Page 38 of Wistful Whispers

I shift in my seat, swallowing against the sudden dryness in my throat. Seamus McGloughlin is not a man I can want. Not a man I can even consider.

It doesn’t matter how my body responds—like I’ve been asleep my whole damn life and only now, since I’ve become aware of him, am waking up.

Terrifying. I need to put him out of my mind. Immediately.

Seamus visibly scoffs. “You hate me.”

I blink, caught off guard. When I open my mouth, the words get stuck in my throat. I don’t hate him. I…resent how much I want him. How much I understand him, even when I don’t want to.

Maybe it’s better if Seamus thinks I hate him. If he only sees my sharp edges and ruthless determination—because anything is safer than letting him know the truth.

I clear my throat. “I want justice for Miranda. I think you do too.”

He stares at me for a long moment. Looks at Sarah. Then, finally, he nods. “Fine. Let’s do it.”

Sarah exhales in relief. I feel something deep in my chest unclench.

Let him think I hate him.

Let him see only the blade, never the blood.

We don’t trust each other.

We don’t need to.

We’re drawing the same line—and I know exactly where to strike.

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Seamus

The Next Morning

Iwakeupgrindinginto the mattress.

My cock hard and straining again, heat flooding every nerve.

No build-up. No lead-in.

My body moves like it knows what’s coming.

Marcella.

Her mouth. Thighs.Tits. God, the way she fucking looked at me like she already knows her effect…

I haven’t even touched myself yet.

Already too close.

My new morning ritual began the day after she eviscerated me. For the past week, I’ve been getting myself off to depraved fantasies of the woman who’s determined to destroy my career one way or the other.

I’m a sick, sick man.

With no intention to stop. The end result is too fucking good.

I close my eyes and she materializes in my mind.Marcella. My new completely unexpected fucking obsession.

She's older than me, it’s hard to know by how much. Doesn’t matter, the woman is fucking beautiful. My fantasy woman come to life.

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