Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Chapter 29

Briar

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I busied myself around the kitchen a bit more tidying up and nosing around cupboards and

drawers to know where things were kept if I ever came over again. That was a stupid thought.

I tossed Rosie’s ball a few times after she brought it to me, ok, maybe it was a few dozen

before I followed the sound of the TV. I didn’t recall the bottle falling as I came face to face

with Creedon’s eyes boring through the screen. That stare gripped my soul. It’s claws digging

in as the panic tunneled my vision. I couldn’t hear, couldn’t follow the words his vile lips spat.

The only thing I could see were those striking ice blue eyes that promised my death or my

enslavement. He’d never stop hunting me.

Suddenly, Creedon’s icy eyes were replaced with a pair of soft, concerned steely blue ones,

breaking the spell. The feel of Carter’s calloused hands brushing across my cheeks. I tried to

gasp for air but the pain in my ribs protested.

“It’s going to be ok, Briar, I got you. Take it slow, in for three, out for four,” his voice repeated

a few times until it registered he was talking about my breathing, as the tunnel was closing in

on my consciousness. My heart, still hammering in my chest, I managed one set, then another.

“There you go sweetheart”-he coaxed- “that’s my girl,” he praised, pulling me into him as he

held me against his still damp muscled chest. My cheek pressed against his steadying heart.

Had I scared him? My arms slipped around him as my knees gave way. He braced me, scooping

me up as if I weighed nothing, being careful he moved us to the couch and just held me. I

sobbed into his chest, my ribs angry at the movement it caused them to make. However, the

emotions could no longer be forced to stay at bay. He stroked my hair as his heavy breathing

also came down, I pushed the next sob back trying to stifle it.

“It’s alright, sweetheart, I got you now,” Carter affirmed, again. My racing heart seemed to

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