After the Bite by Lynsay Sands

Author:Lynsay Sands
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2022-09-27T00:00:00+00:00

Thirteen

Oh God, oh God, oh God.

Why had she asked him that? And why did his answer throw her poor brain into chaos?

Well, she knew part of the reason. Because just the touch of her arm had sent jolts of excitement through her and she’d wanted to kiss him too. It was only a small sound from Sinbad that had made her come to her senses.

Of course, his removing his hand from her arm had helped her fight the urge as well. While he’d been touching her, Natalie hadn’t really been able to think clearly. Her mind had been too full of the uproar that simple touch had caused in her. Good Lord! Having his fingers touch the skin of her arm had been more arousing than some past boyfriends had managed with full make-out sessions or more. How was that even possible? Obviously, they had some serious chemistry.

But he’d called himself “bad Valerian” for that, and even admitted it to her. What was she supposed to take away from that? That mentally he really didn’t want to kiss her and it was just a physical urge? Or that he wasn’t interested in a relationship and thought it would be bad to start something up with a single mother? Maybe it was a work thing, she thought hopefully. Maybe Valerian didn’t feel he should start something while he was supposed to be providing protection.

None of the options were good ones, but the last option was the least hurtful possibility. She could understand and even appreciate his professionalism if he didn’t want to start anything while on the job. However, that just gave her hope, which was a bad thing. Natalie didn’t want to hope that they could have something after all of this Angel-Maker business was cleared up. Because she didn’t think it would work out, and she wasn’t interested in being hurt again. But damn . . . with the chemistry so strong that just a generic touch on the arm had her hot and bothered, it might be worth the pain at the end to enjoy the pleasure it suggested they could experience in the short term.

Yeah, even Natalie knew that was messed up. She’d suffered enough emotional damage thanks to Devin and really didn’t want to go through that again. Of course, no relationship was a given and there was always the risk of pain, but in her mind between Valerian’s age and her responsibilities she just couldn’t see it working. She was better to try dating someone her own age who could handle her responsibilities . . . and probably too she should wait until she had done the addition and actually had time to spend with someone to build a relationship.

Sighing inwardly, as she acknowledged that despite her attraction to the man Valerian just wasn’t right for her, Natalie tried to think of something to say to end the awkward silence that had fallen over them since he’d admitted he wanted to kiss her.

“Who is Tybo?” she finally asked.

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