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.

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

have hit her.” He sounds

stand a little further away if you

and he backs away. “You don’t really

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

are things about you that I don’t care for.” he snaps. “You screw around, and you admitted to fucking my brother and him

No-one was coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And the same

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

heard James. He asked Francis to call them. If he thinks you’re a threat to Charlotte, on another occasion I’m

then,

up 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 talking to. I think you really should be apologising to James, Charlotte and especially to

sea. He nods, a sharp down-thrust of his chin, and then jogs back the way he

*****

I return home that evening, Ryan is waiting for me,

his face lights up as he sees me. “Have you been waiting

passing, so I

Coming in

is all I’m being

cue, my panties are

go through the motions of putting water on to boil, coffee in cups

his hands resting on my waist, his face

turns me to face him, stroking my cheek, the line of my jaw and down to my neck where he has placed his mark on me, his ownership; the velvet

horny, are we?” I

fallen angel, “Oh, yes, and so are you.

body pliable in his arms, I curve into his

says. “I have a

“Ideas?”

bedroom, he waits quietly while I draw curtains and light a

he makes his

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