Alive and Wells (Wells Ranch Series Book 1) by Bailey Hannah

Author:Bailey Hannah [Hannah, Bailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-19T16:00:00+00:00

18

Cecily

His eyes—dark, intoxicating, and full of unknown emotions—are locked on mine.

A rough, worn hand catches my face with an unexpectedly tender caress. His touch moves briskly upward to my hair like he’s striking a match—igniting a fire in my core. His fingers comb through my wet hair until he reaches the nape of my neck. And a gentle tug sends a tremor down my back, which makes his nostrils flare.

“Please,” I whisper, praying my lips might make brief contact with his as I speak. “Please don’t pull away.”

“Darlin’, I told you I—”

“Show me how gentle you can be. Show me I can trust you.” My hands slide across his bare chest, feeling the raised skin over his brand, then over his shoulders and down his thick arms. If I’m breathing, it’s just barely. “I want you to kiss me.”

I’m paralyzed with anticipation as his lips draw closer. Slowly, closer. And closer. Until they’re so dangerously close, I can feel his warm breath fanning across my face. His eyes remain transfixed and I can’t bring myself to close mine. Instead, I’m swimming in the molasses of his gaze, completely helpless. Thank God for the lake water’s buoyancy or I would be a boneless puddle on the ground.

Our lips brush in a touch so faint I’m left wondering if it really happened. Only proving to me how badly I want this. Filled with anticipation and desire, revelling in the ache beneath my pelvic bone.

Then he kisses me. Unmistakably. With hot, supple lips and tenderness I’ve never felt. Slow and explorative. He breathes me in and, on the exhale, obliterates me with a deep, impassioned kiss. I sink into him with a quiet moan. It’s the feeling of coming home from a long trip. It’s the warmth of the summer sun as you lie in a hammock with a great book. It’s the kind of kiss that lasts forever and ends too soon.

When his hands run up my naked back, I have to resist the urge to flinch. I don’t want to be this girl. I want my body to know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, I’m safe with him. I want him to see there isn’t a single piece of me off-limits anymore. I want to be touched. Be loved. I fight my nervous system and ease back into his warm palms.

His lips brand mine, searing his name across the tender skin. There’s an ache in my bones and a tremor in my heart. Piece by piece, Austin’s mending me. And I kiss him harder, knowing I’m never going to take this moment for granted.

I’ve never felt this alive.

I can’t help but notice the way his fingers spread as his hands run down my body. As if he’s trying to feel as much of my skin as he possibly can. As if he can’t get enough. He pulls back momentarily and studies me. Austin’s eyes mirror the conflicting and expansive emotions swirling behind my own. From what I see, this kiss is blissful and healing and scary for him, too.

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