First Do No Evil by Carey Baldwin

Author:Carey Baldwin [Baldwin, Carey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary, Suspense
ISBN: 9781609288815
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2012-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

He’d simply grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her away. When Danny didn’t so much as wet his lips in response, Sky knew her kiss hadn’t impacted him at all. Covering her embarrassment, she pretended to admire the décor. A champagne-colored sheepskin sprawled across the planks beneath her feet. “Nice rug.”

He went back to staring at her. She didn’t look away. Apparently, Danny had built a fire in the loft while she’d slept, and the warmth penetrated her core…or maybe the heat came from within. The firelight’s amber glow flickered over Danny’s rugged profile, playing with the catchlights in his eyes. Shadows ducked and danced behind the angles of his jaw, accentuating the raw masculinity of his features.

A hard ache fisted around her heart, and she knew what she had to do—no matter the consequence. Fate was propelling her inexorably toward a solitary life…or a solitary death. But if she could grab onto one real moment of happiness, if, on that solitary journey, she could have but one good thing to carry deep in her heart, maybe that would be enough. All she wanted was one true moment—and she wanted that moment to be with Danny. Crossing her arms in front of her chest, she clasped the hem of her shirt.

A spark of anger flashed in Danny’s eyes.

Not exactly the reaction she’d hoped for.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

“Trying not to let something wonderful pass me by,” she said. Her voice sounded husky, but that was okay. She didn’t want to hide, not anymore, not from Danny. “I’ve decided to take your advice and grab the moment by the balls. Remember, that’s what you said—”

“The day we first met. But everything was different then. We were different then.”

Her hands started to tremble, and she folded them on her lap. She wished they could go back. She wanted to be that girl who’d been drawn out of herself by a handsome stranger—the girl who’d laughed and flirted with an outlaw outside Jolene’s. And she wanted him to be that outlaw, that fearless guy who’d winked at her and leaned in to touch her hair. But tonight Danny was no outlaw. Instead of leaning in, he leaned as far away from her as he could get.

But…he had remembered that first sweet moment between them, and for that reason, hope still flickered in her heart. “I know what you’re doing. You’re trying to protect me. But I don’t need you to protect me from this. This is what I want. You are what I want.”

He lifted his glass and tossed back another slug of whiskey. “And what about what I want, Sky? Maybe you’re not the only one I’m looking out for in this situation. Maybe I’m not all that jazzed about the idea of making love to a woman who’s looking to revenge fuck a dead guy.”

Lights. Curtain. That’s a wrap. Danny had just delivered her exit cue. Time to gather her things and go back to her solitary life.

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