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

eyes to your friends. The green: your eyes. The white is how pure your heart is. The gold is to symbolize that you are the greatest treasure I’ve ever had and no one could measure up. No matter what.” His eyes burn into mine with the conviction of his words.
    “Oh…” I breathe out, stupidly.
    I really don’t know what else to say to that. Warmth, happiness and love fill my chest and the tears sting my eyes again; I rest my cheek against his shoulder to hide them.
    We continue to dance slowly around the floor and he continues to sing to me until the song comes to a soft and alluring end. He stands up straight and looks down at me. He stares at me for so long, I feel my heart rate kick up another notch and my breathing becomes shallow. He brings my hand, still in his, up to his mouth and kisses it again.
    “Come with me,” he whispers and it’s like a switch has been flipped on, drawing me to him like a magnet.
    My body leans in and he smiles his slow, sexy half grin. He pulls me to his side and wraps his arm around my waist, while still holding my hand so that it is now behind me.
    I’m in such a daze I don’t realize that I should have said good-bye to everyone as Breccan leads me out into the lobby and over to the elevators and pushes the ‘up’ button.
    I also don’t realize that everyone in the room was smiling huge and couldn’t have cared less if I had remembered my manners.
     

Chapter 5
     
     
    I lean heavily into Breccan as we wait for the elevators. My mind and body slowly start to come back to me and I stand up a bit taller.
    “There are things to be said ,” I tell him quietly.
    “I know, dove. Not here, though.” My heart trips at hearing his nickname for me.
    I don’t know if I am capable of walking away again. He’s here and I don’t know if I have the strength to do it again.
    The elevators ping and we step onto them. Breccan swipes a key card into the panel and presses the penthouse button. We are the only ones in the elevator and my body continues to heat while my blood and heart race. My nipples pucker as his scent takes over the confined space and liquid pools in my center. I close my eyes and try to calm my body’s reaction to him.
    His arm slips around me and pulls me deeper into his side as he lightly trails his fingers up and down my arm. My nerve endings come alive and my whole body starts to tingle again; quivering to his touch.
    The doors open and Breccan leads us out and to the left. We enter into a lobby with one door and Breccan pulls out a key card, unlocks the door and guides us inside.
    We walk down a hall that opens up into a seating area. Off to the right is a small kitchen. There is a hallway down to the left and at the end of it, through the doorway, I can see a massive bed.
    The seating area is done in white and deep blues. There are lime green, blue and yellow accents all throughout the suite it looks like.
    Behind the seating area is an amazing view of Paradise through massive windows and a glass door that leads to a balcony. I make my way out there and take in the spectacular city view. The balcony wraps around a corner to face the ocean.
    I hear Breccan step out and then feel him behind me.
    “Come inside so we can talk?” his voice is quiet and cajoling.
    He wraps his arms around me and I lean back into him. Not breathing would be easier than not leaning into his strong frame. He turns me and walks me back to the door keeping his arms around me. He guides me to the sofa and I sit down.
    Breccan walks over to the bar and pours a couple glasses of alcohol. He hands me a glass and says, “Ellipse,” before sitting down next to me.
    “Dalwhinnie?” I ask, nodding to his glass.
    He smiles at me as we both take a sip of the first drinks we ever shared together.
    “So, dove…” he pauses, takes a sip of his scotch and looks back at me, “I’m not going anywhere this time. I tried to give you time to come to me and you didn’t.”
    I blink, a little