Holiday Treasure (Billionaire Bachelors - Book 10) by Anne Melody

Author:Anne, Melody [Anne, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

SADNESS WEIGHED HEAVILY on Tanner’s shoulders, but as he walked into the apartment complex with Kyla at his side, he tried to shake it off. The boy had nothing to do with him and shouldn’t influence his moods, but twice now he had seen fear and pain in Billy’s eyes and he didn’t think it would be all that easy to forget about this kid.

“Can I come to your apartment? I don’t want to be alone.”

Kyla had whispered those words from her beautiful lips, but they came across so loud and clear that she might as well have shouted them. And they stopped Tanner in his tracks. As her hand clung to his arm, and her body leaned into his, he knew what she was saying, what she was offering.

He also knew it would be wrong for him to take advantage of this situation. She was afraid of the dark, for goodness sake, and even worse, her emotions were frayed because of poor little Billy. He would be the lowest of low if he took her to his bed tonight.

But the thought of doing just that had him instantly forgetting his worries about the building, about the child, about everything bad in his life. Two soft sentences from Kyla and it was taking all his restraint to keep from picking her up in his arms and leading her straight to her bed.

“Why don’t we go to your place, Kyla, and I can stay with you until you fall asleep?” He really wanted to punch himself in the mouth for even offering such a thing, but what else could he say if he hoped to be able to live with himself after he left this building for good.

“I don’t want to be in my place. I don’t want you to leave me alone,” she told him, her body trembling against his.

He sent up a silent prayer for strength.

“I won’t leave you, then.” The words had barely made it past his teeth and he was close to shaking himself.

“I just need to grab a few things, Tanner, and then we can go to your place.” She didn’t release his arm.

“You really don’t want to stay in your apartment tonight, do you?” What were her motives? If he was there with her, she wouldn’t be alone. “Anyway, I wouldn’t leave you.”

“Oh, I think you’ll leave. But that’s not the point right now.”

Well, that was honest enough. And she was probably right. He was a man, and he had only so much willpower. He was glad he hadn’t said that out loud. He sounded like a creep even in his own head.

But what could he do? He followed her silently into her apartment. She pulled him to her room and grabbed a few items from her dresser, and then moved back toward her front door.

Tanner was so nervous now that he fumbled with his keys, but he somehow managed to get his apartment door open, and when he headed in, Kyla was still locked against him, so they had to turn sideways to get through.

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