Page 53 of Asphyxia
“I’m still not watching the Notebook.”
“Even for me? It’s not that badof a movie, I promise.”
I wasn’t in the mood for watching anything more than a romantic chick flick.
If Chyler had been here, she would have started the movie immediately, but I only had Marcus—and I wasn’t about to complain.
“Only if we’re going to recreate the sex scenes, then I might reconsider.”
“Before or after you watch the movie with me?”
“I’ll compromise with after, but if you fall asleep like last time, I’m waking your pretty tight ass up,” Marcus growled, sliding a hand up to caress my cheek as he stared affectionately into my eyes.
“Mhm… Deal. I’ll go and get the snacks.” I tapped his nose with my finger before moving to hop off the couch.
Marcus gripped my hips, and I couldn’t resist the giggle that bubbled up from my throat when he roughly pulled me back down into his lap.
“Why bother? I’ve got mine right here.” His voice rumbled in his throat like a purr as he brushed my hair aside, fingertips gliding along my skin before he pressed his lips to my neck, sucking on the tender part where it met my shoulder.
“Okay…” I sucked in an aroused breath before groaning deeply with lust. “Maybe I could be convinced to skip the movie just this once.”
Repositioning myself to straddle his hips, I tilted my head to the side, exposing my neck even further to him.
I loved that Marcus wasn’t afraid to manhandle me—to take what hewanted.
“That’s my girl.” He breathed against my already flushed skin, and I was all too ready to come in his lap if he merely told me to.
Marcus was perfection.
Sweet, caring, playful, and a downright incredible fuck.
He checked all the boxes for what I would have been looking for in a man—if I were actively searching.
But I still wasn’t ready to commit my heart and soul to someone, not just yet.
Chapter 25
Marcus
Itonlytookfivedays for what happened to Amber to become nothing more than a dark and fucked up memory.
Dean and I spent hours trying to figure out what the fuck to do with the body before eventually breaking down and calling the only fixer we could trust in this city to handle our complication discreetly.Colton Kane.
I still hadn’t confronted Dean about what went on in those tunnels with Derek, so I was oblivious to the matter to his knowledge. In all actuality, I saw everything—including the beating that Dean, Derek, and Atlas took once the lights had gone out.
Huge props to Dennison for having night vision enabled on his GoPro.
I spent those heart-wrenching hours with sore teeth from a clenched jaw, unable to do anything more than watch as Adriantormented my Madison, forcing her to her knees as if she were nothing more than an obedient bitch.
I fisted my hands in my hair, pulling at the strands in aggravation as I watched Adrian wrap himself around her like a snake, covering her mouth with his palm while the other restrained her arms by her sides.
“It seems my girl needs to be retrained.” I could hear his slimy, distorted voice through the earpiece; my hands now balled at my sides, knuckles paling.
The audio wasn’t crystal clear, muffled by the cloak Dennison was wearing, but I could still hear enough to know that I wanted to kill Adrian right where he fucking stood.
My breathing accelerated as I stared at the screen, wishing I was there to protect Madison.
Fuck, I felt so fucking useless just standing here while that sick and twisted motherfucker had his hands all over her.
