Free BREAK ME (Teased and Broken Book 3) by Ashley Black Page B

wrapped around me at once. He gathered me to his chest, lifted me, and buried his beautiful tortured face in my neck.   “I am sorry, I am sorry, I am so sorry,” he mumbled thickly. “This will never ever happen again.”

Ten

    “Get out of my face.”
    Thorn slapped Aaron away with his angry rebuff as he stormed past him and Clarissa in the grand entrance of the hotel.
    I, on the other hand was very pleased to see that they were all right.
    The bar had exploded into mayhem when the bomb threat had been issued.
    “What the fuck man? I asked Elena what happened? I am not interested in hearing anything from you .” My friend exploded, his face red and puffy.  
    “A lot of fucked up shit happened,” I wriggled in protest to Thorn’s choking embrace. He insisted on carrying me. His huge inked arms wrapped themselves around me strategically to conceal as much of my being naked as possible.  
    He grunted, his fierce grip only tightening.  
    I rolled my eyes. He wasn’t letting me go.   “Talk in the morning?”
    My gaze dropped to the bags at their feet.
    I heard the toot of a horn outside.
    “You’re leaving me?” I accused.
    “My work here is done.” Clarissa shrugged, first to speak. “I helped you become aware of your powers Enchantress.”
    “She did very well tonight,” Thorn murmured. His eyes shone with pride and adoration. “She was outstanding. Elena was the warrior for both of us.”
    He dipped his forehead to mine gently then drew back.
    I think my heart exploded.
    “I need to get back to Daniel, babe,” Aaron huffed impatiently. “He told me since that incident with Mason the lead from Licked Forever , he has been binge eating ice-cream and drinking beer. That has been the gorgeous man’s diet since our fight. I love that man. I am not going to let him fuck up his life because of my bullshit. He is on the brink of a movie deal and that body needs the good stuff. Superior fuel. Not fucking ice cream and beer.”
    “Holy hell,” I muttered. Impossible to think of Daniel having a blow out like that. But then again, I didn’t doubt the depth of love he had for Aaron. He would have been beside himself after the Licked Forever incident.  
    “Maybe you can be happy blimps together,” Thorn snarled. “I am bored by this conversation. Elena?” His dark brows arched as he balanced me on his hip, finger hovering over the lift button.
    “Wait,” I begged him softly. “I need to speak with my best friend alone, I will see you soon.”
    He shook his head. “Not happening.”
    I narrowed my eyes on him.   “Thornton Darko, if you don’t put me down I will need to give you a personal demonstration of what I learned out there in that field.”
The man’s eyes widened and he reluctantly relaxed his grip.
    I slid out of his arms and tumbled gratefully into a bath robe being offered by one of his freak army.
    “Thank you,’ I muttered, feeling a blush sting my cheeks.
    They nodded deferentially and nearly skidded on the marble floor in their apparent eagerness to get away from me.  
    I gripped Aaron’s elbow and pulled him as far away as I could from the glowering face of Thornton Darko who sighed, whirling back to the lift. He jabbed at the button angrily.  
    The taxi outside blasted its horn impatiently.  
    Clarissa descended on me and wrapped me up in a firm hug. “Love you, call me if you need me, but you sound like you did really good tonight in your newbie state. Well done you. So proud of you gorgeous,” she gushed.  
    Her gaze slid to Aaron. “Be quick. I’ll tell them to wait a minute or two all right.” Then she stared hard into my eyes. “Be careful around Thorn Elena. I meant what I said. You can’t trust him. He doesn’t know how to play with his toys without breaking them.”
    “I think,” I felt my chest puffing up in indignation. “I am more than just a toy to him, Clarissa.”
      “He only breaks the toys he loves the most,” she murmured, fluttering her