Billionaire Lumberjack's Baby by Gwyn McNamee

Author:Gwyn McNamee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gwyn McNamee

Chapter Thirteen

LAUREL

I ease the nursery door closed, and despite moving into the living room where I’m closer to the fire, another chill rolls through me. Even rubbing my arms doesn’t relieve them of the goosebumps I haven’t seemed to be able to get rid of all morning.

No amount of hot tea or thick sweatshirts helps, either.

I grab the blanket from the couch, wrap it around me, and go stand near the fire, letting the flames seep a little bit of warmth into me.

Wells must have come home at some point because when I woke, it was roaring away, and it would’ve gone out by now if he had never come home last night. But I was passed out, utterly exhausted by the emotional upheaval, and didn’t hear him come in.

Or maybe I didn’t want to wake up.

I was lost in another dream, only this one was different than the ones that normally haunt me. Instead of sneers and angry, violent touches, the ones I dreamed about last night, or I guess early this morning, were heated, needy, breathless, the kind of pure, unadulterated passion I never thought I’d experience with anyone.

But I got it.

Far more than I bargained for.

My body remembers every second of it, and right now, only those memories keep me warm.

I rest my head against the mantle and release a heavy sigh, remembering the panic in his gaze as he stepped back from me, leaving me cold and empty against the barn wall.

He called it a mistake.

Maybe Wells was right. Maybe I shouldn’t have let it go that far, shouldn’t have given in to my attraction to him or let him give in to his for me. Maybe he wasn’t ready and pushing him only made the crack that runs through the center of him open even wider, leading him even closer to further splintering.

All the reasons it was so wrong have run through my mind since I woke this morning, and at the top of the list is the fact that he is technically my boss. But it doesn’t feel that way when I’m here with him.

We’ve developed an almost friendship over the last few days. Something I didn’t think was possible with a man who literally forced me to stay on this mountain against my will. But deep down, it’s more than that. I know it, and I just don’t want to admit it to myself.

I’m falling for the broken man because I can see what’s there if all the pieces were reassembled.

If that’s even possible.

I shiver again and tighten the blanket around me. The storms must have brought through one hell of a cold front, and another long, hot shower sounds incredible, even though I took one just after Wells left me standing alone in the clearing.

The door clicks open behind me, and I freeze.

Don’t turn around, Laurel. Don’t give him the satisfaction of thinking you’re eager to see him, not after how he acted last night.

I lift my head from the mantle but keep staring into the fire as heavy footsteps cross the living room.

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