Her Bodyguard by Geralyn Dawson

Author:Geralyn Dawson [Dawson, Geralyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Large type books, Fiction, Book 6 Of The Bad Luck Wedding Series, Historical, Texas, General
ISBN: 9780786294664
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2005-01-01T22:00:00+00:00

LUKE BROODED the rest of the way to Trickling Springs. He stewed off and on all night in his hotel room—his own, personal, separate, lonely hotel room—and by dawn, he’d worked himself into a smoldering temper.

She didn’t believe him. He couldn’t damn well believe that. For the first time ever, he cared that someone knew he wasn’t an outlaw and what happened? She thought he was a liar. It really chapped his butt.

For some reason, he wanted her respect. Her admiration. He wanted her to know the real Luke Garrett.

To hell with that.

Rain had moved in overnight and dim, gray tight provided only minimal illumination for Luke as he picked the lock on Mari’s hotel room door and slipped inside. He took a moment to appreciate the picture she made, lying in bed like a fairy-tale princess, her golden hair fanned across her pillow, a touch of rose in her flawless, sun-kissed complexion. A hint of a smile in her lush, pink lips. She wore the crisp linen sleeveless nightgown she’d purchased at the general store yesterday upon their return to town. It buttoned up the front and delicate lace trimmed the modest neckline. The top two buttons were undone, revealing a tantalizing amount of skin. In an effort to be a gentleman, Luke did his best not to look as he sat at the end of her bed, reached out and gave her shoulder a shake. “Wake up.”

Mari’s eyes flew open. She blinked twice, a startled look in those gorgeous sapphire eyes. Then the light in her eyes changed, turned fearful. “What’s wrong? Murphy?”

Luke scowled. He hadn’t intended to frighten her, but dammit, he wanted this settled. “This has nothing to do with Murphy. I want you to ask me questions about my job.”

Again, she blinked twice. Then, abruptly, she sat up and clutched the sheet to her chest. “Are you crazy?”

“That’s not the sort of question I want you to ask.”

“What time is it?”

“Sun’s up. That’s not the right kind of question, either. Ask me about the Texas Rangers, Mari.”

For a long moment, she simply looked at him, stared at him as if he were a bug. Then she folded her arms. “Are the Texas Rangers downstairs ready to arrest you?”

Exasperated, Luke sighed. “You’re determined to be difficult about this, aren’t you?”

“Excuse me? I’m the one asleep in bed. You’re the one breaking into my hotel room. I should think the difficult label belongs to you.”

“All right. I’ll start.” He looked away from her, toward the soft rain falling outside her window, and collected his thoughts. “I was already well connected with a number of unsavory characters in Texas when I did my first job for the Rangers back in eighty-three. Because we figured those connections might be useful, when I officially joined the force a year later, we kept the fact quiet. Until yesterday, the only people who knew the truth were the five men in my company and the governor himself.”

“How convenient,” Mari observed.

He wanted to snarl at her snotty tone, but he refrained.

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