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, jittery and nervous.

She tried to get away from you, but you shoved her. I saw it. You temper looked pretty much out of control

have hit her.” He sounds

you should stand a little further away if you

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

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

snaps. “You screw around, and you admitted to

that that wasn’t there because they wanted to be. No-one was coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And the same applies to Michael’s arrangements with James and Charlotte. It’s nothing

the sand. “You didn’t have to

thinks you’re a threat to Charlotte, on another occasion I’m not sure he’d bother with the

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

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

sea. He nods, a sharp down-thrust of his chin, and

*****

me, sitting in

and his face lights up as he

at all. I was passing,

have. Coming in for

all I’m being

right on cue, my panties

I go through the motions of putting water

on my waist, his face close to mine

where he has placed his mark on me, his ownership; the velvet band I wear around my neck,

horny, are we?” I

yes, and so are

body pliable in his arms, I curve

“I have

“Ideas?”

curtains and light a couple of candles, then

he makes his

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