Page 14 of Undone

All I can think about is her.

With every whisper of the wind, I swear I catch her light floral scent. Wildflowers spring up in the pasture, delicate daisies and lavender thistle, and she’s there—dancing in the tall grass, a white flower tucked in the waves of her hair.

Out in the barn a horse neighs, kicking up dust, and we’re together again. Sneaking out in the dark of night, hiding among the shadows. Silvery slashes of moonlight filtering through the windows as we lose ourselves in each other.

Pressing up against her, hands sliding over bare skin. Her thigh hitched around my hip, my cock hard, throbbing in my jeans. Sinking into her tight pussy, my fingers threading through her hair, claiming her.

All of her.

Tasting her on my lips, sweet and salty, lapping at her juices. I couldn’t get enough, feasting until she bucked beneath me. Wild, out of control.

Crying out, muffling her screams in my chest, nails scratching at my shoulders. The sharp sting reminding me I’m alive.

Every part of me lighting up as she curled her body into mine, my arms wrapped around her narrow shoulders. Holding her to me, our hearts pounding hard and in sync.

She’s the only girl I ever loved—or gave myself to.

And she broke me.

The ranch has been my solace all these years, a retreat. Out here, I’m safe.

But now I’m haunted by the memories.

She’s here, waiting for me around every corner. I somehow managed to pack all of that away while she was gone. Seeing her cracked something open inside me, something I buried years ago.

All I want to do is forget.

Bedtime comes, and I close my eyes, drifting off to sleep on a prayer that the night will be dreamless.

But she’s there.

Tears swimming in those hazel eyes, hurt etched on her face. She cries out, but there’s no sound.

Only silence.

Palms outstretched, she reaches for me. I’m beyond her grasp. She stares at me, chest shaking, racked with silent screams.

I want to go to her. Hold her. Comfort her.

But instead I push her away.

She falls to her knees, arms folded across her belly.

Empty.

I wake in a cold sweat, staring up at the light oak planks. Chest heavy with a feeling I’ve tried to bury for the last fifteen years.

Grief.

The weight sits on my pecs, depressing my lungs, squeezing the air from my body.

With Juliet back in town, I can’t hide anymore. Not from her, not from the past. Even all the way out here, I can’t get away.

It’s always been her.

Buzz, buzz.

My cell rattles against the nightstand, pulling me from my tormented thoughts.

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