Her Wild Coast Outlaw: A Small Town Contemporary Romance (Storm Harbor Book 1) by Dakota Davies

Author:Dakota Davies [Davies, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Briar Rose Press
Published: 2019-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

Petra

“You’re kidding, right?” I say, crossing my arms over my bare chest.

“It’s not that cold,” Hunter says, his fierce eyes flashing.

“Says the former navy SEAL,” I protest.

“I promise that after, I’ll warm you right up,” he says, caressing my arm.

I shiver, and not because I’m cold. I think about what he just did to me, on his freaking dashboard no less. I’m quivering with desire all over again. It’s like no matter how good he makes me feel, I can’t get enough. I wonder if this is the way it’s supposed to be, if this is what I’ve been missing.

“It’s a shallow bay, so the water gets pretty warm on a night like tonight,” he adds. “C’mon, it’ll feel so good.” He grins. “You’ll see.”

I can’t help but smile back at him. It’s like he’s suddenly so excited to share this with me.

Even though it’s crazy.

“Okay,” I say. “But you promise to rescue me if I get hypothermia?”

He laughs, and it’s such a rich, deep melody that I feel a part of my heart start to hum. Then he moves in and caresses my face. His eyes turn deadly serious. “I would never let anything happen to you,” he says.

I close my eyes as he kisses me, his lips soft and warm. I relax and try to draw courage from it because I feel like he’s talking about more than just saving me from the cold water.

He takes me by the hand, and we step to the back of the boat, where the ladder descends into serene, indigo-blue water. It’s so clear that I can see down to the pebbly bottom.

“You sure there’s no sharks?” I ask, wondering if I’ve lost my mind.

“I’m not sure,” Hunter says. “Just don’t thrash too much. They like that. It signals an animal in distress.”

“But I will be in distress if I see a freaking shark!” I cry.

“Trust me,” Hunter says, that twinkle in his eye. “You’re gonna love this.”

Clearly, he is enjoying teasing me. But I’m tough—I can handle it.

I scoot my toes over the edge. He’s right there next to me. After a deep breath, I swing my arms back, and then I am flying through the air, the wind brushing my bare skin. I plunge in feet-first. The cold water swallows me, literally taking my breath away. It’s like I’ve jumped into an ice bath fed by a melting glacier. I come up with my lungs frozen, unable to function. Every nerve ending in my skin is jumping, alive with little ice needles. My forehead cramps, and my hair feels like icicles.

Hunter jumps in next to me, and I close my eyes to shield myself from his giant splash.

I’m kicking my legs and trying to find my breath. I eye the ladder and wonder how soon I can get there.

Hunter surfaces with a splash, tossing his dark hair to the side to clear the seawater from his face. He leans his head back and roars like some kind of beast.

“What did I tell you?” he asks, watching me curiously.

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