Book Info
Title- He Found Me
By- Whitney Barbetti
Expected Publication Date- May 29, 2014
Blurb
When I was seventeen, I disappeared. I walked out the door
of my apartment with a backpack and never looked back. I left the life of Cora
Mitchell behind, seeking freedom from my real-life nightmare.
But my freedom came with a cost. I lived a fictitious life
for the next six years, never letting anyone close enough to see underneath the
façade that was Andra Walker.
I was content with my simple little life.
Until I met Julian.
And the moment I started allowing myself to open up,
allowing someone to see through the superficial, was the very same moment the
Monster from my past would return to find me.
Excerpt
“Are you okay?”
he asked, concern etched into his face, creating lines between his eyebrows.
I nodded,
swallowing the tension that had stymied my voice. I pushed off the car,
standing just a few feet from Julian. I heard my heart pounding in my ears but
I stepped closer to him anyway, paying little attention to the anxiety rushing
through my veins. Looking him in the eyes, I murmured, “I just need to do
this.” Before I could allow the protesting voices in my head change my mind, I
reached forward and grabbed the back of his neck. I pulled his face slowly towards
mine and took one deep, fortifying breath before I crushed my lips to his.
It took only a
second before his arms slid around my waist, pressing my chest to his. He
kissed me back with a fervor that rivaled my own. The anxiety in my veins was
overpowered by the instantaneous lust that rippled through every part of my
body. I thought by kissing him, I’d calm the ache I felt whenever I was around
him. Instead, I felt like I was drowning in him, desperate for buoyancy in the
sea of my need for him.
I let my hands
tangle in the hair behind his ears, dragging my nails across his scalp.
Julian’s hands moved to the back of my head as he pushed me back against the
car with little force. One hand moved into my hair and he twisted his fingers
into my curls, tugging on them just enough to tilt my head back.
His lips left
mine to travel along my jawline, slowly, kissing just behind my earlobe, before
making their way back to my mouth, brushing his facial hair against my skin
along the way. All the breath rushed out of my lungs and I gasped for air as
his lips crushed against mine. One of my hands moved down to cup his jawline
and I drew indefinite shapes into the hair that grew there with my thumbnail.
He nipped at my upper lip and then my lower lip before sucking my piercing into
his mouth. My knees grew weak and I gripped the back of his neck with more
force than before. Something warm and heavy settled deep in my chest, depriving
my lungs of the little remaining breathing room.
Julian pulled
away and rested his cheek against mine, each of us trying to catch our breath.
We were still tightly pressed together, his heartbeat rapidly echoing off of
mine. My chest heaved as I gulped air and tried to calm the storm raging within
me. His arms had slid over my shoulders, hands braced on the roof of the
convertible. His upper arms rested gently on top of my shoulders in this
position, sort of like a loose hug, and I ran my hands down his biceps, holding
him in place, steadying myself. His weight on me was comforting, as if I was in
need of comfort in some way.
I was completely
oblivious to our surroundings, and suddenly thankful this road was not a busy
one. I felt Julian’s warm breath tickle my ear as our breathing leveled out.
“Thanks,” I
whispered right into his ear. I felt his returning smile against my cheek
before he pulled back and looked at me face to face, his hands sliding to my
shoulders. “I’ve wanted to do that since yesterday. And I couldn’t wait any
longer. I needed to get it over with,” I said, smiling softly.
Julian’s eyes
closed briefly before he let out a laugh. Opening his eyes, he said, “Get it
over with? Well, I can tell you that this-”he gestured between us “-is far from
over. Especially after that kiss.” He shook his head in amused disbelief.
His words should
have scared me, but instead the warmth in my chest bloomed, surprising me. I
rubbed my hands up and down Julian’s suit sleeves, a gesture that was meant to
calm myself more than him. He leaned forward and touched his forehead to mine.
We were nose to nose, eyeing each other with a quiet hunger.
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Amazon: http://www.amzn.com/B00KEPNQXY/
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940149554935
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/439242
About the Author
I am married with two boys. When I’m not changing diapers or
cutting food into tiny bites, I escape to Starbucks for hours.
I love music and have a playlist for everything.
I like watching creepy shows when I am home alone but then I
instantly regret them once my mind starts breeding irrational fears.
I have about 20 bacon things in my fridge.
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