Dangerous Encounters: A Romantic Suspense Boxed Set by Farrar Marissa

Author:Farrar, Marissa [Farrar, Marissa]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: romantic suspense, boxed set, military romance, bad boys, tattooed, contemporary romance
Publisher: Warwick House Press
Published: 2019-04-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Rain fell during the night.

Charlie was thankful for the canopy, and that she’d not stuck to her guns and slept out in the open. The parachute silk wasn’t waterproof, but Tyler had layered it with palm fronds, and it kept off the worst of the water. She drifted in and out of sleep, aware of the pattering of raindrops on their makeshift roof, and the constant whine of insects that never seemed to leave them alone. Tyler had gotten up several times during the night to add extra wood to the fire and make sure it stayed dry, but she’d found herself too exhausted to move ...

The itching woke her. An intense itching all over her body, but especially on her arms, hands, feet and face. She blinked open her eyes to bright morning sunlight, only to find her vision narrowed.

What the hell?

She realized her lips also felt swollen, together with the delicate skin around her eyes. Pushing herself to sitting, she brought her hands to her face. With her touch, the itching intensified, and she had to restraint herself from clawing her nails across her skin to try to relieve it.

“Tyler?” she said, her voice small. She peered around through her narrowed vision, and saw him rise to standing beside the fire.

He turned to face her and winced. “Ah, shit. You’ve been bitten. Looks like the rain brought out the sand flies.”

She saw he’d been bitten too, red dots marring his usually flawless skin, but he’d not had the same reaction to the bites.

Charlie remembered she had a tiny mirror on the inside of the first aid kit she’d brought, and scrambled off the bed toward her pack. She located the kit and opened it up. The mirror was fogged with condensation, but she wiped it off and lifted the glass to her face.

She gasped at her reflection. “Oh, God.” She appeared to have been badly beaten during the night. Both eyes were swollen and red, her lips also puffy. She clamped a hand over her mouth and suppressed a sob. “I look awful.” She wanted to curl in on herself and vanish. Her looks was the one thing she could normally rely on, and right now her appearance was absolutely hideous. She covered her face with her hands, not wanting Tyler to see her.

“What have you got in that first aid kit of yours?” Tyler asked. “Any antihistamine?”

Her mouth turned down at the corners, and she shook her head. “I doubt it. I only brought the basics.”

But she removed one hand from her face long enough to hand over the box, and he rifled through the contents. “Hmm, just a few antiseptic wipes and some Band-Aids, a bandage or two.” He picked out the wipes. “We’ll use these to wipe down your skin. The itch is caused by a substance in the insects’ saliva, so cleaning the bites will help.” He glanced over at her backpack. “You mind if I use some of the toothpaste as well?” Of course, she’d packed her basic toiletries in her bag.

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