My Alpha Shamed Me at His Victory Feast, So I Took His Coast novel · Chapter 8 of 24

Chapter 8: Tide Tables

Mercy's POV

The doorbell rang with his mouth on my neck.

It was Halloween night, in my father's kitchen, and Armand had me backed against the refrigerator with one knee between my legs.

"Leave it," he said into my skin.

"It's the third time. They'll break the bell."

I pushed him off, straightened my sweater and opened the door.

A small lobster stood on the porch with a pillowcase.

The costume was red felt, with foam claws and a tail that dragged on the boards.

"Trick or treat," said the lobster.

"My mom says you're gonna fight Mr. Thurston on Saturday," she added.

"Your mom talks too much," I said.

"She said you'd better win. Can I have the big bars?"

I gave her three of the big bars and a handful of the small.

She ran down the steps to a woman waiting on the road, who waved at me.

I waved back, shut the door and leaned my forehead on it.

"They're done after nine," Armand said behind me.

"I know."

"I'll wait."

"No," I said.

I took the bowl off the hall table and set it on the step with a note that said Take Two.

I turned off the porch light.

I took Armand by the hand and led him up my father's stairs.

At the door of my parents' room I stopped.

It was a plain room with a high iron bed and a patchwork quilt my mother had finished the winter before she died.

My father had slept there alone for twelve years.

Nobody had touched it since the funeral.

It smelled of cedar and cold sheets and him.

"Mercy," Armand said. "We can go to Verna's."

"No. I want to be here."

I switched on the little lamp by the bed.

"Tonight I don't want to give the orders," I said.

He went very still.

"I'm afraid of tomorrow, and I'm tired of being the one who decides everything. For one night I want you in charge."

"Tell me what you want," he said.

"I want you to hold me down."

I heard him breathe out.

"And I want you to fuck me like you mean it."

"I always mean it, Mercy."

"I know," I said, and found that I did.

He took my face in both hands and kissed me.

It was deep and slow and unhurried.

Then he walked me backward to the bed and laid me down on my mother's quilt.

He pulled my sweater over my head.

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