Fearless in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell

Author:Kari Lynn Dell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

If Rowdy moved his hand one inch closer to her ass, Wyatt was going to grab the knife Louie used to cut up limes and chop a few fingers off.

Not that Melanie seemed to mind, the way she was letting Rowdy lean into her, practically eye-to-eye and lip-to-lip, thanks to the heels on those damn red shoes. Wyatt hadn’t failed to notice, though, that she was sneaking glances his direction, measuring his reaction. Did she want to see him stew, or was she hoping he’d intervene?

Or was that just him hoping that she was hoping? He swore silently. If she was trying to goad him, he wasn’t sure what response she was looking for. That kiss had pushed them into new territory, and Wyatt had no idea what the boundaries were.

He did know that the contrast between the Melanie in pads and cleats from this morning and this woman with her scarlet mouth and dark, come-hither eyes was making his head ache…not to mention other parts of his body. His imagination was having a field day with how easy it would be to slide those tiny straps off her shoulders and feel her shiver when he traced the hollow above her collarbone with his tongue. He knew how she tasted now. How she felt pinned underneath him. He knew…

Too much—and not nearly as much as he’d like. But enough to realize, as he watched her take a gulp from her second double, that he was going to have to put a stop to this, whether it was what she intended or not. She was acting out, hurt and angry, and he couldn’t sit by and let her do something she’d hate herself for in the morning.

Wyatt signaled to Louie, who’d also been keeping a concerned eye on her.

“That there is not what she needs,” Louie said, scowling at Rowdy.

“I know.” And Wyatt could defuse the situation in two minutes if he could get her alone and show her the email from the attorney, verifying that they no longer needed her testimony after Wyatt had passed along the statements he’d gathered at the Waffle House. Then all he had to do was survive her justifiable fury when she realized what he’d done behind her back.

It wouldn’t be the first time she was furious at him. He knew for a fact it wouldn’t be the last. If he could redirect her anger, he was more than happy to let her take her frustration out on him instead of herself. Under the circumstances, it could be a benefit, reestablishing some all-important distance.

“Bring me her purse,” he told Louie. “But don’t let her see.”

While Melanie was distracted by an introduction to one of Rowdy’s friends, Louie slipped Wyatt the purse. He tucked it against his side, keeping it out of sight as he groped blindly for her keys. His fingers encountered a wide-toothed comb, two pens, one of those small notebooks, her multi-tool, and a lipstick. No keys. He unzipped an inner side

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