Chapter 126
Tilda
The passenger window shatters, and pieces of glass shower over Ralph as Ethan’s axe cuts into the doorframe.
I pull open the front door and step outside.
The driver steps on the gas, but Ethan’s grip on the axe doesn’t falter. He pulls it free as the car jumps forward.
But the car is facing the wrong way, and he has to turn around.
I can see movement through the windshield, the driver frantically trying to turn the wheel. And I can hear Ralph screaming through his now windowless door. But I can’t pull my attention away from Ethan.
He’s…
Gods, he’s so hot.
My Ranger swings the axe again.
Metal hits metal, and Ethan tears a hole in the rear passenger door.
The engine revs as the car lurches and goes up into the grass. But there’s not enough room with the hill. And the driver has to back up to fully turn around.
Ethan sidesteps the rear bumper, the driver focused on leaving, not running him over.
But Ethan’s not done.
When the car shifts back into drive, Ethan steps forward. And with a final swing, he smashes one of the rear taillights.
The tires spin, kicking up dust, then catch, and the car disappears.
Holy. Shit.
My heart is racing.
My body feels hot.
And when Ethan turns to face me, that heat travels straight to my core.
His expression is wild.
Feral.
I take a step backward.
Not trying to get away.
Trying to get him to follow.
He steps forward, lowering the axe to his side.
I part my lips so I can pull in deeper breaths.
He takes another step.
I step back.
And we keep eye contact.
Keep staring at each other as I back into the house.
As he drops the axe on the ground.
As I back toward my bedroom.
As he kicks the door shut behind him.
We’re both breathing heavy.
Both feeling the effects of the adrenaline rush.
And when my legs bump into the bed.
When Ethan enters the bedroom.
We still hold eye contact.
We hold it while we tear our clothes off.
Hold it while we fall onto the mattress.
We hold it, and each other, as Ethan enters me.
As we rock.
As we moan.
And we hold it the whole time. Until we come apart.
Then our eyes close. And we exhale.