All Bets Off by Winters Jeannette

Author:Winters, Jeannette [Winters, Jeannette]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Jeannette Winters LLC
Published: 2016-02-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The first few days back home had been filled with a mix of emotions. There was so much to do. Her meeting with the school department heads to tender her resignation had come as a surprise to them. All everyone said was, “Never thought you would leave New York.” The funny part was she agreed with them. This was and always had been her home.

Tourists would come from rural areas, and she enjoyed the looks of amazement in their eyes as they took in all the sights. If there were something you were looking for, you could find it in New York, or it wasn’t worth finding. At least true New Yorkers felt that way.

So why was it the one thing she could never find here was the type of feelings she found when she was with Beckett? Danielle wanted to look at it in a logical manner, so maybe then, if she analyzed it, she could better understand what her true feelings were. She wasn’t a child, and didn’t believe in love at first sight, so it had to be something else.

Could it be the timing? The one and only time she’d allowed herself to break down and cry had been the day the police showed up at her door and told her about her sister’s murder. Since that moment, Danielle had only thought of one thing: Jamie’s needs. As far as she was concerned, she no longer had any. Maybe Beckett had sensed that in her and was only being kind and trying to fill a need while she was there. He doesn’t strike me as that type of guy. Why do it just for me?

The sexual chemistry between them was undoubtedly the most powerful she had ever experienced. He’d even brought out a side of her she’d never realized she had. Until being with Beckett, if asked, she would have said she was shy in the bedroom. Almost insecure. But with Beckett, it was the opposite. She had been with two other men in her life, and the sex was okay but nothing to write home about. They were good-looking men, with average builds, and very non-threatening.

So not Beckett. He was drop-dead gorgeous. Besides his muscular body that just wouldn’t quit, he also could control everyone with just his eyes. He had shown her that he was capable of doing serious harm, if not outright killing a person, in a matter of seconds. That should have scared her away. Any rational person would have stopped talking to him. Would actually get the hell off the island and never look back. So why did I stay?

Then she remembered his eyes. Even as he had held her on the ground with no escape, his eyes had said he would never hurt her. And he hadn’t.

Was that just who he was? Would he have had the same look in his eyes no matter who it was, or had it been something more for him too? Since he didn’t say anything about us being together, or ask me to stay, I really should stop worrying about it.

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