Chapter 32- Resisting
"Did you hear me?"
She didn't answer.
The hand dug into khaki and skin, burning as it drew her close, shoring her up to a tense chest. Ed bent until lips were at her ear. "I'm sorry I wasn't there for Pinako. I never meant to leave you alone," he purposefully grazed her earlobe, more brazen than the old Ed ever was.
She didn't want him to still have power over her; long empty years had seen her run through every excuse. Her body rioted and began to quiver – seared against his frame. Unbidden curiosity mingled in her sadness.
Traitor!