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She stares at me. “You fly eight hours to think in peace?”
“If need be.”
“And you brought me? Sure that’s a wise decision, Mr. King?”
“Don’t make me regret it.”
“No promises.” She smiles as she places the picture frame on top of the table. “I want to go to the beach.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to rest first?”
“I slept on the plane. I’m fine.”
More like she barely slept. The rest of the time, she was out of it. Both physically and mentally.
But if she thinks she was sleeping, that’s better.
Sam and Henderson would look at me with disapproval, and in Henderson’s case, he’d beg me to finally follow Dr. Blaine’s recommendations before it’s too late.
But I’ll chase this until the very end.
I join her on the short walk to the beach. It’s late afternoon and the sun has started its descent on the horizon, painting the sky in a shock of yellow and orange.
My wife takes off her shoes and patters on the white sand, then dips her toes in the jade-colored water.
She lets her shoes drop as she gasps. “This is so breathtaking.”
“Breathtaking indeed,” I say, my eyes focused on the soft slopes of her face. The charm radiating from her stabs my armor and slashes a crack that’s much more fatal than the previous ones.
“The water is still warm.” She kicks it with her toes, then she whips her head in my direction with a smirk before she splashes my trousers. “Oops. I just wanted you to feel the water.”
“Ava…”
She crouches and grabs a handful of water, then throws it at my chest with a laugh. “We’ve got to include your shirt in case it gets jealous. Is the water warm or what?”
My hand shoots up in her direction, but she darts away at the last second and a squeal rips from her throat as she runs along the beach. Her blonde strands fly with the breeze as the waves softly break on the shore.
I’m hot on her heels in seconds. I’m walking fast and with purpose in the beginning, but then I kick away my shoes and jog after her.
My wife glances behind her and another startled squeal bubbles out.
She picks up her pace, running as fast as her legs will allow.
My natural instinct to hunt rushes to the surface, shrouded in red-hot smoke. I catch up to her in no time, but I keep my pace steady and my breathing leveled.
If I get too excited, I might actually hurt that porcelain skin and shatter her breakable existence.
More than you’re already doing?
The voice that used to be quieter has somehow gotten louder in the past couple of weeks.
It has become bolderwith each of her soft smiles and the growth of her gullible fucking trust. It’s been shaking my foundation every time she’s held on to me for support, every time she’s looked at me with those huge eyes that hold the vain hopes of a naive woman.
Maybe she needs to learn the hard way that she shouldn’t trust me.
Not whenIdon’t trust me.
“Oh my God! Stop chasing me. It’s scary!” She laughs and yelps but continues to run.
