Cold Midnight by Joyce Lamb

Author:Joyce Lamb
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: American Light Romantic Fiction, Romance, American Mystery & Suspense Fiction, Fiction, Romance - Suspense, Romantic suspense fiction, Suspense, Victims of violent crimes, Romantic suspense novels, General, Love stories, Fiction - Romance
ISBN: 9780425230244
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Published: 2009-08-04T07:00:00+00:00

CHASE MOVED AROUND THE SMALL KITCHEN, IMPRESSED that the house had fairly new white appliances and decent blond-wood cabinets. It was a typical rental property, though: clearly lived in by people who hadn’t cherished their surroundings because they didn’t own them.

The timer went off to signal the pasta was done, and he dumped the noodles into a strainer in the sink. Steam rose to the light overhead, and as he watched it, he thought about how normal it seemed to make dinner while Kylie showered. They’d never had a chance to do anything normal like cook together, always either training, attending their respective classes or traveling to the next tournament. Whenever they could snag free time together, they spent it far away from either of their families, and therefore not near any kitchens.

Once he’d pulled the garlic bread out of the oven, he went looking for Kylie. He suspected she’d fallen asleep, but he wanted her to eat something. She’d gotten pale and thinner over the past few days, so he suspected she was eating as much as she was sleeping.

Sure enough, he found her zonked out on the bed, curled on her side and still wearing the towel from her shower, wet hair soaking the pillow. The scent of vanilla soap floated on the air as he took a moment to appreciate how peaceful and relaxed she looked. She must have been sleeping so soundly she didn’t hear him walk in, because she didn’t move, and her breathing remained deep and even.

He hated to wake her, but he hated more how prominent her collarbones looked under her skin. She had to have been running on fumes since the discovery of the bat at the construction site.

Perching on the side of the bed, he stroked a gentle hand over her upper arm. “Kylie.”

Nothing. Not even a shift in her breathing.

He leaned down, careful not to jostle her. He’d seen how easily she startled, and he didn’t want to alarm her now. “Kylie,” he said, a bit louder than before.

She didn’t move, though a small smile curved her lips.

He stopped before saying her name again, surprised by the smile. What was that about? An unconscious reaction to the sound of his voice? That’d be cool.

Smiling himself now, he grazed his fingers over the dark strands of hair at her temple. “Kyylieee,” he whispered, singsongy now.

She stirred under his hand, shifting onto her back with a deep sigh. “Chase?”

“Dinner’s ready,” he said, voice still soft. “You said you were starving.”

“Hmm.”

His smile grew. He loved her soft and sleepy and out of it. Maybe it was sad, but that was when she was most like she’d been when he’d fallen in love with her the first time.

Shaking his head, he caressed the back of her hand draped over her stomach. “I made spaghetti,” he said. “And garlic bread. You love garlic bread.”

“Mmm. Garlic bread.”

He laughed at the sensual moan, but it caught in his throat when she ran a loose hand back through her damp hair and breathed his name through barely parted lips.

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