Dare to Resist (a Wedding Dare novella) (Entangled Brazen) by Laura Kaye

Author:Laura Kaye [Kaye, Laura]
Language: ara
Format: epub
Tags: tessa bailey, wedding dare, hard ink, erotic, BDSM, military, contemporary romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Kady woke up slowly. She was so comfortable that she didn’t want to move. Her brain had a different idea, though, because it was immediately firing thoughts that tugged her into consciousness. Like, that she no longer heard the constant drumming of rain on the roof. Like, that she had no idea what time it was. Like, that she’d slept with Colton last night…and didn’t remember a thing about it.

That one jolted her upright onto her elbows. Looking to her left, she found the other side of the bed empty. She frowned. The covers were all flat, like they’d never been rumpled because they’d never been slept under. Shifting into a sitting position, she gasped.

Colton sat staring at her from the chair in the corner, arms crossed over his chest, long legs out in front of him. He must’ve inserted his contacts, because he no longer wore his glasses. And sadly, he’d tucked his T-shirt back into his dress pants and secured them again. He looked gorgeous, but he didn’t look happy.

“Hey,” she said, shaking off the fog of sleep.

His eyebrows hitched and an unreadable expression passed over his face. “Hey,” he said in a low voice.

She smoothed her hands over her hair. “It stopped raining?” He nodded. “What time is it?”

“Eight thirty,” he said, his jaw ticking.

He was irritated with her. Why? What could she possibly have done? “Everything okay?” she asked.

“Just peachy, cupcake. Why don’t you get dressed? You won the bet, so I owe you breakfast.”

Kady’s stomach squeezed and an icy dread slithered down her spine. Nothing about his tone or his eyes or his expression was playful. Normally, she’d be bragging about winning and he’d be doubling down on a new bet to regain the upper hand, but none of that seemed right with the way he was acting. “Uh, sure,” she finally said. Sliding her legs off the bed, she ensured that his dress shirt covered her before she retrieved her skirt from the floor and stood. “Just give me a minute,” she said as she scooped up her blouse and purse and made her way to the bathroom.

She freshened up and made herself presentable. Since he seemed to be in a rush for breakfast, she’d shower when they got back. When she was done, she gazed at her reflection in the mirror. Good enough.

Colton hadn’t moved at all. Still just sat in that chair with that implacable look on his face. Finally, when she stepped into her still-damp heels, he pushed himself out of his seat, and that was when she noticed that he already wore his shoes, too.

Kady frowned. “Did you not sleep last night?”

Collecting the key chain from the little table, he shook his head. “Couldn’t.”

“I’m sorry. Was it me? Did I do something to disturb you?”

His eyes narrowed and his lips pinched. Just for a moment. And then his expression was neutral once more. “Just had a lot on my mind,” he said.

Something was seriously wrong, but what could she do if he wouldn’t open up about it? Regret and disappointment chased away her appetite.

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