All Chapters of Forbbiden Addiction: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Analia Rayne ||"I don't even know how to begin," Ryder says not making eye contact with me.We've sat down, on the floor, next to the bench so I could assist his hand. I'm sitting right next to him while his legs are spread out on the floor."Start anywhere. No rush."He takes a deep breath and blows out steadily. I take the rag off of his hand to see where the blood is coming from. His knuckles have small scratches on them and there's one big scratch, where most of the blood is coming from, right in between his knuckles. It's not too bad, he won't need stitches. He just won't be able to do much with his hand for a while."Apollo said something," he begins, "to piss me off. He always does this in the ring so it's like the real thing. I don't get why he does it. I honestly think it's just to be a fucking-," he winced when I put the alcohol pad on his wound.He bites down on his lower lip to prevent him from crying out in pain. He squeezes his eyes shut and tilts his head back.Hot."

Analia Rayne ||*TW: Abuse & type of self-harm.*We arrive at my mom's house.Now I'm just standing outside the car, like an idiot. A gush of wind hits my skin causing me to have goosebumps. I rub my hands against my arms trying to create some heat. It's becoming fall now meaning it's getting colder.I love sweater weather but sadly I wasn't prepared for it today."Here," Ryder says getting out of the car passing me the hoodie he just had on. At least he came prepared."You sure?"He nods his head, "You're cold, and," he steps closer to whispers in my ear, "Also you can see your nipples through your sports bra. Not that I minded though."I put the hoodie over me, flustered at what he just said. He did it again. To my stomach. Damn, butterflies.Surprisingly it's not that much bigger than me but it's still pretty big, almost reaches my knees. "How tall are you?" I ask him to change the subject."About 6'3, why?" Makes sense why this is so big.I shrug turning back looking at the h

Analia Rayne ||Finally, we arrive at a very nice restaurant. Like very nice.Ryder holds his hand out for me to grab, as I jump out of the Jeep.The other guys come out of the other car and follow behind, as we walk to the entrance."Bianchi," Gio tells the reception outside."Right this way."We all follow behind her and enter the restaurant. Holy shit. This isn't any ordinary restaurant this is a restaurant. There are high ceilings with long hanging lights coming down.We come out from the back doors of the restaurant, that lead outside to their outdoor dining. That's on a deck, facing a beautiful lake. This place has to look amazing when it gets dark. We all take our seats at the table as the receptionist's hands out the menus. "Someone will be right with you shortly," she says walking off.Gio's eyes linger behind her as she walks away. I snap my fingers in front of his eyes, snapping him out of his haze. He looks at me with a "what" face and I just shake my head at him. Gio

Analia Rayne ||Fuck.What did I just say?Ryder's eyes widen and his grip loosens on my waist. But that's all he shows. No reaction is shown on his face. His face soon starts filling with anger. Spoke too soon.He closes his eyes, breathing in, and letting the air out. His jaw clenches."Why didn't you say anything, Analia?" he says breathing the words out."I just did.""No shit you did. I'm saying before. Why not before? Why now?" he says using his hands to emphasize.These men expect a lot from me. They expect me to just tell them everything, huh?"I don't know cause telling people that your mom hits you isn't really a conversation starter?!""We could've helped!" he yells. I jump forward covering his mouth."Shut the fuck up, Ryder!" I look back to the door to give him the hint, that I don't them to hear."Am I the only one you've told?""Yes and No.""The fuck does that mean?" his voice is now filling with anger. For a second I there I thought he had his anger under control."

"Actually," Gio walks over, "I heard about this fair, it's like an annual thing here, that they're having tomorrow. It starts tomorrow so it would be perfect.""Oh, yeah. The Boo Bash. That doesn't sound like a bad idea," Ryder adds on. "They got pumpkin picking, mazes, and rides. It's a nice family thing," Gio says happily. This guy is never sad. I think the day I see Gio sad is the day the world is ending."Doesn't sound bad. Sure, why not. Let's do that," they all nod their heads and go back to decorating."Gio."He walks back over to me and leans on the island. "What's up?"I whisper, "Whose idea was all of this?"He turns around and looks over in Ryder's direction. He did this?"Why?" I ask him."I don't know. He made us all get up early to get all of these things to decorate. When I asked him why he was doing this, he said just cause.""Hm.""What?""Nothing just haven't had someone in a long time care about me the way he does," I say staring at Ryder.This man has no flaws. No