ANMELDEN"Rowan, what is going on? Where is Marcus? He was supposed to be with Annabelle tonight," George demanded for answers from his son immediately.
His voice was calm yet commanding, and that made me aware that we better have some answers for them. Rowan tightened his arm around my back as if to reassure me that he’s got this. That was when I realized that he was about to tell our parents about the truth of what had just happened earlier in the evening."Marcus," Rowan began expI cast my eyes downwards in silence as I admitted to myself that perhaps Rowan was right, I wasn’t at all ready to know the truth or to bear its consequences. After closing my eyes, I sucked in a deep breath and slowly let it out to clear my head. Whatever the truth was, it wasn’t clean and simple. However, one thing was clear to me, and that was I needed to protect my mother above all costs.Suddenly, Rowan leaned in closer, his eyes searching mine as if looking for an answer."I advise that you stop torturing yourself endlessly with these questions that you’re not ready for the answer to. Right now, the only thing you need to worry about is to get enough rest," Rowan said before he placed his large and warm hand on the top of my head. Before I could respond, his hand slipped down to cup the side of my cheek, and I found myself staring upwards into his eyes."Rapha..." I murmured his name, but I couldn’t complete it.His lips suddenly captured mi
We enjoyed each other’s company in silence, but it didn’t take long for my own mind to break the peace. I couldn’t stop thinking and replaying the events that happened earlier in the evening with Marcus and all the words that he had said to me. "What’s the matter? You’re all tense," Rowan asked observingly. "I’m sorry. I’m trying my best to forget, but it just keeps on coming back to me," I confessed in a shaky voice as I tried to keep the dark memories at bay. I closed my eyes, but Marcus’s words swirled around in my head along with his smug confidence. Something was bothering me, and I was entirely sure that it had less to do with how he physically handled me and more to do with his words-what he said and what he implied. "Listen, when I was with Marcus earlier, he said something weird," I began saying before taking a pause. My words clearly captured Rowan’s attention and also his curiosity. "What did he say?" Rowan asked
"Rowan, what is going on? Where is Marcus? He was supposed to be with Annabelle tonight," George demanded for answers from his son immediately.His voice was calm yet commanding, and that made me aware that we better have some answers for them. Rowan tightened his arm around my back as if to reassure me that he’s got this. That was when I realized that he was about to tell our parents about the truth of what had just happened earlier in the evening."Marcus," Rowan began explaining."It was nothing! As I said, nothing happened," I blurted out loudly, cutting Rowan off before he could tell our parents anything. Both my mother and George turned to look at me with a mix of confusion and disbelief on their faces."Listen, it was just a misunderstanding," I said quickly, before forcing a shaky smile. "Marcus and I just didn’t really hit it off. So, we decided to just go our separate ways. There’s nothing for you to worry about, really," I continued exp
"It’s all right now. You’re safe. As long as you’re with me, you’ll always be safe," Rowan whispered reassuring words to me over and over again.I had no idea how long I was wrapped up in this arms like a helpless child, but slowly I did start to feel better. His reassuring words made me feel safe and the dark memories began to recede. Slowly, Rowan let me go and held my shoulders so that he could get a good look at my face."You’re safe now," he repeated slowly.I nodded my head and acknowledgment of his words, and to tell him that I did believe him. However, along with the relief that I felt came tears. It felt like the dam suddenly burst and tears wouldn’t stop falling from my eyes. I crumpled forward, pressing my face into his chest again as sobs wrecked to my body. Rowan comforted me instantly, wrapping his arms around me like a shield that would protect me from anything and anyone. The warmth of his body was overwhelming and it felt like his strength
"You’ve completely lost your mind," Marcus sputtered, as he shoved at Rowan’s chest. The impact of the push did nothing to Rowan because he didn’t even stumble. Instead, Rowan shelf Marcus back with so much force that it sent him crashing to the ground again.I stood by as I watched the scene as if it wasn’t real, as I was at a complete loss about what to do or how I could possibly intervene. Marcus scrambled up to his feet before throwing a wild punch that Rowan easily dodged. In one smooth movement, he drove his fits into Marcus’s stomach. Marcus let out a cry of pain as he doubled over before he began gasping for air. Rowan raised his face to hit Marcus again; that was when I knew that I had to do something before the situation could get more out of hand. I just didn’t want Rowan to get hurt."Rowan, stop!" I cried out loudly as I stepped forward to tug on Rowan’s arm."Stand back, and if it’s too much for you then just close your eyes," Rowan instructe
One thing was quite clear, he was even more irritated with me than before and I was certain that my words must have rubbed him the wrong way."You really have no idea what is going on, do you?" he asked, and I could feel that he wasn’t referring to the current situation between us."What...are you saying?" I asked, sounding too clueless than I would like to."I wonder if your mother is a fool as well, or are you the only clueless one," Marcus whispered as his eyes seemed to search my face."I have no idea what on earth you’re talking about," I muttered darkly, but I couldn’t help but feel curious about what he was talking about.I wondered for a split of a second if it was true that my mother and the others were keeping a secret from me. A knot formed in the pit of my stomach even though I tried to remind myself that my mother would never do anything of the sort."I guess you truly are in the dark about it all. Then I guess you really have no idea about the kind of business I was refe
Before I could repeat the same mistake from earlier in the day, I quickly brought up my hand to cover my lips as I pressed my eyes closed. I counted silently in my head for something to happen but whatever I had expected to happen never did. "Why are you doing that?" his sudden question made me slo
This time, he thrust his tongue immediately into my mouth as he explored its wet depths. I moaned into our deep and passionate kiss before I found myself kissing him back with unleashed desire. He massaged my breasts in turn while applying just the right amount of pressure to make me yearn for more.
To my shock, Rowan was already out the door by the time I looked up again. I found him standing in front of the door when I exited his bedroom. "Now that you know where my bedroom is, you can drop by whenever you need something... or if you feel so lonely that you can’t sleep at night," he said bef
"If you say so. Oh, I almost forgot to ask, but Carlton will be coming to the wedding as well, right?" My mother asked, sounding quite excited. It pained me to see the look of anticipation in her eyes when she spoke of Carlton because the two of them got along quite well. Although now that I knew t







