Hooked by Ev Bishop

Author:Ev Bishop
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9780993761782
Publisher: Winding Path Books
Published: 2018-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Samantha opened the door and Charlie barreled past her. He was acting like kenneled dog freed at last, but he didn’t care. The cabin was suddenly claustrophobic. What had just happened? Was he really just turned down because he didn’t want completely casual sex? And what was he? A complete idiot? What guy who’d been celibate as long as he had said no to a bit of no-strings-attached fun?

The cold air was a truth serum straight from his lungs to his heart. Him, that’s who. He was that guy. Dammit, Samantha had totally pegged him. So what was it that he found so attractive about her? That she was the opposite of him—and of Maureen—in every way? Or that he sensed deep down she, for all her bravado, was actually as scared of closeness as he was?

The grater rumbled over to the other side of the lot, spewing sand and gravel, but Charlie didn’t get to enjoy the quiet for long. A black Hummer with lots of chrome and bumblebee yellow decals advertising some sort of fitness club took the driveway too fast. Chunks of salt and grit peppered Charlie’s shirt and face.

“Slow down, asshole,” he muttered as a huge blond guy climbed out of the driver’s side.

“Sorry about that, dude,” the man replied, obviously not sorry a bit.

Charles took in the stranger’s tanned glow and gelled hair. What an idiot. He swallowed his irritation and stalked toward the main house. Some battles were worth fighting. Some weren’t.

“Hey, fella. Wait up. This is Jo and Callum Archer’s place, right?”

Charlie stopped. “Yeah,” he said reluctantly.

“River’s Sigh B & B—like the bed-and-breakfast?”

“Yeah.” What kind of moron felt the need to clarify that “B & B” stood for bed-and-breakfast anyway?

“And that’s the main house, like where Jo lives?”

Muscle-bound Guy nodded in the direction Charlie had been headed, but Charlie was slow to confirm it. He was getting a strange vibe. “Did you need something specific?” he asked, as if he had any right to get territorial about the place.

The guy took a step back, confirming Charlie’s suspicion that something was up, and turned his head to scan the scattered cabins. “I’m looking for Sam.”

Charlie started. Whatever he’d been expecting, it wasn’t that. But then again, why wasn’t it that? A woman like Samantha must have them lining up. What had he thought? That she was here just to torture him and be the focus of all his lame fantasies?

Charlie shook his head and the guy misread it. “She’s not? Well, could you point me to which cabin is hers?”

The cobalt blue door on the main house banged opened, saving Charlie from having to answer.

“I thought I heard a vehicle pull up, hello—” The cheery greeting died on Jo’s lips, and when she spoke again, Charlie was shocked by the change in her demeanor. Her voice was cold and her mouth twisted with contempt. “Dave. I’d say it was a pleasure, but you know better.”

“Jo.” The man raised his hand in greeting as if she hadn’t just slammed him.

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