Ascending Darkness (Shattering the Darkness) by Jessica Spoon Read Free Book Online

says with another chorus of yelling from everyone in attendance.
    I am smiling looking at my friends and family ’s jubilant faces, wondering who made a request. They just smile back at me like there is some joke I am missing.
    The lights go completely out and after a moment the opening strings of The Pretty Reckless ‘You’ begin. I absentmindedly notice it is an extended version, playing out the intro. A spotlight flashes on the dance floor for a moment before it goes out, but it is all it takes for my heart to come to a complete and utter stop.
    My breath flows out of my lungs in a rush at the one glimpse of my beautiful Adonis , standing in the middle of the floor looking directly at me. His hair is pulled back at his neck, showing off the chiseled bone structure of his face. His blue eyes shine brightly as they bore into mine. He’s dressed in all black: black suit, black shirt and black tie.
    He looks magnificent.
    A few seconds later the lights come on again, but this time they are low; leaving the room almost dark. My Adonis is no longer on the dance floor and my eyes search the space frantically for him, wondering if I just hallucinated his image.
    I feel someone take my hand and my head snaps around as I’m pulled to stand up.
    There he is.
    Looking down at me with warmth and love shining from his eyes. I find my breath and take in the smell of soap, Armani and Breccan. I feel my eyes and nose start to sting and there is no stopping the tears this time, so I let them pool in my eyes. He pulls my hand to his mouth and softly kisses it, while looking me in the eyes.
    With his mouth against my skin he quietly says, “Dance with me, dove.”
    His voice washes over me like a tidal wave, pulling me under. I don’t even fight the waves of the deep rumble caressing my skin; I just let it beat against me.
    Suffocating me.
    When I emerge, I know everything has changed. The whole that is my being… has shifted. Everything that once mattered… no longer does.
    Once again there is no way I can say no to this man. The one and only man I have ever fallen in love with. He’s everything I never knew I wanted and everything I could ever ask for.
    It feels as if everything I have ever fought against is pointless and all the words of my friends and family penetrate my brain making complete and utter sense.
    I need him.
    I slowly nod my head to answer him. He walks me out to the floor and pulls me into his arms. His left hand wraps around my right and curls it up to rest against his chest, while his other arm wraps around my waist. My body conforms to his; every inch of mine connecting to his. I lean my head back to look into those ocean blue eyes and allow myself to drown even more. The rest of the room and guests fade away and it is just me and my Adonis.
    Breccan slowly leans forward and presses his cheek to mine. His scent envelopes me. I’m totally lost in him now. There is no coming back. My soul fills up and the ache in my body vanishes. Tingles rush across my skin, pooling to warmth in my core.
    Breccan’s mouth brushes my ear and he quietly sings the lyrics to me in his deep voice, “You can’t feel me, no…” a lump forms in my throat, “like I feel you…” my eyes start to sting, “I can’t steal you, like you’ve stole me…” I burrow my head in his chest to muffle the choked sob that escapes my throat. “And I, want you in my arms… and I, need you in my life…”
    The velvet timber of his voice rushes the blood through my body at an alarming rate and I feel my knees give out. Breccan takes the extra weight effortlessly and I feel him smile against my neck.
    “Did you catch on to the theme?” he asks while his mouth trails along my skin, setting me on fire. All I can do is shake my head ‘no’. I feel him smile again. “It’s you and me,” he explains.
    I lift my head back up and look at him, “What?” I manage to get out a little more than a whisper.
    “The blue: how you described my