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.” Her nod was automatic, jerky.His words weren’t sinking in.“I’ll never hurt you.Losing my temper doesn’t mean you are in danger from me.I promise, with me, you’ll always be safe.” Something about the sincerity in his tone, the pleading in his eyes had Gwyn believing him.She stilled and tried to relax in his arms.“I thought you would want space.Time to process.I don’t know, I just didn’t want to be a nuisance,” she admitted.“Gwyn, you aren’t a nuisance.I want you with me.All the time, every second.Those minutes not knowing where you were—fuck.I felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest.But this, this reaction you just had, that’s something else.Something you’re keeping from me.” Gwyn averted her eyes, afraid he would see the truth reflected in them.That he would see he was right.Having none of it, he used his fingertip to bring her face back to his.Raising his eyebrows, he waited.When she didn’t answer after a few moments, he sighed.“Alright, I’ll let it go for now.But—you’re coming with me darlin'.Until we get this mess sorted out, I want to know that you’re safe in my home.” Watching her mouth open getting ready to argue, he interrupted.“No.This is non-negotiable.So you have two choices.You can either go pack a few things, or I’ll carry you out of here with just those clothes you have on.Which means you’d be out of clean clothes real quick.Personally, I like option two,” he winked.Rolling her eyes, Gwyn stood.“Fine, fine.Lord, you are impossibly bossy.” Brady shrugged, clearly happy he was getting his way.Heading down the short hallway to the apartment’s one bedroom, she pulled out her duffle bag and began filling it with her minimal belongings.Being alone gave her the chance to analyze her reaction to Brady’s temper.The flashback of that unthinkable last night with Lawrence had brought a lot of those feelings and insecurities to the surface.Ashamed at allowing him to once again control her, she straightened her spine.It was time she faced her past head on.Brady had shared his demons, she needed to follow suit.Opening the closet and setting them free would help her close the door on them.To finally shut Lawrence out of her life for good.Hefting the bag over her shoulder, she headed back down the hall to where Brady was waiting.Each step bringing her closer to freedom.To a fresh chapter in her life.Approaching him, she leaned up and planted her lips on his.A tender kiss that she put as much emotion into as she could.“I’m ready.” Those two words were full of meaning, of a promise for the future.Arriving back at Brady’s house, Gwyn stopped him from getting out of the car.“I want to tell you.About me, about why I came here.” She looked at him, searching for approval.“I’d like that, darlin'.” He started to reach for the door handle.Gwyn grabbed his hand, stopping him.“No.Not in the house.What I’m about to tell you, well that kind of darkness doesn’t need to follow us inside your home.” Nodding, Brady sat back.“You might have guessed that I came here to hide from something.To find a new path for myself.And you would be right.My ex, Lawrence, he wasn’t a good man.He manipulated me from day one.It took me a long time to see that I wasn’t the problem, he was.He—he would hurt me,” her voice broke and tears threatened to fall.Brady reached for her but she threw out a hand to stop him.“No, I need to get this out, Brady.He used to hurt me, but I know now that the issues were his.I was his favorite punching bag, his tool to make himself feel validated as a man.It puffed up his ego to see me battered.Broken.Completely at his mercy.One night, he came close to killing me.My life flashed before my eyes and I made myself a promise that I would get away from him.That I would be strong enough to regain control of my life.He would never again have the power to decide when I lived or when I died.So I ran.I’ve been hiding for months, until one day the road brought me here.Brought me to you.”Silence filled the small space as she finished.She knew Brady was fighting for control, the fury coming from him was thick enough to bite into.“You need to know, that if I ever see that fucker, he’s dead.I mean it, Gwyn.I’ll kill him with my bare hands and I won’t think twice about it.You are so strong, so brave.I’m so fucking happy you got out of there.” He kissed her forehead and looked into her eyes.“Thank you for trusting me.I fucking love you, darlin'.Now, let’s go inside, I’m dying to show you how much.” Brady’s words were a direct zinger to her core, awakening her desire.He flashed a grin that set her panties on fire, had her wishing she wasn’t even wearing the damn things.No sooner had he closed the front door and he was on her.Lifting her and gripping her ass.Her legs wrapped around his waist, grinding her pussy against his hardening cock instinctively.“I love this ass, sugar [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]