Chapter 1
Ghost of Glory
GLORY
My heart races uncontrollably as I fumble with the keys to my downtown penthouse condo, but I can’t help it! The way he’s kissing my neck and grasping my breast has me panting and hungry for what he’s going to show me in the bedroom… sofa…or if I’m lucky the kitchen counter and all over the house!
When I finally get it open, he picks me up and shuts it, immediately slamming me hard against the door, making me moan when he snatches my shirt off and grasps my breasts, hungrily sucking my nipples, making me delirious from the pleasure.
“Ugnnn! Yes!” I hold his head closer. “More!” I cry out, wrapping my legs around him as he packs me through the house and I flip on the light, kissing, shedding clothes all over the place. I guide him to my bedroom, where he drops me onto the bed and stands over me, undoing his jeans.
“Fuck, you look so good,” he growls as he looks down, placing a knee on the bed, and I can’t help but lick my lips at how yummy and chocolatey he is.
“Speak for yourself,” I smirk, crooking a finger at him as he leans in and places hot kisses all over me, getting me even moreexcited at what he’ s going to do to me. I get carried away and throw my head back, moaning as he dips a finger into me.
“Damn, you’re wet,” he grunts as he fingers me and while it doesn’t entirely feel good, it’s still enough to get me where I need to go.It’s been so long since I’ve gotten any action, so at this point, beggars can’t be choosers.
I go to wrap my arms around his neck, but our lips don’t connect and my hands barely touch him when I hear an ear-shattering boom in my living room, followed by footsteps in the hall.What in the hell?!
I barely have time to grasp a pillow from the top of my bed and place it over me to hide my nakedness when I see my door bursting open. Suddenly, my date is snatched off me by his neck and I see him dragged off kicking and choking. Mortified, I sprint behind him and rage fills me when I see my date is being strangled by my dad, who points a gun in his face, while my ex Linus stands there like the pussy he is.
“DAD! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?!” I shout furiously, heart pounding while holding the pillow to my body.
“Glorinda, just go put some clothes on!” my father gruffly speaks and I reel back, pissed.Go put some clothes on?! Excuse me?!
“Are you out of your mind?!” I grit out through my teeth! “Drop! Him! And! Get! Out! Now!” I stomp my foot, worried when I see my date’s pink lips that I’d been sucking on start to turn blue. “DAD! STOP!”
“I’d listen to what he says, Glorinda,” Linus calmly speaks and places a hand on my shoulder, but I snatch out of his grasp.
“Don’t fucking patronize me, Linus!” I snap. “You both get the hell out now o?—”
“Pu… ai…r…”
“FOR GOD’S SAKE, YOU’RE KILLING HIM! LET HIM GO!” I demand, and finally, after my dad glares at him a second more, he drops my date at his feet, and I run over to help him, but he smacks my hand away.
“Wh—”
“Y-ugh,” he takes coughs and takes deep breaths. “You d-didn’t tell me you ha-had a fucked up family!” he glares daggers at me and I cut my eyes to my dad, curling my lip.
“I’m sorry. I will make this up to y?—”
“Nah, don’t fucking bother,” he grunts as he tries to scramble to his feet, grasping his throat, but the lack of oxygen to his brain must be causing to have delays in his motor functions.
“Please at let m—” I attempt to help him again, but he glowers at me, shoving away from me.
“Stay away! A-and don’t bother calling!” He limps from my apartment, still coughing. Still chagrined, place my hand over my mouth, unable to fully comprehend what in the world just happened.
“Here Glorinda,” I hear behind and see Linus offer me a shirt from the box of his clothes he’d yet to pick up.Even though he and I have been through for years!
Pissed, I take the shirt and sling it to the ground, still holding the pillow to my person, facing off with the one person responsible for all of this mess.
“Dad! What have you done?!” I squeak and he raises a brow.
“What else? I was protecting you,” he answers and I balk, flustered, flabbergasted and flummoxed.Protecting me?! Protecting me from what exactly? Dick? If he’s going to protect me from anything, he should protect me from the asshole he brought into my home, not the one thing I’m craving the most! Ughhhhhhhh!
“I’m twenty-five, for God’s sake, not five! I do not need your protection, Dad!” I rub my temples, completely on the verge of tears right now!I can’t take this…
“When you’re messing around with bastards like that, you definitelyneed protection,” he sneers, picking up Linus’ shirt and looking away while expertly placing it over my head so I’m in no need of the pillow any longer. As glad as I am to not be showing my naked ass to Linus, I can’t even be appreciative of the act. It’s his fault I’m in this situation in the damn first place!