Instant Heat: A Whirlwind Romance (Breathing Hearts Book 1) by A.K. MacBride

Author:A.K. MacBride [MacBride, A.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A.K. MacBride
Published: 2020-10-28T05:00:00+00:00

12

RAELYN

As I pulled into the driveway, I was certain the smile on my lips wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. I turned the key, shutting off the engine, but instead of getting out, I just sat there processing the last fifteen hours of my life.

Had it really been just a few hours?

I dropped my head to the steering wheel and laughed. It wasn't one of those oh-shit-what-have-I-done laughs either, it was one of pure happiness. The moment I stopped questioning it and embraced how right things with Griffin felt, was absolutely liberating.

The possibility that he was just another Rob was there in the back of my mind. The thing was if I kept erring on the side of caution, was I really living? The answer was no. Not just no, but hell no.

I've never felt more alive than I had during the hours spent with Griffin.

My smiles weren't forced, my laughter wasn't laced with sadness. Most importantly, I just was. No masks, no pretending. I liked it. I liked him… A lot more than I should have at this stage but who cared, right?

I got out of the car and made my way into the house. Knowing Thatcher, he was probably pacing the living room waiting for my return, so he could scold me. I used to like living with my brother.

Until now.

After I sucked in a fortifying breath, I pushed through the front door. As suspected, the first thing I saw was my idiot brother standing with his feet spread and those thick arms of his folded across his chest.

When he opened his mouth, I silenced him with a sharp shake of my head. "Not now, Thatch."

The veins in his neck bulged as redness started to seep into his cheeks, "Not now? That's all you have to say? I have been sick with worry." He threw his arms in the air. "Hell, I probably called every person in this town looking for you."

"Dramatic much?" I tossed my keys into the apple shaped bowl next to the door and attempted to get further into the house. When I tried to push past Thatch, he curled his fingers around my upper arm to stop me. "Thatcher," I warned.

"Where have you been, Rae?"

I twisted until he had no choice but to let me go. His intentions were good, his heart in the right place, but I was sick of it. Squaring my shoulders, I tilted my chin, so I could look him straight in the eye when I said, "I went to see a guy about an itch I needed scratched."

My brother's brows furrowed. "You're seeing someone? Who is it?"

"You don't know him." Okay, yeah, this would've been the perfect time to tell my dear brother that the guy I was sleeping with was also the same guy who got the job he'd wanted. I didn't have the guts or energy to do it, though.

Thatcher was already pissed off which meant he wouldn't see reason.

"I know everyone in this town." With his eyes narrowed, he tried to stare me down.

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