Almost Sure: A Sweet Small Town Billionaire Romance by Cain Claire

Author:Cain, Claire
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781954005273
Published: 2022-06-22T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Julian

Nothing had prepared me for Quinn’s lips on mine.

That said, I couldn’t claim I hadn’t longed for it. Despite my insistence that I wanted her friendship, of course I’d always forbidden myself to even think of this. Even dreaming of someone, more than a fleeting yearning, could feel like robbing them of their consent, so I had never ventured there.

But tonight, after everything that had happened so far, that fire in her eyes and the flush to her neck and cheeks sent heat through me. I allowed it to, and it lit me up. So when our lips collided, flames burst to life.

Truth be told, I’d never wanted anything the way I wanted Quinn Darling—I acknowledged it now. My body had known, but I wasn’t a man who paid heed to his base instincts when my brain had always provided the more rational path in any situation. Having Quinn at arms’ length had been something, had caused a bit of a stir inside. Not enough, but better than the nothing I’d had for every other minute I’d lived in Silverton or been away. Far better than before I knew she existed, before she’d dropped like water over the ink on my page and blurred every clear line I’d ever drawn.

Her hands at my neck urged me closer as she took from my mouth, a kiss so comprehensive, I couldn’t imagine what might be better. Then I stepped closer with her pull and pressed against her so she was trapped. I held her to me, one hand at her bare shoulder and the other at the curve of her waist.

The contact sent tremors of sensation through my mind, synapses firing into small revelations with every press of her lips, every slide of her hands against my skin.

This was no ordinary kiss. Not like anything I’d ever had, not that this came as a surprise. Quinn’s kiss was passion and fire, but it was fury too. While I disagreed with her assessment of what I’d done, I was beginning to understand. If I told her that her reaction to my lie had proven me right, and now, that I wanted her more than I ever did, she’d end the kiss.

I did nothing but kiss her back. I wanted to say her name. I wanted to pull her back and look in her eyes to see the desire there—desire for me. Not my name or my money—the money might’ve made this very occurrence less likely. In fact, I knew it did.

However angry she was, part of it was that I hadn’t simply asked her. I’d considered it but thought this was the better offer, both for her and me. For her, she’d benefit, and for me, I’d guarantee she wouldn’t change her mind. We’d chug along easily as friends, the job going away in a poof of smoke worth nothing more than a shrug since what was done was done, and here we were so why not enjoy the time. Yes, I

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