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.”

milling around me, jittery and nervous. Meg shows her teeth

were screaming and shouting at her, Ben. She tried to get away from you, but you

hit her.” He

away if you want

don’t really think that I’m the kind of man

your body language. They’re not happy. I barely know you, but quite a bit of what I’ve seen,

he snaps. “You screw around, and you admitted to fucking my

wasn’t there because they wanted to be. No-one was coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And

the sand. “You didn’t have

to call them. If he thinks you’re a threat to Charlotte, on another occasion

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

don’t think it’s me you should be talking to. I think you really should be apologising to James, Charlotte and especially to

sea. He nods, a

*****

is waiting for me, sitting in

the window and his face lights up as he sees me. “Have

at all. I was passing,

have. Coming

is all I’m

cue, my

putting

hands resting on my waist, his face close to mine

where he has placed his mark on me,

horny, are we?” I

yes, and

I curve into his

“I have a

“Ideas?”

I draw curtains and light a

makes his

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255