. It was the time he started to put his whole plan in motion. “I remember.”
“You tackled me to the ground and held me down. I was just wondering how far you were willing to go before my mom showed up.”
He’d every intention of scaring her away. “I’m not a rapist, just so you know. Erm, I wanted to scare you. I had no intention of following through with what you thought I was going to do.”
“You weren’t?”
“No, so you shouldn’t worry. I won’t ever hurt you because now I know the truth, and I only regret what I made you feel.”
“I feel like I’ve walked into a strange alternate reality. You really thought that I thought I was better than you and the club?”
“Yes.”
She chuckled. “Wow. I never thought that, ever. I told you before I hated the way my dad always wanted your guys’ approval and to be a patched in member, but other than that, I didn’t care.” She rested her head on his shoulder. “Your dad finally proposed to my mother.”
“Good. She makes him so happy.”
“What will happen once my dad finds out?” She lifted her head.
“Have you seen him?”
Eagle put out a little search for Kurt within the club. If anyone saw him lurking around town, or near Lily, they had to contact him immediately. Other than the time near the diner, Alfie hadn’t seen him since.
“No, I haven’t. I wonder if he’s moved on, you know. Found a new place somewhere. Do you miss him?”
“Sometimes. When I was a kid, he did miss important stuff, but he’d come back with a toy or he’d take me out, and we’d laugh before it all happened again. It wasn’t an entirely bad experience growing up. I had my mom, and she had my dad. It’s only in the past few years has it gotten so bad.” She shrugged.
“Will you want to see him again?” Alfie asked.
“I don’t know. I’m still a little mad at him for what he did. I know that my mom found him cheating on her, but at the same time, they weren’t together. I don’t know. That’s a little grey area, seeing as they hadn’t divorced yet, and knowing my mom, she’d have wanted to make it work. Forget it, I just blah out of my mouth.”
He chuckled and held her close. “You can talk to me any time you want and blah out your feelings.”
“You can’t stay the night.”
“I know. My dad said he’d be home as well.”
“How has he been since he’s been dating my mom?” she asked.
“He’s been … like a real dad. How is that for weird?”
“Do you like it?”
“I’m not sure. He asked me three days ago if I had any homework.”
She giggled. “Yeah?”
“Yeah, I kind of freaked out. I asked him if he wasn’t feeling well. He said he was feeling fine, but you know what it’s like.”
“I think so.”
“Come on. I want to hold you while you go to sleep.”
“You think I can sleep through you climbing out of my window?”
“Yes, I’m hoping to do it, stealthily.”
She laughed again, and he loved the sound.
He pushed off his boots, making sure they didn’t make a sound. Leaning back on her bed, Chloe got under the covers and snuggled up against him.
“I think I could get used to this.”
He wrapped his arms around her, not wanting to let her go. She felt so amazing against him, and last night was the best night of his life. The sex, it hadn’t been the best because she’d hurt, and seeing those tears in her eyes as he’d filled her with his cock, he’d never felt so protective in his life.
These new emotions were all inspired because of his feelings for Chloe. He’d told Ian and Riley it wasn’t about revenge anymore or keeping up appearances for his dad. He did, in fact, have feelings for her, and he needed for them to keep his secret about the truth of what they had once planned.
They had both promised, and he would do whatever it took to keep Chloe.
He finally knew what it was like to have a woman worth keeping, and Chloe, she was worth every single second of it.
Chapter Ten
Two months later
Lily had already left with Eagle, and Chloe waited for Alfie to turn up. She opened her cell phone and didn’t see any other text from him.
The fair had come to town, and with it, everyone that she knew was heading toward the large field to do some dancing, partying, and to just have a good time. Every single year the fair came with rides and special booths to win prizes. It was a big deal in the Satan’s Croft tourist calendar, as it stayed for a couple of weeks, brought tourists, and it was a chance to put themselves out there on the map of places people wanted to visit.