TRAPPED (Breaking Free Book 2) by C S Court Read Free Book Online Page A

howon earth did that woman beating bastard manage to evade them? The good news is that he took a hit, to the lower leg, so it will need medical attention, plus they have a trace going on for the jeep. He ditched it about ten miles from his mu m’ s residence. All his cards are also being monitored, so if he uses one it will flag up where and when.
    A noise from the bedroom startles me, and I turn to see Connie dressed in a pair of leggings and t-shirt she previously left at mine, come hobbling in to the kitchen. The screwed up expression on her face indicates her level of pain, and I curse myself for not checking on her sooner .“ You should have waited for me, I was bringing you breakfast . ” She smoot h’ s her features out, obviously reluctant to show me her level of discomfort. I t’ s always a brave face with my girl.
    “I’ m fine. I could n’ t just lie in bed and watch the world go by. I need to get up and ready to see Alex and Lily later . ” She pauses as she reaches the stools at the breakfast bar, and I rush to her side to help her sit .“ Do n’ t suppose you have had a chance to speak to Lottie ? ”
    I shake my head no and pass Connie my phone to call her friend .“ Call her, I’ m sure she just wanted to give you some space . ”
    I watch Connie type out a text as I place her breakfast before her. Her eyes light up at the food in front of her, and she turns to give me a heart stopping smile. God sh e’ s so beautiful.
    The hardest bit about this is, I have start the conversation I have been dreading having with her, but we have to get this out in the open and put it to bed if I am to have any chance of keeping her with me for a while. It feels like someone has punched me in the lower gut, the dread and anxiety I feel from the thought that she may walk away and decide we are not worth a chance is almost too much to bear.
    “ Baby I know this is hard, but I really want a chance to explain the whole Ash mess with you, and I know if we wait any longer we are just going to keep putting it off and never solve a thing. If you still want to walk from me after it has all been said and done, then fine, I’ ll let you go, but I wo n’ t do that until i t’ s all out in the open . ” I’ m sweating like a bitch as I say this, watching her swallow harshly around a lump in her throat.
    I am absolutely shitting her reaction, but she has to know I am not letting her leave her until we get this sorted.
    “ Okay , ” Is all she says on a nod.
    Fuck I feel sick, I have never cared about anything as much as I do this woman in front of me, thisis so hard .“ Do you want to talk here, or do you want to go sit on the sofa ? ” I want this to be as comfortable as possible for her, this is n’ t the nicest conversation for us to be having, but it has to be done.
    She wo n’ t look at me, just keeps her on eyes on her food and picks at it .“ Her e’ s fine, I’ d rather just get it over and done with . ”
    I start to become frustrated, I want to see these beautiful eyes. I grasp her chin gently and lift her head towards me .“ Baby look at me, I promise i t’ s not as bad as you think. I never wanted to hurt you, and for that I will always hate myself . ”
    She finally looks up at me, her gaze searing through my soul, tears brimming but not falling. I will spend an eternity making it up to this woman, I should have been truthful from day one, thispain she is feeling would have been avoidable if I had just told her about Ash. The woman is a parasite and I did n’ t want her ruining what I had going on with Connie, chances are she has done just that anyway.
    “ You stop me if this becomes too hard to hear, okay ? ” She mumbles an okay and I start from the beginning.
    “ I met Ash at a function. My company were donating towards a childre n’ s cancer charity. At that time in my life I was simply after a good time, and she clung to me the second she laid her eyes on me. I thought she was a good time