Claimed by the Marine

Author:Dez Burke [Burke, Dez]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dez Burke
Published: 2013-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The last person Hawk expected to see when he opened the front door was Ashanti.

To his surprise, she shrugged her way in, and he was still too amazed to say much. Amazed, but happy. He didn’t know what was going on but one thing was for sure, she looked like she was spoiling for a fight.

“Hey babe,” he said huskily, drinking in how good she looked in that flouncy skirt and boots, her top and sweater molding lovingly to her ample curves. Thinking how it was just hours she’d spent the night with him in this same home was enough to give him ideas. Ideas he’d been half-convinced he should not continue to nurse in her regard.

“Don’t call me babe,” she gritted out, hands fisted on her hips. “I know all about Bertha putting you up to flirting with me. Making me feel happy and oh-so-attractive after my break-up.”

Oh, shit, not now, Hawk thought somewhat despairingly. This wasn’t exactly the way he’d expected the news to get broken to her. And it was certainly the worst of times. He barely had two hours to report to base; his commander had just called them in for a tactical mission about to go down. He’d already had a bag packed and should be on his way but not with Ashanti looking spitting mad at him right then.

“Who told you? Bertha?” he asked quietly, in the hope of calming her down.

“She let something slip and I found out the rest from another friend that was there that night,” Ashanti said furiously. “I can’t believe I didn’t see right through your act! All that romantic dancing, staring into my eyes like I was the only girl in the room…”

“You were,” Hawk said softly, taking her hand in a firm grip as he looked down into her scowling face. “I walked in that night and forgot everything else but you. Ashanti…”

“Oh god I feel like such an idiot!” she cried, snatching her wrist from his hold. “I should have known it was too good to be true. You were too good to be true. Nothing about last night was real, was it? It was all just some kind of morale-boost for poor little me. I guess I should be glad I got a hot night of sex from it.”

Hawk sighed angrily. “Look Ashanti, I’m sorry. Okay? I’m sorry I ever got mixed up in Bertha’s silly scheme. I guess I started out doing it for a laugh. Helping a best friend’s sister out with her best friend. I never dreamed I’d start to get in deeper than I planned…”

“You can say that again,” Ashanti muttered, laughing with self-derision. “You got in deep all right. I mean, I practically just fell into your web like the idiot I am. You fed me the words I wanted to hear…you touched me just the right way, and I foolishly believed you. I believed everything you said to me.”

Hawk was finding it harder to rein in his temper. “Stop, Ashanti.

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