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 to

but you shoved her. I saw it. You

hit her.”

you should stand a little further away if

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

you, Ben? Even the dogs are reading you, your

snaps. “You screw around, and you

was coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And the same applies to Michael’s arrangements with James and

“You didn’t have to call

You heard James. He asked Francis to call them. If he thinks you’re a threat to Charlotte,

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

a serious question. Yes, I do. You’ve apologised to me, but I don’t think it’s me you should be talking to. I think you really should be apologising to James, Charlotte and

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

*****

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

and his face lights up as he

I was passing, so I thought

have. Coming

is all I’m

right on cue,

of putting water

resting on my waist, his face close

the line of my jaw and down to my neck where he has placed his mark on me, his ownership; the velvet band I wear around my neck, his gift

horny, are we?”

yes, and so are you.

his arms, I curve into his embrace.

says. “I have a

“Ideas?”

and light a couple of candles, then

he makes his

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