Choosing Her Lover

Chapter 30

‘A Conspiracy of Ravens’

 

Part Four

A Conspiracy of Ravens

My morning walk with the dogs: there is a figure jogging towards me on the beach, a small dog trotting at his heels. I turn to walk the other way.

“Kirstie!” Ben’s voice carries on the breeze. “Kirstie....”

I ignore him and keep walking.

After a minute or so, there is panting and Ben appears at my side, breathing heavily.

“Kirstie, please….”

Perhaps I should find another place to walk….

“…. We need to talk,” he says.

“I don’t think so. I saw your idea of talking.” I keep moving, stepping up my pace a little, doing everything I can to discourage the conversation.

“Please, Kirstie. Do you want me to apologise? Alright, I apologise. Is that good enough for you?”

I stop, turning to face him. “What exactly are you apologising for?”

His face falls. “I’m apologising for losing my temper as I did. It came as a bit of a shock, everything that you said, that Michael said.”

“And for threatening Charlotte?”

Now he reddens. “I wasn’t threatening her.”

up my mood, milling around me,

She tried to get away from you, but you shoved her. I saw it. You temper

hit her.” He sounds

should stand a little further away if you

drops and he backs away. “You don’t really think that I’m the kind of man

indicating the dogs. “What do I make of you, Ben? Even the dogs are reading you, your body language. They’re not happy. I barely know you, but

snaps. “You screw around, and you admitted

coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And the

the sand. “You didn’t have to

James. He asked Francis to call them. If he thinks you’re a threat to Charlotte, on another occasion I’m not sure he’d bother

scuffles at the sand with a toe, then, “Do you really think I

to heaven. “I can’t believe that’s a serious question. Yes, I do. You’ve apologised to me, but I don’t think it’s me you should be

instead staring out to sea. He nods, a sharp down-thrust of his chin, and then jogs back the

*****

evening, Ryan is waiting for me, sitting in his car,

lights up as

passing, so I thought I’d

have. Coming in

all I’m

on cue, my panties

go through the motions of putting water

hands resting on my waist, his face close to

the line of my jaw and down to my neck where he has placed his mark on me, his

are

a fallen angel, “Oh, yes, and so are

I curve

says. “I

“Ideas?”

I draw curtains and light a couple of candles, then he

makes his

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