Desired Affliction by C.A. Harms Read Free Book Online

the edge of
the room farthest away from the door. When Megan came in she looked around
finding me next to the desk. Immediately she rushed over and sat next to me.
She brought her arms around and pulled me into a hug. I cried on her shoulder.
I couldn’t stop the tears from falling. I was shaking but I knew I needed to
calm down…I took a few deep breaths…in…out. Megan whispered in my ear that she
loved me. She said she wouldn’t leave me again, and told me that we would get
through it.
    I kept my head rested on her shoulder without looking up,
“I’m getting text messages from him…he sent them tonight. He said he knows
where I am…he told Kole horrible things about me. What if he shows up here? I
can’t face him. He took everything from me Megan. He erased who I was…He made
me this horrible person and I can’t do it again. I’m scared.” When I pulled
back to look at her she looked a little shocked. I rose up a little further and
looked passed her and that’s when I noticed we weren’t alone. Just three feet
away both Radley and Kole stood watching and listening. My heart sank as I look
at Kole’s expression. I knew then that he knew what happened to me and I could
no longer hide the truth or at least that part of the truth.
    “Megan…can I have a few minutes with Lexi? I just want to
talk to her if that’s okay?” Kole looked directly into my eyes waiting for a
response. I looked over to Megan and nodded my head. Before she got up she
hugged me and then took Radley out into the hallway closing the door behind
them.
    Kole came over to me and reached out with his hand, “Let
me help you up…come over and sit on the bed with me.” I took his hand as he
pulled me up off the floor and I followed him to the bed sitting on the edge.
He slowly sat down next to me. A few silent moments passed, “Lexi, I want you
to know that what he did to you was not your fault…He is a sick bastard. Matt
will never get close enough to you to ever hurt you again…I will guarantee you
that. I won’t let him hurt you again.” I couldn’t speak as I stared at this
beautiful guy looking directly into my eyes.
    I hated how he made me feel at that moment. I felt safe
with him and I hated it…I can’t feel safe with him. It would be a mistake to
feel anything toward him. I am not that person…I can’t be. I promised myself I
would never rely on a guy again. I couldn’t trust any guy…ever.
    “Lexi you deserve to feel safe. You shouldn’t be hiding
yourself…don’t let him have that. He didn’t erase you…your just hiding and I
think it’s time you come back,” if only life was that easy. I let him take me
into his arms allowing myself to feel secure just for a moment.
    My phone beeping startled both of us. I reached for it
when he took it from my hands…
    I could see his jaw muscle flexing as the anger within
him built at what he read. When I looked over the phone I felt queasy…
     
    ‘Do all your new friends know how big of a slut you
are? Maybe they should!’
     
    “Lex why don’t you stay with me tonight…I’ll sleep on the
floor if you want me to. I would just feel better if you were with me,” it was
really sweet of him to want to keep me close but I couldn’t let myself feel
anything for him. “I’m okay here I’ll just turn my phone off. I’m tired anyway
I really just want to go sleep and forget about today.” I knew I was lying to
myself like it would honestly be that easy.
    Kole continued to watch me I knew he didn’t believe that
I was okay, “Since I’m already here and its’ late can I just crash.” Right like
being late was the reason he wanted to stay. “You need to clear it with
Megan…I’m pretty sure she isn’t going to leave tonight,” he was already
standing and walking to the door. After a minute both Megan and Radley appeared
and entered as Kole once again closed the door behind them but this time he
locked it. “So us guys are just gonna crash here if that’s