A former FBI agent.
A Brazilian dancer.

Two souls haunted by ghosts of their past.
One looking for retribution, the other for atonement. Both seeking solace.

A solitary existence is all they know, until fate brings them together. Mutual attraction leads to the perfect pact that will keep them safe. No commitment, just friendship and sex. But nothing in life is risk free.

When suppressed emotions emerge, a seemingly impossible decision has to be made. Do they fight their growing feelings or retrace their lives back to where wounded hearts can be broken once more?

Retrace is created by S. Ehrlich, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Retrace

I flicker my eyes open with a confused haste; it feels like I've slept forever. And the most puzzling part is that I don't remember waking up in the middle of the night, not even once. I can't even remember the last time that happened. I bring my hands from under the blanket to rub my eyes, adjusting my sight to the illuminated room. When I comb my fingers through my hair, a startled cry flits my mouth when I touch a hand that's resting at the side of my head. My eyes rip open and I look up to see Reeves blinking away sleep. 


 "Morning, " he greets me gruffly. I gaze at him with a mix of confusion and curiosity until the moments before I drifted off last night come back to me. I fell asleep. . .next to him.  "Sleep well? " he asks, scrubbing his hands over his face, ending it with a short sigh. 


Too embarrassed to admit just how well, I just go with,  "I was very tired. " 


 "You looked too comfortable and serene. . .I didn't have the heart to wake you up. " 


Chapter 19