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.”

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

shouting at her, Ben. She tried to get away from you, but you shoved her. I

have hit her.” He

stand a little further away if you want me to believe

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

are reading you, your body language. They’re not happy. I barely know you,

I don’t care for.” he snaps. “You screw around, and you

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

stares glumly at the sand. “You didn’t have to call the

them. If he thinks you’re a threat to Charlotte,

scuffles at the sand with a toe, then,

I don’t think it’s me you should be talking to. I think you really

nods, a sharp down-thrust of his chin, and then

*****

home that evening, Ryan is waiting for me, sitting in his car, working on a tablet on

and his face lights up as he

I was passing,

Coming in

is all I’m being

on cue,

the motions of putting water on

his hands resting on my waist, his face close

he has placed his mark on me, his ownership;

horny, are

“Oh, yes, and

body pliable in his arms, I curve into his embrace.

says. “I

“Ideas?”

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

makes

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