Marrying Miss Kringle: Lux by McConnell Lucy

Author:McConnell, Lucy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orchard View Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Quik held still, waiting for Lux’s breathing to even out. He couldn’t be sure, but he thought she might have cried. The idea that he made her cry was like an ice pick to the chest. He had no desire to hurt her. He’d just freaked out—sort of. She’d thrown him off—Santa’s daughter! Who said something like that?

Then again, who said things like son of a Grinch or Nutcracker or Christmas swear in April?

Only Lux.

He shifted positions, embarrassed by his outburst. Truly, of all the horrible situations he’d conjured up over the past two months, this one wasn’t even a blip on the screen.

If he wasn’t crazy, then she was. And he could almost believe that if he hadn’t met her family. The whole Santa wedding. Maybe she was part of some weird joy-spreading St. Nick cult. He rolled, taking the blanket with him.

If he could just get the chill out of his bones, he would be able to think clearly.

The sleigh was warm, but Lux was warmer. He scooted closer as a plane went overhead. They weren’t letting up in their search. Neither would he. If he’d seen an energy release like that show up on a report, he’d swathe the area with surveillance. The military was probably assembling their elite crew of soldiers now. They were in transit. It was only a matter of time before he and Lux were caught. The planes were scanning for heat signatures. The cave should be deep enough to hide them for now. Once the cave was discovered, they’d be trapped.

He rolled so he could see Lux. She’d turned toward him in her sleep. Her red hair spilled over the pillow. Upon close inspection, her eyelashes were a dark brown, her skin soft and inviting. He reached out to run his fingers over her cheek and she leaned into his touch, humming softly.

She’d said the substation was for Christmas Magic. Ridiculous. You couldn’t quantify magic. Magic didn’t exist.

He leaned close enough to smell Lux’s minty cocoa scent. She was intoxicating. If there was magic, it was in her. He closed his eyes and leaned in to press a kiss to her forehead. He’d wake her up and tell her he was sorry for whatever he’d done and they could talk about all this.

A soft growl reverberated in his ears, and he opened his eyes to find Dunder hovering over Lux, glaring. His antlers looked especially menacing from underneath. Dunder may be a grandpa soon, but he had all the fire of an overprotective father burning in his eyes.

Quik removed his hand from Lux’s cheek and shifted away. “See, I’m moving,” he said to the creature.

Lux shifted and moaned.

Dunder snorted right in his face, his breath hot and oaty. Quik put both hands in the air. “Got it,” he told the guard-reindeer while scooting back to his side of the sleigh. His apology would have to wait until Lux woke up on her own.

And not a minute more.

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