Book 4 - Chapter Thirty Two

Hallick’s POV

I don’t know what possessed me to tell Seona that she was under my damn skin, but for some reason I felt like she needed to know.

Maybe it was the fear that rolls off her constantly, or the fact she still thinks that I’m going to flip on her, turn into her deadbeat husband who I want nothing more than to spend a few rounds in a dark alley with. Whatever it was, the words tumbled out of my mouth before I could stop them.

Seona’s mouth fell open, her eyes so wide I had to fight to keep my gaze on hers. We sat together, in silence, her hand in mine just staring at each other as the minutes ticked by before I reluctantly broke the moment, pulling back and urging her to go to bed.

Heading into my own room, I spent the night tossing and turning, unable to sleep, not really under……