Being without her isn’t an option for me.
Or her.
Now You’re Mine, an all-new dark, stalker romance and the highly anticipated final book in the Possessing Her duet from Bestselling author, Morgan Bridges, is now available!
The Protector:
She’s in danger.
Just the thought of this threatens my sanity.
I’ll do anything to keep her safe…
Even things that she doesn’t agree with.
If she thinks stalking her was bad,
Calista’s in for a surprise.
The Prisoner:
Hayden is certifiable.
And I love him.
What I don’t like are his methods of protection.
Except the more perilous things become,
the closer I get to him.
And the secrets he’s keeping from me.
Now You're Mine is Book 2 in the Possessing Her Duet where Hayden and Calista find their HEA. Eventually...
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Calista
I can’t do this.
The emotional pain of Hayden’s betrayal courses through me. Tremors wrack my body, and the pearls in my hand clink against one another. The tiny sound is like the banging of a drum. Or is that my heart? I could’ve sworn it stopped beating the minute he entered the penthouse. And looked desperate to touch me. I take a fortifying breath and lift my chin. If I don’t confront him now, I never will.
“Where did you get these, Hayden?” I repeat the question I asked a moment ago, my voice still shaking but my resolve firmly in place. “I need to know.”
He holds my gaze, the detachment in his eyes gutting me. “You already do.”
I shake my head, either in denial or as a response; I’m not sure which. “No, what I have is a suspicion that needs confirmation.”
“What do you want me to say, Calista?” His use of my full name has me wincing. I quickly school my features and fist the pearls to place my hand on my hip.
“The truth. That’s all I want from you.”
“You don’t know what you want.” He averts his gaze in a rare show of uncertainty. “And it doesn’t matter until I find out who’s behind your assault.”
From one blink to the next, my agony morphs into anger. “What?” Hayden brings his attention to me. This time it’s with the full weight of his stare. It settles on me, pressing in from all sides until I’m hunching my shoulders.
The unspoken thoughts running through his mind make the silence deafening, and I almost wish I hadn’t confronted him.
“Never mind,” he says, squeezing the bridge of his nose. “Keeping you safe is the only thing that’s important.”
“How can I be safe with you when you’re the one who’s been stalking me?”
“I did it to protect you. Whether or not you choose to accept that is your prerogative.” I huff.
“Explain how scaring the shit out of me was for my protection.”
“Language, Cal—”
“Fuck language, and fuck these roundabout answers,” I say, my words one decibel away from a shout. “Tell me how someone can justify breaking into my apartment, stealing my shit, and then have the fucking nerve to say it was for my own good.”
Hayden’s gaze flashes right before he grabs me by the shoulders and yanks me to him.
“Don’t you realize how vulnerable you were walking in the city at night? Do you know what could’ve happened if I hadn’t been there to watch over you? Or is that a truth you don’t want to acknowledge?”
I shove at his chest. It’s as effective as pushing a mountain, and I drop my arms in defeat, still clutching the pearls.
“I didn’t have a choice. I’m sure it’s easy to pass judgment from your penthouse. You can say whatever you want, but I don’t believe my safety is the only issue here.”
He lowers his head until our faces are mere inches from one another, our breaths mingling. “I wanted to fuck you,” he says, his tone guttural and deep.
“I wanted you more than I’d ever wanted a woman in my life. I broke into your apartment and took your necklace to stop myself from taking your body. So yes, I wanted to keep you safe from the world, but also from myself and what I would do to you.”
“And now that you’ve fucked me? Is your obsession gone?” He releases a sardonic laugh that has my skin prickling.
“Gone? Oh no, my sweet little bird, my obsession with you has only gotten worse.”
His words kick-start my heart like I’ve taken a shot of adrenaline. The idea of Hayden watching over me like a deranged bodyguard gives way to an incessant throbbing at my temples, one that has me gritting my teeth and sucking in a breath.
With my entire body rigid, except for the rise and fall of my chest, I stand there, unable to do anything except feel overwhelmed by Hayden’s desire for me. And my fear of him. I don’t think he’d hurt me physically.
The things that scare me are the depth and intensity of his commitment. Do I have it in me to embrace this side of him? Do I even want to?
“Were you ever going to tell me?” I whisper.
“No.” The truth of his response is like a smack to the face, and I rear back in his hold. “How can I trust you when I know you’ll lie to me?”
“I will lie, cheat, steal, and kill if that’s what it takes to keep you. You’re all that matters to me.”
“Even if I hate you for it?” He flinches at the question, as if taking a bullet to the chest. “You can hate me for now, but not forever.”
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