Blackout by Chris Myers

Author:Chris Myers [Myers, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, ebooks, New Adult, Psychological Thriller, Romance, New Adult Romance, Romantic Suspense, Thriller
Publisher: Books on the Edge
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

“Why are you here?” I ask warily.

“I came by to check on your house,” he says in that deep-throated growl that causes my stomach to turn inside out. “Make sure you’re okay.”

I wish I could say no, but I’ve dreaded coming home after the daisies were left on my pillow.

“I could go.” He spins around to leave, but I grab his shirt. He totters backward. “I knew you’d want me to stay.” His cocky half grin works its way under my skin.

“You can sleep in the guest room. You shouldn’t have even driven here,” I scold.

“I didn’t. Randy and Jackson dropped me and the truck off. For a moment, I thought I’d have to sleep in it.”

“You’re drunk.”

“You are absolutely right, but in the morning, I’ll be stone-cold sober.” He’s carrying an overnight bag.

“Aren’t your overconfident?”

“A guy never knows where he might end up sleeping.” His shoulders drop. “Look, Teal. I really did come here to make sure you were okay.”

“This way,” I say, going to the spare room on the beach side.

He doesn’t follow me. “You got an alarm. That’s good.”

“On the beach tonight, I thought I saw someone following me again.” Just from mentioning it, my pulse picks up its pace.

“While you were probably making out with Graham?” Sour grapes bite his words. Why does he care?

His hand rests at the small of my back, burning a hole there. He checks all the doors and windows, stopping briefly to look at the starlit sky and the waves slapping the beach.

“Nice crib. Your grandmother up?”

“No, she’s asleep.”

“I’ll be quiet then.” He tiptoes into her room to check the windows.

When he gets to my room, he stops to examine it. He cocks his head before walking into the closet and then the cedar storage closet in the back I left open. “Is this your mom’s stuff?”

I lean against the outer door. “Yeah. Daddy must’ve kept it.”

“Why didn’t she take all her belongings?”

“That question has been disturbing me. I don’t know. Maybe she only took a couple bags to France.”

“What did she take?”

Why the twenty questions when he thinks she’s dead? I shrug. “I have no idea. I don’t remember her.”

“Not at all?” His gaze wanders the length of me, and I feel my body heat and my stomach work into a knot. “That seems weird. My older brother Sam remembers her, quite vividly.”

“Why?” How would he know her?

“I don’t know.” Dare brushes past me. His body wash mingles with the musk of a man.

Why am I attracted to him while I feel lukewarm toward Graham? I’ll have to work on that. He’s attainable and working toward his goals. “You think she’s dead.”

“I’ve always thought that.” Dare’s hand rests on my shoulder. Sparks catch fire and work their way down my thighs. He hesitates as if he wants to say more. “It’s like you have your own personal funnel cloud hanging over your head, Teal, but this isn’t good for either of us. We both saw things, and your stalker would probably like to permanently silence us both.

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