Page 30 of Dark As Coal

Whit

I joined the club because it was a band of brothers and no ol’ ladies.

But Gabby changed that.

Now, I knew that Adeline was going to change that.

Furthermore, if Irish pulled his head out of his ass, he would be doing that with Sutton.

And… well… if Asher could get something right in his life, then he would be making the person that we all knew held his heart, finally fucking his.

And… I had a feeling that the moment I met the one, then I would be one of them, but until that day happened, I was going to keep on living my best life.

Chapter 7

Coal

Well, this was the first time I woke up before my woman.

And yes, she was my fucking woman.

Seeing her dark hair sprayed out on my pillow, the softness on her features as she still slept.

My hand was running softly along her spine, and I had a thought, a deep-rooted thought, one that caused me to want to see my mark on the back of her left shoulder.

If I told you the reason why I wanted it on the left wasn’t that it would be closer to the single finger that held the one vein that led directly to her heart, it would be an all-and-out lie.

Just as I was thinking that she started to move around slowly.

My hand trailed down her spine, over the curve of her perfect ass, and then my fingers found the folds of her pussy.

Slowly, meticulously, I twirled my index finger around her clit.

However, as my fingers went to work, my eyes never left her face.

Slowly, I watched as her eyes started to open, I lived for moments like this when I had her eyes on me. Those stunning sea-green eyes I’d never seen anywhere else.

As soon as her eyes locked with mine, she whispered, “Morning.”

“Morning, Soulshine,” I felt my lips tip up into a rare smile. A rare smile that only she could bring out.

“Mmm, now, this is nice,” she whispered as she ran her hand through my hair.

And just with that one touch, I was harder than a fucking rock.

An hour later, I was in the shower, when I heard the door open, and then close softly with a click. Hearing someone move around and then seeing the figure hop up on the edge of the counter through the shower curtain, it wasn’t long before I heard, “Can I ask you something?”

Because it was her, my Soulshine, that response came quickly, “Ask me anything. Thought you knew that.”

“I umm… I wasn’t sure. I mean, I can tell things have changed, and I’m here for it, but…”

When she trailed off and didn’t say more, I asked, “You’re scared?”

When nothing but the sound of the water hitting the floor vibrated through the room, I didn’t hesitate to whip the shower curtain open, step out, and cage her with my wet body at the vanity, “You listen to me. I know you know this, but now I’m going to spell it out in black and white for you. You ready?”

At her gasp, and her nod, I continued, “You are the only person on this planet that never has to fear me. There is nothing you could do or say that could ever bring me to hurt you. Emotionally. Physically. Nothing. I don’t want you to be scared of me, ever. It’s why I stopped drinking. It’s why when I go into a rage, that my mind is only able to pick you out through a sea of red haze.”

Bringing my hand up, I cupped the side of her face, and whispered, “Even if I ever wanted to hurt you, the monster inside me would never allow it.”

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