Chapter 0283

The ferocity of Nichola s’s protection of me gave me more comfort that it probably should have. I certainly didn’t want Nicholas to kill anyone, but knowing that he would go to any limits in order to keep me safe helped me feel truly cared for.

Still, I decided to move beyond that topic, for fear the anger would root in him and cause him to seek out vengeance for me.

“Susie wasn’t at breakfast,” I said. “I’m worried about her, so I’m going to check on her. Would you like to join me?”

Nicholas softened somewhat at the subject change. “Susie’s okay. She probably just wants to

rest.”

“She won’t mind me checking on her.”

“I think you probably shouldn’t,” Nicholas said.

“Why not?”

He pressed his lips hard together and would not answer.

Odd. Was he hiding something?

“I’m worried. I’ll only stay a minute,” I said. “When I see she’s okay, then I’ll leave.”

I understood Susie liked her alone time, especially after events where she was forced to be so social. So I knew she might not want me to stay for a long time. But surely she wouldn’t mind. me checking on her. After all, she often did the same for me.

Nicholas didn’t argue further, so I continued walking down the hallway towards Susie’s room. Nicholas fell in step beside me.

At Susie’s door, I knocked lightly. I waited a moment, but there was no reply.

Did she leave? I should check.

Slowly, I turned the kn ob and pushed open the door.

Susie was indeed in her room, and she wasn’t alone.

pulled tightly against him. Susie’s

a passionate, deep kiss. Both were so caught up in it, they didn’t seem

I’m stunned speechless. I knew

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progressed this far.

to unzip

hand on my shoulder and guided me from the room. He gently shut the

blushing at what I had just seen. They were going

for finding happiness with each other. For stealing

jealous. I hated this side of me. It

encounter had been a moment stolen

said to Nicholas in the hallway. “Susie is fine. More than fine,

through me. I shouldn’t feel jealous. Susie had a terrible night too. She hadn’t been chained to a bed, but she still had to endure Terry’s relentless flirtations and

least she had Mark to

me. He must have seen the change

no. “Terry stole many things from me. It could have been worse, I know that. But… I

my arms around myself. Nicholas stepped

“Which things?”

the thought of surrendering control, but it could only be with a man of my own choosing, one I trusted about all others. A man like Nicholas. The last was the

Nicholas said, claiming my attention. Looking at him, I returned to the here and now, no longer chained up in that

my skin. But he didn’t touch

was the man I

his hand with my own, and brought his palm to

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will replace each and every memory and desire he tainted in

his hand and placed a kiss onto his

desire?” I

“Yes.” No hesitation.

affection for this

time.

a kiss?”

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