Page 26 of Undone

I exhaled, “She’s got me all twisted in knots and I just met the girl eighteen hours ago.”

Rog clapped my back as he jogged backward down the trail, “If she’s anything like Dev, you’re in for one hell of a ride,” he finished with a wink before turning back around and jogging off.

“Shit,” I groaned.

I hurried the rest of the way back to my cabin on the other side of the lake, hoping Luce was still wet and naked. I was already thinking of all the ways I could make her listen. My hands fell to the buckle of my belt. Maybe I’d use this to tie her to the bed.

I hustled up the steps to the front door, flinging it open. The air smelled of her. But the place was empty; her bags were gone.

Shit.

I put my coffee down. I didn’t pass her on the trail which meant she went the wrong way, deeper into the woods. She couldn’t have gone far.

In fact, she didn’t. She was up ahead, muttering, cursing and talking all kinds of bad shit.

“Damn, baby. You’re scaring the bears away with that mouth of yours.” I whispered behind her.

She screamed and jumped half a foot.

“Go away. I hate you.”

“Liar.”

She ignored me, continuing to curse me to hell and back, adding in a few choice ways I could “fuck myself” while walking further in the wrong direction.

“Sweet heart!” I called out, splaying my arms wide, “Where you goin’? Canada? The cars are all back that way.” I pointed, when she finally turned around.

Her face was as red as fire as she stalked past.

“Me thinks the lady protests too much.”

“Shut the heck up, Smith.”

My humor fled.

Anger heated my blood. I’m Creed’s king. No one disrespects me, especially this slip of a woman whom I’ve done nothing but cherish since I saw her standing in rays of sunlight.

My long legs caught up to her in less than ten strides. Without even breaking, I hauled her up over my shoulder. Her tiny fists tried to punch my back. My response was a swift smack to her ass.

She stilled.

“What the hell was that? Did you just spank me?”

“I did. Do you want another?”

“Put. Me. Down.”

“No.”

She sank her teeth into the top of my shoulder.

My palm landed on her ass a lot harder than the last time. “Careful, girl. I let a lot of shit slide with you, but my patience is wearing thin.”

“Let me go. I’m not yours and you know it. So, stop all this macho bullshit already.”

“You need to go to church Luce. You’ve been doing a lot of lying.”

“You’re psycho. Completely delusional. We hooked up. It was good. Now it’s over.”

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