When She Pulls Away Novels & Stories

It hurts. "Why are you pulling away from my touch?" She blurted out before she could talk herself out of it. "No, I'm not." He said, stiffly.

She pulled away eventually, wearing an awkward smile, refusing to meet my gaze, quickly wiping the tears off her face. “I'm sorry about that, I lost myself for a second there and…” “I get it.” She walked away and sank into one of the cushions, making herself comfortable, but I knew her legs were anything but steady. I joined her. “Ready to move out?” She shook her head. She was still riding in the aftermath of the shock. “He won't try to hit me again. Don't worry about it.” Fury coiled tight in my chest. She was leaving that house, whether she liked it or not.

It was beautiful, it was fun, it was the very best feeling to have after two weeks of being away. After a while, she pulled away from me and stared at me right in the face, then it turned into a hard frown. “Now that I know that you didn’t cheat on me and you are not in danger…” “Leave…”

A sob escapes her when she turns away. “Merrick!”

I took her hands off mine and moved away from her . "What do you mean by that ?

she said, pulling Hazel into a hug. When she pulled away, Hazel paused to catch a breath. “Now you can go off doing your minion stuff,” she said, and Hazel left the room at once, hoping that their plans would fall into place.

I can feel the heat radiating from her skin, can see the way her pupils dilate. I lower my head, inching closer, closer— Then she jerks back. “I’m resigning.” The words slice through the air like a blade, and just like that, the moment shatters. She steps away, shaking her head as if trying to clear it. “Thank you—for tonight. For everything. But I can’t—” She exhales sharply. “I can’t do this.” And then, before any of us can stop her, she turns and flees.

Reluctantly, she left the room. After she left, Scarlett tried to pull her hand back, but Wayne caught it halfway. "Are you happy now?"

“She’ll do more than pull them in. She’ll make them think they wanted it.” And with that I stood and left the room at once.

She squirmed under his arms. " Let go of me. You Devil! " She put her hand on his second shoulder to pull herself away from him. His hand on her back didn't allow it, " Leave me. " She shouted with tears again. Her heart was hammering. It was beating faster like tired stuff after a marathon.