Now You’re Mine by Morgan Bridges EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Calista
I CAN ’ T DO THIS.
The emotional pain of Hayden’s betrayal courses through me. Tremors
wrack my body, and the pearls in my hand clink against one another. The
tiny sound is like the banging of a drum. Or is that my heart? I could’ve
sworn it stopped beating the minute he entered the penthouse.
And looked desperate to touch me.
I take a fortifying breath and lift my chin. If I don’t confront him now, I
never will.
“Where did you get these, Hayden?” I repeat the question I asked a
moment ago, my voice still shaking but my resolve firmly in place. “I need
to know.”
He holds my gaze, the detachment in his eyes gutting me. “You already
do.”
I shake my head, either in denial or as a response; I’m not sure which.
“No, what I have is a suspicion that needs confirmation.”
“What do you want me to say, Calista?”
His use of my full name has me wincing. I quickly school my features
and fist the pearls to place my hand on my hip. “The truth. That’s all I want
from you.”
“You don’t know what you want.” He averts his gaze in a rare show of
uncertainty. “And it doesn’t matter until I find out who’s behind your
assault.”
From one blink to the next, my agony morphs into anger. “What?”
Hayden brings his attention to me. This time it’s with the full weight of
his stare. It settles on me, pressing in from all sides until I’m hunching my
shoulders. The unspoken thoughts running through his mind make the
silence deafening, and I almost wish I hadn’t confronted him.
“Never mind,” he says, squeezing the bridge of his nose. “Keeping you
safe is the only thing that’s important.”
“How can I be safe with you when you’re the one who’s been stalking
me?”
“I did it to protect you. Whether or not you choose to accept that is your
prerogative.”
I huff. “Explain how scaring the shit out of me was for my protection.”
“Language, Cal—”
“Fuck language, and fuck these roundabout answers,” I say, my words
one decibel away from a shout. “Tell me how someone can justify breaking
into my apartment, stealing my shit, and then have the fucking nerve to say
it was for my own good.”
Hayden’s gaze flashes right before he grabs me by the shoulders and
yanks me to him. “Don’t you realize how vulnerable you were walking in
the city at night? Do you know what could’ve happened if I hadn’t been
there to watch over you? Or is that a truth you don’t want to acknowledge?”
I shove at his chest. It’s as effective as pushing a mountain, and I drop
my arms in defeat, still clutching the pearls. “I didn’t have a choice. I’m
sure it’s easy to pass judgment from your penthouse. You can say whatever
you want, but I don’t believe my safety is the only issue here.”
He lowers his head until our faces are mere inches from one another,
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