บททั้งหมดของ Shadows & Whispers: บทที่ 81 - บทที่ 90

The food was delicious, I appreciated Damian for taking away the decision from me. Once the plates were cleared, the waiter returned.“Would you like dessert?”“Yes please.” Damian answered before I could ever think about whether there was room for it.The waiter handed us menus. Damian took to his feet and moved to the seat next to me instead of opposite me. He leaned forward, placing his menu down.“I already know what I want.” His voice dripped in desire and need.“Chocolate cake?” I joked.“Only if it comes with sauce that I get to lick?” I instinctively pressed my legs together as I throbbed at his words. He ran his hand over my forearm, leaving goosebumps and tingling in his wake. There was no control over my breath, quickening. Quickly, it was followed by my heartbeat speeding up. The waiter returned, “Are you ready to order.”“We’ll take the chocolate cake with extra sauce.” Damian answered.His eyes never left mine as he handed the menus back to the waiter. “Excuse me.”

I was holding onto the hope Prue had given me, but I was not convinced. I would believe it when I saw it. Sunday was painful, I had no idea what work would be like on Monday, and I knew that seeing her would hurt. It was late on Sunday afternoon when my father called me.“Damian, how long are you going to play the office boss at work?” He chastised me.“It needs to be done; I need to be there.”“Is this because of her?” “No, there are changes that need making and...” I paused.Of course, it was because of Erin, but I couldn’t admit it.“The longer you stay there, the more you are lying to her and the worse the truth is going to hurt her.” He warned me.“I know, I just need a little more time. I need to tell her the truth before everyone else knows.”“Is she worth the suffering you are putting yourself through?” “I love her.” That was the first time I admitted that I was in love with Erin Williams. It was like a weight was lifted from my shoulders the second those words left my

I pulled into the drive, with my hand still on her leg. She had not batted it away but she had also not completely calmed or offered any words. I finished parking but didn’t make a move to leave the car.“Are you nervous?” I asked.“I’ll be fine once we are inside.” She was trying to show strength. I knew that was my indication to remove my hand. We exited, and I sighed as I closed the door as the loss of contact. There was an unexpected moment between us in the doorway which caught me off guard and seemed to break some of the tension in the air between us. Once we were logged in and registered, Paul came to meet us.“Damian, Erin, it’s great to see you both.” We shook hands; I let Erin go first. This was her project as much as mine, and I wanted her to feel as important, as she was. We went around the tour with moment after moment between me and Erin. I made sure they went unnoticed to Paul, but I took every opportunity to be close to her. I didn’t need words to tell her that I w

I gave my name to the desk, and we were seated at one of the best tables in the restaurant. I was fixated on the menu when I noticed Erin looking around the restaurant and something didn’t feel right. I watched her closely as she looked back at her menu, but it wasn’t long before her eyes went back around the room. I saw a flash of red on her cheeks which piqued my interest in what she was thinking and feeling in that moment. I looked around the room myself as she buried her head back into the menu. There were people staring and whispering. It was annoying me. They had no reason to stare or comment on Erin. I tightened my grip around my menu before placing it on the table in front of me. I was ready to exit and take her with me, but that would mean staring and whispering would win out. I could see it in her face now; it was as clear as day. She felt self-conscious. She had no reason to be; she was utterly beautiful. The waiter returned while looking at my menu on the table in fr

I had no choice but to put the spoon down and stop feeding her the cake as it was arousing me watching her lips tightening around the spoon, too much. To my surprise, she mimicked my actions. She picked up the spoon and lifted it with cake on. “Your turn.” She smirked. There was pure desire in her eyes, or at least, I hoped that was what it was that I was seeing. I leaned in slowly, never looking away from her and slowly took the spoon into my mouth. I saw her body twitch again. She was becoming aroused which spurred my own arousal. There was no way we were staying there any longer. I pulled my wallet out and threw some money on the table. I had no idea how much I pulled out, but I knew there were more than enough notes there to cover the bill and a massive tip. She looked confused by my actions, but her eyes also went wide at the pile of notes that I threw onto the table. I knew I had lost control, and I needed to get us out of there. “Follow me.” I growled as I grabbed her han