Highest Bidder (A Bad Boy Romance) by Mia Carson

Author:Mia Carson [Carson, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

The slight chill in the afternoon breeze told Iris winter was coming early this year, and she looked up at the sky darkening along the horizon as a storm brewed. It was barely October, and they called for snow in a few weeks. Usually, she loved the snow, loved being out in it and watching it fall silently over the open land around their tiny town. But since the accident that stole their parents, the idea of snow made her cringe and curse the sky. Iris crossed one of the four main intersections in downtown Lundy and hit the sidewalk outside a strip of a few old stores.

Her steps slowed when she reached the one in the center with cardboard behind the glass to block the view inside and a 'for sale' sign still hanging in the window. Usually, she rushed passed it, not wanting the reminder of the tough decision she’d had to make a year ago. But today, her feet came to a dead stop outside the door. The hair on the back of her neck stood on end, and a sudden gust blew her hair.

Her hand shaking, she reached for the door, closing her eyes and imagining herself pushing it open and striding inside to find her dad busy behind the counter or organizing the latest items he’d found at estate sales across the state. She heard her mom’s voice call out from the backroom, and for a second, Iris was in the past, back to a day before Sam was sick and her parents were alive and well. Back when the antique store did brisk business and was the most popular one in the state. Her fingers brushed the metal door handle, and the sharp cold made her flinch and stagger backwards… right into a very firm, very large body.

“I’m so sorry,” she mumbled as the hands gripped her upper arms and set her easily back on her feet. Her face warmed with embarrassment until her eyes reached up… and up, to find the face of a bearded man staring down at her.

“You alright?” he asked, studying her face with brown eyes that reminded her of rum. “Miss?”

She nodded and tugged her purse back up her shoulder, catching the way his eyes slid to it and narrowed slightly. The embarrassment increased, and she stepped back quickly. “I’m fine, thanks.”

“Were you trying to get in there?” he asked, nodding to the closed store behind her.

“No, I was just lost in thought,” she said and cleared her throat, fully aware of how attractive this wolf of a man was and how crappy she looked today. “Sorry I bumped you, but I have to go.”

His hand reached towards her again, but he pulled it back. “Right… Well, have a good day.”

Iris nodded and moved past him quickly, ducking her head as her feet rushed her towards the pawn shop door. When she reached it, she glanced back to find the man still standing there, watching her closely. She knew everyone in town, or she thought she did.

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