Blood Trails by Sala Sharon

Author:Sala, Sharon [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2011-10-01T05:00:00+00:00

Ten

Bud shuddered. There were so many emotions going through him right then that he had to struggle to find words. What he did know was how strong she must have been, keeping twenty years of ugly, evil secrets. He set his food aside, and pulled her off the bed and into his arms.

“Not that I’m complaining, but what’s this for?” Holly asked.

“I’m giving that scared little girl the hugs she needed and didn’t get.”

Tears welled. Her heart was so full, but she refused to cry. She laid her head against his chest, savoring the strength of his embrace and the steady heartbeat against her ear. Bud had always been her anchor. That he loved her like this was a gift she hadn’t expected. She wanted to be with him—to know this man in a way only his woman could know him.

She stepped back. “Maria has always said she was holding out for her hero. In the middle of all this mess, she seems to have found him. Judd loves Savannah beyond reason, and she knows it, but she’s always kept him at arm’s length. Maybe what’s happening to her will change the way she feels. And then there’s me. The oddest thing about all this is that the older I got, the more I cared for you. I think this took so long to happen because you were already there, just waiting for me to wake up. So, Robert Tate, you’ve kissed me and hugged me, but there’s something missing, and we both know what it is.”

Bud’s heart began to hammer against his chest.

“There’s no need to rush this, honey. You’ve got a hell of a mess on your hands. I don’t want you to feel pressured to take this further until you’re ready. It’s enough for me that I can finally claim you. You are my heart. You’re the reason I draw breath. If you hurt, I bleed. Understand?”

“I understand,” Holly said. “But if there’s one thing this situation my sisters and I are in has taught me, it’s that waiting for the perfect moment can be a mistake. Maria nearly got killed waiting for her hero. What if Savannah had died before she and Judd could make a life together? You’re here. I’m here. I don’t want candlelight and roses. I want you.”

The curtains were already drawn. Bud kicked off his boots, then turned around and, one by one, turned off the lamps, leaving the room bathed in dusky shadows.

Instead of panic or uneasiness, peace settled within Holly so quickly that she knew this was right. Without a hint of embarrassment, she started to pull off her sweatshirt, but Bud stopped her with a touch.

“Let me.”

He feathered a kiss across her lips, then slid his hands beneath the edges of her waistband and onto her skin.

Holly shivered as she braced herself, holding on to his shoulders as he pulled her sweatpants and panties down in one swoop. She stepped sideways, leaving them where they’d fallen, and reached for Bud’s shirt.

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