"I'm sorry, for everything." His voice was sincere and his intoxicating breath brushed against my face and I staggered back a step. "I know I hurt you, though, that certainly wasn't my intention but I'm trying to protect you."
"Protect me from what?" I hissed. 
"Me." He said coldly. He glared back. Finally provoked. 
Are you kidding me? This was his excuse? Really? I rolled my eyes and stood up, my jaw clenched tight. "Can you at least try to be original?" 
"Nuru, I can't be with you, not only is it not safe for you because in my job I piss a lot of people off," he insisted, speaking slowly. He sounded annoyed."...a third of those people want me dead, half of those would do anything to get to me — even go as far as hurt the people I care about." He shook his head with a grimace.  
I wondered if I shouldn't be scared that people would want to hurt me if I continued to be in Roman's presence; instead I felt uncomfortable, the thought of staying away from him would hurt me more. The idea of abandoning Roman for a lifetime without him was repulsive to me. It made me sick. There was a connection between us I was sure only came once in a lifetime. I wouldn't leave him for anything. So why should this be any different? And a smile curved my lips. He'd admitted he cared about me — not in so many words, but still I felt a surge of pleasure.
"You had no problem with being with that stupid girl, Regina," I mumbled, wondering how much of my anxiety he could read. How much of my jealousy. 
His face turned cold, expressionless. "You can't seriously compare this, us... to what I shared with"


The Lone Alpha and His Stripper Mate

Nuru's POV
The quiet evenings in our Virginia farmhouse had become both a blessing and a burden during the two years since Roman's death. At sixty-five, I found myself navigating the strange territory of solitude after fifty-two years of partnership, learning to make decisions without his counsel wh...

UNEASE

BILL

Sold

Blue Eyes

Reeves

Tiger

Sugar

Sunday

Pouring Buckets

MY HERO

Words Unspoken 

You're bad for my health

The Fight

Nuru's Happiness

HUNGER

Reeves The Jerk

Betraying Reeves

The House

Meeting The Family

Older Brother

The painter

The Silence

Conditions

Favours

Campus

The beginning 

Nature's Beauty 

Unwelcomed Visitor

Nikolai 

Rogue

After Effect

BREEZE

Not Again

The tension

Secrets that bind

The Bull

He doesn't owe me anything 

Breaking Routine

Permission 

Following 

Rude Jerk

Unrevealed 

Nerves

Hide and Seek

Terror

The Man For Me

An Asset 

TERRIFYING 

No Answer

Society

Pure Love

Unimportant 

Taste Buds

Bill

OVERWHELMING GUILT

The Spy

Biological Father 

Mission Impossible 

Temptation 

Standards 

Torture 

Take it away

Anger Issues

Tears

Granny Mentioned It

Abstain 

Horny 

Bitter winds of P.E

Hypnosis 

Back Up

Done Hiding 

Nametag 

Relief

Signed

Cravings

Caring

Immaculate 

Likeable 

From School

Hunted

Considering Murder

Meeting Regina

Hurting Angel

Anton's Smile

Warehouses

Jennie's Safety

Unbearable Pain

Kicking

Guilty

Losing You

In my feelings 

Relax

Twisting Heart

I love you

First Time

New Beginnings

Recovery Path

Prison Visit

Standing Strong

Golden Years Alone