Absolute Trust by Piper J. Drake

Author:Piper J. Drake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2016-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I’ve got an idea.”

Forte pressed his lips against Sophie’s bare shoulder, enjoying the silken smoothness of her. He could hardly believe this wasn’t a hallucination. He liked curling around her in bed. She’d commandeered his arm as a pillow, and she was lightly tracing random patterns along the inside of his forearm. Her featherlight touch didn’t tickle so much as send tiny hints of electricity across his skin. “What’s your idea?”

“Let’s use this room for fun times and use the other room to sleep in.” She yawned. “That way, neither of us has to sleep in a wet spot.”

He chuckled. “Sounds like a plan. Speaking of sleeping…”

She squeaked when he pulled the sheet off them both. Rolling off the bed, he grabbed a lightweight blanket from the chest at the foot of the bed and tossed it over her, then scooped her up in his arms.

“You should take a nap while I go out and rescue the animals from boredom out by the car.” Haydn could easily stay on guard for hours, even in the current temperatures. His thick coat would protect and insulate him with no problem. And the cat was still in a carrier inside the SUV, protected from the cold. But Sophie would want them seen to, and he planned to do everything in his power to eliminate any stress for her while she was with him. “I’ll bring them both inside and get them set up with food and water.”

The smile she gave him was unbelievably sweet and hit him directly in the chest with how good it made him feel.

He carried her into the next room, careful not to hit her head or her booted foot on a door frame. As they entered, Sophie perked up, taking in the decor of the room.

“Ooh, I like this. It’s all cool blues and creams. Really relaxing.” She remained sitting up when he set her on the bed.

Her gaze swept through the room, and he figured she’d wake up too much to get back to a nap. So he lunged.

She squeaked. Forte grinned, holding himself over her and looking down into her dark brown eyes. “You don’t look tired enough for a nap. Maybe I need to work harder?”

Her eyes widened. “Oh. Yes, but Haydn and my cat. I—”

He kissed her very cute nose. “Should nap before I’m tempted to really start something up again. I’ll wrangle the beasts.”

Rising from the bed, he tucked her in to his satisfaction. “Nap. Food should be here by the time you wake up.”

He closed the door behind him as he left the room. This was a good way to start. Once she woke up recharged, he’d take her through his security precautions and give her instructions for worst-case scenarios.

And there were several, all equally serious.

Haydn was right where Forte had left him. The big dog was alert but unconcerned. For now, at least, there was no detectable threat in the area.

Forte left him on guard and set about bringing their two bags into the cabin, then the box containing the various animal supplies.

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