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I cup her cheek with my bloody hand.

God, she’s so beautiful.

Shit, my head feels like it’s about to explode.

I’m going to die. Probably.

But not Riley.

No, she’s safe. She’s strong and a fighter.

Riley will live. She’s going to get out of here, and she’s going to live happily. Maybe with Colton Bennett.

My only consolation is that…

She came to me.

And maybe, just maybe—

I am her choice.

That’s the last thought I have as the world goes dark.

CHAPTER TWO

Colton

“What?” I growl, fury dripping in that single word. I wait for her to speak, but there’s only silence on the other line.

I’m pissed at Riley.

But it’s not really her fault that I am so weak in my goddamn knees for her.

Fuck, I should have made her mine when I had the chance.

Riley Johnson is indebted to me. The day I saved her life, she became mine. Too bad, she never realized that. I should have collected my debt a long time ago.

But I waited for her to come to me because I was trying to be the good guy. The one who waits patiently for the girl to finally notice him. The friend she never wanted, but got anyway.

But I don’t want to be a friend.

I want her in my bed. In my fucking arms.

I need her lips on mine.

I want to bury myself inside her.

And now she’s with him. For almost three years he was gone, and I was right here. Picking up the broken pieces of her soul while waiting for her to trust me with her heart.

When she finally does, Grayson Hale decides to waltz back into her life.

And what does Riley do?

She runs right back into his arms.

I’m pissed, but when my phone rings in the middle of the night and her name appears on my screen, I do the only thing I’m capable of doing. I answer the call.

Agitated, I rub a hand across my face and prop myself up against the pillows. “What do you want?”

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