All Chapters of Under His Ruthless Protection : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Prologue "You hurt me" I said softly while Declan looked on, pain consuming his beautiful features."I know and I'm sorry" he said quietly. I continued to stare at him from the sofa and before I could realize what was happening, I walked across the room to where he stood.I timidly reached my hand out, making contact with his forearm, the heat from his body bleeding through into my palm."I'm not sure why, but I forgive you. But Declan, do not ever take me for granted again. I'm not in the habit of being used." I'd never heard that kind of calmness to my voice before.He reached up to caress my face, my eyes closed as soon as he made contact with my skin."So beautiful" he murmured, his hot breath in close proximity to my needy lips.I could feel the unwilling tears starting to course down my cheeks as the words spilled from his lips.I slowly unbuttoned the cuffs on his dress shirt, then just as slowly, unbuttoned the shirt and slipping

I stared at my reflection in the mirror as I readied for my date. Nigella had worn me down, just as I knew she would but eventually I relinquished my thoughts of negativity and determined that I was going to have a good time.Just as a precaution, I Googled Declan St. James, for my own edification, and I audibly gasped at the sight of him. He was as close to immortal perfection that I'd ever seen.Even while I was staring into his icy blue eyes, I felt him calling to me. I shook my head, dispelling those crazy feelings and chalking them up to the fact that I hadn't been anywhere near a man, romantically, in over a year and it was simply my womb calling out to me through the cobwebs.Nigella completely assured me that he would never hurt me, having been hurt himself, he knew where I was coming from as far as the trepidation that was felt by accepting a blind date."God, what am I, sixteen? Christ, I feel like I'm back in high school" I scolded myself as I finished up my appearance. Tot

I couldn't remember the last time my head hurt so much but it felt like a balloon that had been filled to the point of exploding.Somehow I managed to make my way to the kitchen and found that Nigella had made orange juice for me and that was one of the many reasons why she was my best friend.After a couple of large glasses, I made my way back to my bathroom for a shower but before getting in, I called Constance."Amethyst Langston's office" she said professionally. "C, I'm not coming in today" I told her."Oh my God, Am. Are you okay?" She asked, concerned. "I will be" I sniffled. "Can you please reschedule my appointments for today? I just can't really deal with anyone today."I loved her so much because she understood me and didn't question anything I told her but I explained that I would tell her everything later.After my shower, I dressed in white leggings and an off-the-shoulder pink sweater, my hair up in a messy bun, I was about to plop down on the couch, when my buzzer rang

It has been three weeks since I ran into Declan at Mickey's and since then he has sent the most beautiful arrangement of flowers, sweet emails and he even had lunch sent over for us.I'm finding the harder I tried to push him away, the closer I actually wanted him to be.I decided today was the day that I was willing to meet him for coffee and hear him out.My hand hovered above the phone as I fought inwardly on whether I should call him or not and I was not going to second guess myself any longer, so I picked up the phone and called the number from his email."Declan St. James' office. This is Jan. How may I assist you?" So professional and kind sounding."Hi Jan. May I speak with Mr. St. James please?" I asked."Certainly. May I ask who's calling please?" Very thorough."Oh yes. I'm sorry. This is Amethyst Langston." There was silence and then the weirdest thing."O-oh Ms. Langston! Would you mind while I place you on a brief hold?" Why did she stutter and sound all a-flutter?"Of c

After I had taken the cookies to Declan and even with as busy as he was, he still found the time to text me over the next couple of days and somehow they turned a little racy as we teased each other.The last one I received from him intimated that he wanted to kiss me from head to toe and of course I flat out told him I wanted that and more.Then I had a thought, so I texted him before his next meeting, hoping to get a reaction from him, as my body tingled.Me: Since we are going to your parents on Saturday, why don't you bring a change of clothes with you and we can just leave from my place.Declan: Sexy and smart. Such a turn on.I blushed at his text, then told him I would see him as soon as he got off work.The more time I spent talking with him and actually seeing him, the more I found myself falling for him, but I knew this was a different territory for him as well as me and I was determined to take it slow, unless he hinted otherwise.After a leisurely shower, I let my hair dry