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49 Protecting Her (Jayden)

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"Oh damn. My phone isn't in my pocket. It must have come out on the sofa or something." I give Ashlyn a peck on the cheek as she sits in the driver's seat "I'll just pop back and grab it. I won't be long."

"Okay, Hurry." She looks nervous.

"Lock the car doors when I get out. Just in case. Never know who's out and about this time of night." I squeeze her hand before stepping out. ""I will."

I walk through the gate and along the path, the cool night air sharp against my skin. My blood freezes at what I see in the doorway. What the hell is he doing to her? Something inside me surges, a primal protectiveness. I want to rip his head off. Winona is struggling against Phillip in the doorway. Her face is twisted in distress, her arms flailing. I run. up and drag him away from her, my adrenaline spiking, "What the fuck is going on?"

Phillip glares at me, his eyes wild and unfocused, and then bursts into tears. "I'm sorry. I got carried away. I just love her so damn much. She can't even kiss me when you're around." His words slur together, the smell of alcohol heavy on his breath. Pretty sure he's had more than the beers we saw him drink.

"Come on, man. Let's get you into a bed. You're toast." just feel sorry for him at this point, his desperation laid bare.

Winona stands there, looking confused and shaken. I nod at her, trying to offer some reassurance. "He is going to crash hard. Will you be okay?"

She nods, but I can see the doubt in her eyes. The fear. Her lips tremble, and I'm not sure I'm convinced.

think he's already flaked it actually." Phillip is now drooped over my arm, mumbling things I can't

The room is dimly lit, shadows dancing across the walls. He can sleep that off. I know the feeling; I used to do stupid stuff when I drank too much. But I'd certainly never tried to force myself on the woman I supposedly loved I walk back out to the lounge,

I've never seen him drunk before." Winona's voice

I nod, trying to

"Maybe."

Are you sure you and Abby will be okay?" I ask, but I can see

towards her, and the next thing I know she is in my arms. Her body feels fragile against mine, and all I want

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40 Protecting Her

My wife is out in

be okay. I can lock myself in Abby's room and

and it breaks something inside me. That sounds like you don't

You can't stay

can call the cops." The thought of

fear in her eyes, the confusion. Her deep, smoldering, sexy eyes. I glance quickly at

our tongues meeting races through my body. I fist her hair and drag her in more, she opens her mouth to me, and I'm flooded with need. The taste of her, the feel of her, the

mine, and for a moment, it's like nothing else exists. Just us. Just this. Why, why did I ever let her go? Why did I believe my mother and Ashlyn? I should have listened to Winona all along. We could

out from behind us, sharp and filled with betrayal. I jerk back, my heart pounding, the guilt crashing over me like a tidal

Winona and I ever shared hit me all at once. I grab

"It's my

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