Determined & Derailed (Storm Corp Book 1)

by Gracie Wilson

  His lips were on my shoulder, kissing along the way up my neck and finally landed on my lips. I felt his tongue begging me to kiss him back with equal force and I gave in. I opened my mouth, allowing him access to and I felt him pulling me forward as he tried to undo my bra. When he got caught on something, he pulled back and it was his watch on my necklace. I looked down and it was an instant mood killer. Not only was I looking at the ring Cohen left me, but I added the item that Jax had left for me when I would try to contact him and couldn’t. It was one of his dog tags and I had put it on there before I’d come over, hiding it in the dress.

  “Nolan, I can’t, I’m sorry. I want to, but I need to be smart about everything this time. I don’t want to jump into anything after everything that’s happened. There is still too much secrecy between us. That doesn’t mean I don’t love you.” He sighed and ran his hands down my cheek.

  “Lexi, you don’t have to explain anything to me. I love you. That won’t change because others love you too. I can’t fault them when I am having the same affliction. I’ll be here, waiting...whenever you’re ready for me. I’m yours, Lexi, you’ve consumed every part of me and it all belongs to you. I’ll let you get dressed and maybe get us some food ordered up here.”

  He left me to get changed, but not before he picked up the T-shirt he’d left for me to wear and slipped it over his head. When he closed the door and I noticed he’d left me with no shirt, I sighed.

  “I was supposed to wear that, thank you very much.” I looked around and saw his dress shirt he was wearing on the floor. I picked it up and laughed, buttoning it up. I grabbed the pants, but decide to toss them on the bed. This shirt covered more than the dress did anyway. When I walked out to the living room, he was pacing.

  “Nolan?” He looked up and he appeared to be nervous. When he noticed I was wearing his shirt, his eyes turned to pure desire.

  “What happened to the clothes I left you?” I laughed and point to him.

  “Oh, shit, well, I still left you pants.” I walked over to him with a grin on my face.

  “I didn’t think they went with my outfit.” He sighed in frustration and I saw him struggling to keep his hands off of me.

  “You’re not making this easy on me, Lexi, you’re standing in my house with only my shirt on.” I laughed, but he heard the clock ding and he immediately became serious. “You’re never going to forgive me and I’m going to lose you. I can’t stand the idea of you hating me, forever.”

  His words made me angry and I was seething from the inside out. “God, Nolan. What do I have to do or say to make you get this? I thought you were going to kill me and I still loved you. I still missed you. I still wanted you near me. I wished I didn’t love you the way I do, Nolan, because it’s dangerous. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do to be with you and have you in my life. I get that Jax is involved and yes, I love him too, but with you it’s all consuming I can’t breathe when you’re not around. I didn’t run away because I lost Cohen and couldn’t deal. I ran away because the man I loved seemed dead set on killing me and I loved him enough to let him. I wish I didn’t feel what I do because sometimes it’s the scariest feeling in my life. But I do and if you would get your head out of your ass and listen to me, you’d realize I’m not going anywhere. Whatever it is that’s causing this panic. Whatever it is that you’re keeping from me isn’t going to break this friendship or the love I have for you. You will always be in my life and I would never hate you forever. I’m in love with you and I always will be,” I said, never doubting a single word.

  My phone beeped and I grabbed it. It was from Davey. I never doubted I loved Nolan with every part of me until I opened this message. Jackson has been captured. My heart sunk. At that moment I knew my heart was torn in two between these men. But if I had to choose right now it would always be Nolan.

  “What the hell is she doing in your shirt? Ah sorry…never mind…I really hope that’s true, Lexi, because none of this was his idea.” I tensed and looked at Nolan and saw the fear in his eyes. He was waiting to see what I was going to do. I thought I was going to collapse right there in the living room of his apartment. Between this and Jackson, my life had just crumbled. I knew I’d just said that his secret wouldn’t keep us apart, but it just might. I slowly turned around, holding my breath in so tight, in case I was imagining this all. I hadn’t heard that voice in almost two years.

  “Lucas?”

  The End

  About the Author

  Look for her in the trees enjoying nature’s wonders, traveling to see the latest animal conservations, or at aquariums all around the world. This girl loves nature and all animals. She has many pets and is always adding new additions. The more the merrier in her mind. Sitting under the shade reading a book, letting the world around her pass by, while she is safe in her bubble of imagination. Well that is where she’d love to stay. She is a softball player, can be talked into the occasional Karaoke and loves going out to dance. She is a first generation Canadian living in Ontario. Her family is from Scotland, so finding her in the hot sun for very long is unlikely, but give her rain and thunderstorms and she’s golden.

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