Finding Allie by Meli Raine

Author:Meli Raine [Raine, Meli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New Adult & College, Suspense, Contemporary, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Romantic Suspense
Amazon: B00U9OQKGK
Goodreads: 25004903
Published: 2015-03-03T04:00:00+00:00

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Forty minutes later, we’re walking along old caves where people dwelled, hundreds—maybe thousands—of years ago. The sun is merciless, and the ground is a mixture of sand and dirt. Climbing up a hill feels like a never-ending gym class circuit. My legs are screaming with pain and it seems like we’re never going to reach David’s little outdoor laboratory.

“Where are we going?” I whine. This is not my idea of fun.

“Almost there,” David huffs, pointing. “Just over that ridge. You’ll see. I’ve got one heck of a surprise for you.”

I reach into my purse and pull out a bottle of water I’m grateful I happen to have in there. Drinking about a fourth of it, I hold myself back from guzzling the whole thing. When you’re in the desert, you think ahead. You never know what might happen to make you wish you’d held on to some reserves.

We walk toward the point David mentioned, and as we crest a rock formation I see a dirt bike in the distance, near a bunch of hills, surrounded by enormous cactuses.

“You’re riding dirt bikes now? When did you start doing that?”

The vroom of an engine to our right catches my ear. A line of dirt dust streaks along the landscape, the bike’s rear wheel kicking it up like a jet contrail. The rider is moving so fast he (she?) is almost a blur.

Within seconds the bike slows before us, and the rider brings it to a halt, shifting the weight of the machine between his legs. It’s a guy.

Peeling the white bike helmet off, the rider frowns at us.

It’s not just any guy.

It’s Chase.

Without even thinking about it, I rush over and throw myself into his arms, his hot, dirty coat wrapping around me, making me suffocate. He smells like sweat and musk, like mint and dirt, and I could breathe him in forever. The sun is so sharp it hurts my head, but now he’s kissing me. The heat, the light, the pain, the bother all melt away as his lips slant against mine. His mouth says ‘hello,’ and I disintegrate into that special world that the two of us create when we’re together.

We pull apart and I gasp, remembering David.

Chase follows my look, his eyebrow turning up in curiosity as he looks at my friend.

“Hey, Dave,” Chase says casually. His eyes travel back to me, the eyebrow still high, a question in his eyes.

And then:

“You two know each other?” we say in unison.

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