Dare to Love My Grumpy Boss: Romantic Comedy (Forever Marriage Match Book 1) by Ellie Hall

Author:Ellie Hall [Hall, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

12

Shaw

I plant my hand on Cora’s low back to reassure her and make sure she doesn’t wander off. The place is small, but rot eats its way across the floorboards and there’s no telling if more spiders lurk in the corners and crevices.

It’s obvious this place was abandoned, and there was no way someone could’ve slept through or ignored the door slamming repeatedly in the wind, but announcing our presence seems like a smart thing to do.

I call again just to be sure. Then I check my phone. Still no signal. The beams of the flashlight and phone sweep over the cobweb-covered walls.

“No electricity,” I say.

“No surprise.” Cora bundles her arms around her chest.

“Ah, but there is a gas lantern.” I carefully light it and the wick inside the glass blazes to life, illuminating the space.

It’s simple with wooden walls, a homemade wooden chair, a rolled-up rug, and a modest kitchen area with a washing bowl.

“Hmm. Doesn’t look like you’ll be making pancakes for breakfast,” I say, trying to lighten the mood.

Cora’s eyebrows reach new heights.

“What can I say? I was hopeful.”

She laughs nervously, lingering by the door and holding it from slamming repeatedly while I move fully into the room. I survey the rest of the place. In the very back, a single door remains closed.

“There’s an outhouse that’s actually in the house, but that’s all,” I call.

She wrinkles her nose.

“This will have to do until morning.” Using the rope, I lash the door shut.

“Um, can you do something for me?” she asks in a small voice.

“Let me guess? You’d like me to check for spiders.” My lips quirk with amusement.

“You know, just in case Webster had any friends and in the last moments before his death he cried out, commanding the others to avenge his memory.”

I force myself not to laugh. “Webster?”

She gives a quick nod. “King of the spiders.”

“I didn’t know spiders had monarchies.”

“Well, more like the chief. The ruler. Whatever. Will you please check?” Her brows crawl close together.

The problem is I know there are spiders in here, but our odds of staying safe tonight are slightly higher in here than out in the open.

I dutifully smoosh a few of the eight-legged creatures, issuing silent apologies in case Cora is right and Webster has a legion of spider soldiers ready to exact revenge.

After making a show of covering every square inch of the room, I call, “All clear.”

She lets out a breath like that was all the peace of mind she needed.

“@CookClickChick, I never thought I’d be squishing spiders for you.”

“PacManWizard, you just scored more points than if you were gobbling up ghosts on the video game.”

Even though we’ve been hiking in the jungle all day and then got drenched in a storm, the woman is more gorgeous than I could’ve imagined with the way her eyelashes slowly open and close and her plump lips tilt in a semi-smile.

The little surge I feel when I get the HUB ping zips through me. But this time I don’t have to wait for her chat bubble to pop up on the screen.

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