Book:
Declan
Series:
Wounded Heroes #1
Genre:
Military/Suspense Romance
Author:
Ava Manello
Cover:
Margreet Assleburgs
Hosted
by: Francessca’s Romance Reviews
Synopsis
War
almost destroyed them, but they survived thanks to their brother in arms Declan.
Coming home wasn't as sweet as they'd hoped, lives had moved on without them.
For one it was all too much.
United by grief and angered by injustice the Wounded Heroes vow to always be
there for each other.
Little do they know that's going to come sooner rather than later.
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Excerpt
The touch of my fingers sends a small tremor
through her. I try to keep the massage firm, yet tender. I can
already see some of the tension leaving her body. She groans as I knead
the hard knot at the base of her neck. This past week has been a living
nightmare for all of us, but especially her and the stress has really knotted
her neck and shoulders.
My hands leave her skin for a moment as I
reach for more body lotion. She moans in protest. There’s a delicate hint
of coconut in the air as I warm it in my hands before applying it at the
base of her spine.
I knead up and down her back, leaving a
trail of warmth where I’ve passed. I can feel my cock twitching in my
tight boxer briefs, begging to be let loose. It’s been too long since I
allowed myself that particular pleasure. After everything that’s happened
I wasn’t sure it would show interest in sex again, I’m pleased that it is, but
I can’t. Not here. Not now.
Georgia is laying face down underneath me,
dressed only in skimpy briefs so that I can massage her back. My legs are
astride hers and I’m pretty sure she can feel my cock pushing against
her. She says nothing though.
How the fuck did I find myself here? On this
bed and in this position? This is my friend’s widow for fucks sake.
I need to show him some respect. I need to remember the man that he was,
not the shell he had become. He sank so low that there was no coming
back. That’s why I’m here. We buried him today, so the last place I
should be right now is in his widow’s bed.
I couldn’t ignore Georgia’s scream though as
she’d woken from a nightmare, or the fat tears rolling down her face. She’s too
young to be a widow; she’s not even forty. She has her whole life ahead of
her. I’d consoled her by drawing her into my arms, sitting on the edge of
the bed and pulling her close. She’d whimpered when my hand touched her
back. The downside of living with Max for these past few months had been
the abuse. She may have outgrown most of the bruises but the residual
pain was still there.
I’d offered her a back rub in my innocence,
and that’s how I came to find myself here now, sitting on top of her and
desperately begging my cock to go back into its usual state of stupor.
There’s something sensuous about caressing a
woman’s skin, and it’s turning me on. As awful as it sounds it helps that
I can’t see Georgia’s face. I couldn’t do this if I looked her in the
eye. I need to just pretend she’s some anonymous stranger if I’ve any
chance of getting through the rest of this night.
Georgia moans as I release a particularly
deep knot in her shoulder, but it sounds more like a moan of passion than
relief.
“Declan,” she pleads. “I need you. I
need this.” She whimpers.
“I can’t.” I whisper back. “I can’t do it to
Max.” I apologise.
“Fuck Max.” She hisses. “He didn’t
give a shit about either of us these past few months. I need this.” She pauses.
“And from the feel of your cock digging into my ass you need it too.” She
reasons.
She’s right. I do need it. But I
can’t.
“I can’t look you in the eye.” I apologise.
“Then don’t.” She reasons. She reaches
down behind her, pulling her almost non-existent underwear down and raising her
ass slightly. I can see her glistening pussy. She’s wet for me and I know
for sure that my cock is hard for her.
I dismiss the guilt from my mind and release
myself from my boxer shorts. Without allowing myself time to think about
it I push into her. Fuck! That feels so good. It feels so tight and
deep. I pause for a moment just enjoying the sensation, and Georgia lets
out a loud groan of satisfaction.
“That feels fucking amazing.” She almost
purrs.
Slowly I move in and out of her, each time
it feels like I’ve gone deeper than the last. Her legs are trapped
together between mine by her shoved down underwear and her ass is gripping
tightly to my cock as I move in and out.
She moves a hand to caress my leg. I stop
her by holding her arms down. From the satisfied moans she’s making, it’s
clear she likes that. Her face is almost hidden in the mattress, the
pillow already tossed aside. She’s got short hair, I want to grab hold of
it and pull her head back each time I push into her, but it’s too short for
that. It’s just long enough to hide her face, and that’s probably a good
thing. If I saw her face right now I suspect my cock would deflate faster than
a popped balloon.
The only sounds in the room are the slap of
flesh against flesh as my movements become stronger as do our mutual groans of
pleasure. I slap her ass sharply, and when she doesn’t protest I do it
again. She’s pushing her ass back up against me, silently begging for
more. I give it to her.
That’s when it all goes to shit. I’m
having the best sex I’ve had in months, fuck it I’m having the only sex I’ve
had in months, when I hear it.
A car backfires outside and I lose it.
Suddenly I’m not in this suburban bedroom; I’m back in Afghanistan the day it
happened. I can feel the heat, taste the sand in my mouth, and hear the
screams of the other guys.
I snap out of it, just in time. My
hands are round Georgia’s neck and I’m strangling her. She can barely
breathe, let alone make a sound and her face is going a shade of purple.
I release my hands quickly.
Georgia draws in a deep gulping breath of
air before collapsing back down to the mattress and taking shallow breaths.
“What the fuck!” She croaks, her voice
barely there and raspy.
What do I say; how the fuck do I explain the
nightmare that I live constantly? I can’t. Instead I do the most dick
move possible. I pull out of her and rush from the room without explanation.
Within minutes my bag is packed and I’m
gone. Driving to an unknown destination in the dark of the night. I
didn’t even say I was sorry.
I’m not sure where to go so I just
drive. I’m not fit to be around normal people. Something broke in
me out in Afghanistan, and I’m not sure I can ever be mended.
So I drive, and wait to see where the road
takes me.
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