Cade: A Mackenzie Novel by Liliana Hart

Author:Liliana Hart
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Fiction
Publisher: Bodysways Publishing
Published: 2012-02-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Bayleigh gasped as the dull sheen of the gun glinted in the moonlight, and she sunk to her chin in the hot tub, feeling a little too exposed in the tiny black bikini she wore. All she’d wanted was to soak away the day in peace and quiet, and neither of those words were ones she’d use in conjunction with Cade MacKenzie. She’d thought turning out all the lights and pretending like she wasn’t home would discourage him from seeking her out. She just needed time. But clearly her plan had failed.

After he’d left her earlier that morning, she’d done nothing but think about his touch all day, as if she were an addict waiting for her next fix. She’d never climaxed like that before—never even thought it possible to lose such complete control of mind and body. It was disturbing and arousing at the same time.

Cade had managed to strip away the layers she’d built over the last several years in a matter of minutes. If she was being honest with herself, he’d gotten to her in the first five minutes after they’d met.

That was her problem. Her pattern. She believed in the possibility of soulmates, in the happily-ever-after. And because of her childhood and the instability she’d had by not having a permanent home, she was constantly looking for the one person who could give her that happily-ever-after and the stability she craved.

Those thoughts had been swirling around her mind like the water cocooning her body when she’d felt another presence close by. She couldn’t hear or see anyone, but she definitely felt them. Her brothers had always told her to trust her first instinct because it was usually right. She hadn’t thought she’d made any noise, but screaming for help or running for cover was out of the question by the time she saw the weapon pointed in her direction. He’d been that silent. That quick. And obviously that deadly.

“Don’t move one fucking muscle,” Cade said, his voice barely carrying across the small distance between them. “Have you lost your mind, Bayleigh? What the hell are you doing out here?”

Bayleigh swallowed nervously. Seeing him this way was disconcerting. He moved like the night itself, his body lithe and graceful like a cat stalking its prey, and his face was hard—his eyes lethal. This was a man who could kill without blinking an eye.

“The last I checked this was my property and I didn’t have to check in with you to relax,” she said, annoyed at the way she’d cowered. “Thanks for blowing that all to hell, by the way.”

“I thought you were in trouble,” he said between gritted teeth. “All the lights are off in your house and you have absolutely zero protection out here if someone wanted to hurt you.”

Bayleigh felt the heat rush to her cheeks and she damned her tongue even as she opened her mouth. “The lights are out in my house because I wanted you to get a clue. I didn’t feel like dealing with you again today.

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