Shit.
Shit.
She could hardly think, let alone breathe. There was a big sexy, vampire in the room next to her and he wanted to date her. Get to know her. She pulled her bottom lip in between her teeth and bit down. He wanted to do wicked things to her.
Jenna should grab her things and get out of there. Messing around with a vampire was not the cleverest thing to do. Instead, she took another bite of her crispy bacon. Gideon had said that he liked women with curves and it looked like she was going to need her energy. She looked down at her wedding ring. It was time. Jenna pulled it off, after looking around the room, she spotted her bag on the floor next to the desk. She put her ring into one of the pockets and zipped it shut.
There were growling noises which grew into a rough, drawn-out groan coming from the bathroom. Jenna swallowed hard, her clit throbbed even harder. Thank god it was her turn next in the shower. If she didn’t do something about this throbbing ache, she was going to throw all of her rules right out the window.
There was a light sting on the side of her arm. It brought her right back to reality. There was another sting, on the same arm followed by the sound of something landing on the ground next to her. She gasped. Jenna rubbed her arm while looking down at the sore spot. There was another sting on the side of her calve, this time she saw a small stone fall on the ground beside her. She looked around, paying particular attention to the area on her right. There was movement within the tree line a couple of hundred yards in that direction. Jenna squinted, even putting a hand over her eyes to block the sun so that she could see better.
Her heart started wildly in her chest. It felt like the earth had dropped out from underneath her. It couldn’t be. Surely she was just imagining him.
Gideon.
He was waving his arm, gesturing for her to go to him. Jenna began to walk in that direction. She took deep breaths trying to calm herself down. This was the moment she had been waiting for. She prayed that he would give her a chance to explain and could only hope that she would be able to talk about everything that had happened. That he would actually give her a chance this time. She would just have to make him listen, force herself to spit it all out.
As she drew closer, she noticed that he radiated tension. From the stiff line of his jaw to his dark eyes which regarded her solemnly. He put his hands to his lips gesturing for her to remain quiet and with a sweep of his hand he indicated for her to follow him.
Gideon headed into the forest. Jenna swallowed thickly, trying hard to keep her fear under control. Gideon would never hurt her. He wasn’t anything like Liam. Even though she knew these things to be true, her breathing still came quicker and her mouth turned dry. She squeezed her eyes shut for a few seconds, breathing deeply through her nose and trying hard to get a handle on her emotions. Then she carried on after him. For whatever reason, it seemed that he had decided to give her a chance to explain and she was going to take it with both hands. This was her opportunity to be brave.
You’ve got this.
Jenna lifted her chin and curled her hands into fists, forcing her legs to work harder. At least it was cool under the thick canopy of trees.
He chose a direction that was not thick with undergrowth and was much easier to navigate. She still needed to proceed carefully ensuring that she did not become ensnared in the thick protruding vines and roots. After ten minutes of walking, she could feel the light sheen of sweat on her forehead. At least the walk had calmed her down. She was able to think more rationally now. Even though her heart rate was up and she was breathing heavily, it was only because of the exertion.
Gideon stopped so suddenly, turned so quickly that she collided with him. She sucked in a deep breath. Her hands came up and flattened on his hard chest. The soft leather of his vest beneath her fingers.
His chest heaved, and his eyes locked with hers. His jaw clenched and his mouth became a thin white line. Then his lip curled back just a little as a low growl escaped. Jenna reacted instantly, she jumped backwards on a soft shriek, her back connecting with the thick rough bark of a tree.
His intense, dark eyes instantly softened. “I’m not going to hurt you. I don’t know why you keep insisting on being so afraid of me.”
She swallowed hard. “I’m not.”
His jaw tensed back up. She could actually hear his teeth grinding together for a few seconds before he sucked in a deep breath. “We need to agree right now. No more lies, Jenna…”
The last word he uttered almost brought her to her knees. Soft, pleading, almost desperate.
She nodded once. “I am afraid. I’m sorry…you need to know that it’s not you.”
Gideon folded his arms. “What are you afraid of then?”