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Once abused. Now loved.

CHAPTER 59. MY UNDOING

RYDER

“What did you just say?“ She asked, downright startled by my confession.

I shut my eyes briefly, digging up all the courage I needed to repeat what I'd just said. I never believed there would come a time that I would be this scared, and worse, because of a woman. She sure was my undoing.

“Ryder…“ She tugged at my arms and my eyes fluttered open. “What did you just say?“

I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. Trust me, I thought it would be easy to admit the things that I've been doing. But right now, seeing the look of consternation on her face made it harder for me to say the words she was itchy to hear.

“I..uh…I tapped into your mind,“ It was damn hard repeating the words, but I did. I waited for her response but I got none. I was staring at her thighs, not particularly but I was just looking anywhere else that'll keep me from looking into her eyes.

“Is this the first time you're doing it or have you been tapping into