Colton's Deadly Engagement by Addison Fox

Author:Addison Fox [Fox, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-07T15:43:44+00:00

Chapter 11

Hot. Liquid. Needy.

A run of abstract thoughts crisscrossed Darby’s mind as she fought to keep up with Finn. Or fought to keep up with his mouth, which was more accurate at the moment.

Want—elemental and desperate—coursed through her body, tightening her nerve endings and making her skin feel as if it were on fire. Everywhere he touched seemed to explode with feeling. Every place his fingers settled lit from within.

She wasn’t sure what had happened. One moment she was still fussing over a twisted curl that wouldn’t lay straight and the next she was wrapped up in Finn’s arms, being positively devoured. Thoughts of that errant curl fled as she got into the moment. After all, how often did a gal get devoured by a big, handsome man in her own living room?

And, oh, it was glorious.

Large hands covered her hips, pulling her flush against the hard planes of his body while his mouth maintained a steady pressure on hers, dragging sensation after sensation from somewhere inside her she hadn’t even realized existed. Some deep well of feeling and emotion and need she’d never known—or even comprehended—was there.

Yet Finn knew. And he’d unerringly found it, with his kind eyes and his sexy lips and his determination to give his town peace and calm once more.

She’d bought the brightly colored dress on sale earlier in the week and even at a steep discount, she’d berated herself a bit for the extravagance. Now, feeling his hands over the thin fabric, Darby knew it had been the right call.

His mouth slanted over hers once more, greedily, and she amended her thought.

The exact right call.

“Finn?” His name bubbled to her lips, her questions in all she didn’t say.

“Darby.” He pressed his forehead to hers, a smile forming on his lips. “Did I mention you look beautiful tonight?”

“I’m pretty good at reading between the lines.”

“So you don’t have to, let me say it again. You look beautiful.”

“Thank you.” She nipped his lips for one more kiss before stepping back. Before stepping away from a man who could not only make her lose all rational thought but, if he only asked her, could likely convince her to stay in all evening. When the image of making love with him accompanied the mental invitation, she took another step back, putting solid distance between them.

“Let me just put down food for Penny and Lucy, and we can get going.” She puttered nervously into the kitchen, her heels tapping against the linoleum as she crossed back and forth from the sink to the pantry for their water and food.

What had she been thinking?

More, what had he been thinking?

This was platonic. They’d had their moments, of course. Those fleeting kisses meant to fool anyone watching them from afar.

But this? In her house? It was so fierce. So needy.

Darby fought the small shudder that raced down her spine and finished preparing dinner for the dogs.

With that small moment of distraction over, there was no reason to remain in the kitchen. As she tap-tap-tapped her way toward the living room, she prayed for strength.

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