Page 10 of Saving You Losing Me

It’s what I would do.

I don’t hurry, there is no need for that. I can smell her excitement. It’s leading me straight to her and so I move toward the staircase with mounting anticipation.

Not long now.

When she made the decision to come here, she may as well have gifted me her soul. Those words sealed her fate and mine. I’m not certain what I would have done if she had refused. It’s an interesting possibility that I have never considered before. I’m guessing we would still be here anyway because I’m not a man who takes no for an answer.

The guys think I lost my mind to even entertain the thought that a lady like Clara would look at me twice. That’s why I’m the president of The Dark Angels. I set my sights high and make it happen. No isn’t an option; just how long it will take.

Fifteen minutes, I’m guessing.

The tread of my boots on the rickety staircase is the only sound I make, and I could be accompanied by a brass band for all the difference it would make to that little lady.

I am not hiding my intentions. I’ve made them crystal clear and now I’m going to get my girl and claim my reward.

“Time’s up beautiful. It’s fight or flight.”

I stand in the doorway to the room at the far end of the hall and a shocked gasp alerts me that I was right. She’s not even attempting to hide as she stands by the partially clad window, the boards having fallen off through rot and decay.

“What now?”

Her voice shakes, and yet there’s a defiant edge to it that interests me.

“Will you fight or flight, or just surrender? The choice is yours.”

“What if I tell you I’m a virgin?”

Her voice shakes and it squeezes against my heart.

“You tell me, darlin’.”

“I am.”

“Do you want to be a virgin, or should I help you with that?”

“You speak as if it’s nothing.”

“It’severything, baby. That is why you have choices.”

“Do I?”

“Of course.”

I shrug as I move deeper into the room, and she doesn’t even flinch.

“That kiss.”

“What about it?”

She bites her lower lip. “I liked it.”

“You were meant to.”

“I have a question.”

“Only one?”

I continue to advance.

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