Manipulated: a Rockstar Romantic Comedy (Hammered Book 3) by Taryn Elliott & Cari Quinn

Author:Taryn Elliott & Cari Quinn [Elliott, Taryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rainbow Rage Publishing
Published: 2016-08-28T18:30:00+00:00

10

Owen

She didn’t say a damn thing. Her eyes told me most of what I needed to know.

The possessiveness was new. I saw traces of it in my father. The way he looked at my mother always left me a little uncomfortable. Especially since he was so standoffish in all other ways.

Was it a Blackwell trait? I refused to entertain any other thought.

This woman left me so damn unsettled in my own skin. I wasn’t that guy. The one who lived to be combative and persnickety. Some sly sarcasm, yeah, that was me.

“Look, love. We want each other. I’m not going to piss about and pretend it isn’t there like a living, breathing thing between us. And if you’re smart you won’t either.” I moved in closer until her sweet scent softened my argumentative side. “You don’t want anything serious, and I don’t have the capacity at the moment.” I tucked her hair behind her shoulder as I circled around her back, drawing her against the part of me that I could believe. The one that was hard for her as soon as she walked in the room—as soon as I heard her name.

“What if I leave the tour in a few days?”

“Then we have a few days.” I ran my finger along the nape of her neck. “Won’t be long enough, but we’ll make do.”

“Why me?”

I turned her around to face me. “Pardon?” She averted her eyes, but that wasn’t working for me. I lifted her chin and turned her head toward me. “Ask me that again?”

“Why me?” The uncertainty was still there, but a bit of that wild was coming alive within her vivid summer blue eyes.

I stepped closer until our thighs bumped and her perfect breasts buzzed across the cotton of my shirt. “It’s a rare find, this thing between us. Attraction is easy enough. I’ve plenty of lovely women who have come into my life and left just as quickly.” She started to pull away, so I hooked my arm around her waist. “So touchy.” Her eyes heated and her nostrils flared. Contrary man that I am, my cock only got harder. “But it’s been months and still I crave those bow-shaped lips and,” I gripped her hips, “this lush ass.”

“I just bet you didn’t remember me so clearly when I came into the meeting room, Blackbeard.”

“The first time we met, you were a brunette and glammed up like Bettie Page.”

She gripped my shirt, pulling me closer instead of pushing me away. “No excuse.” She mumbled something under her breath. “At least it shouldn’t be. I should be strong.”

“Strength is overrated.” I lowered my head until our lips lined up. “I don’t seem to be the only one on edge here.”

“Hormones, pheromones, lack of sex in my life. Take your pick. Somehow I don’t think there’s lack of any of the above in yours.”

“I’m no saint.” Her breath held a touch of the margarita she’d mentioned, and only added to her tropical allure. “But the moment I realized who you were, there was no room for the memories crowding my head.

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