Moonlight by Ashley Amanda

Author:Ashley, Amanda [Ashley, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Butterfly Kisses Press
Published: 2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00

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Adrianna sat on the edge of her new bed, running her hand over the antique ivory lace bedspread she had found in her great-grandmother’s trunk earlier in the day, remembering how Navarre’s presence had filled the room.

He was an extraordinary man, she thought, remembering the intensity of his gaze, the husky sound of his voice, the ease with which he had carried the bed into the house.

Rising, she went to stand in front of the mirror that hung over the antique oak chest of drawers on the other side of the room.

She wasn’t beautiful, she thought, but she was passably pretty. She didn’t have the slender shape of a model, but her figure wasn’t bad. At least it went in and out in all the right places. She had never had any trouble finding a date, and even the men who weren’t romantically attracted to her seemed to find her company pleasant. Except for Navarre. He hadn’t paid her any attention at all, she thought pensively. And that was too bad, because he was the only man she had found the least bit interesting since she broke up with Kevin over a year ago.

With a sigh, she turned away from the mirror and went into the kitchen. She cut a slice of apple pie, poured a glass of milk, and went out on the front porch. It was a pretty evening, with just enough of a breeze to keep the heat at bay.

The houses on either side of her were dark. Old Mrs. Lopez always went to bed when the sun went down, and Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey had gone to Florida to visit their daughter.

Sitting down in one of the deck chairs, she propped her feet on the porch rail. “V,” she mused between bites of pie. “Victor? Vaughn? Vance?”

She grunted softly. “Vinnie? Vito?” No, he didn’t look Italian.

“Vladimir?” She chuckled softly. “Vladimir Navarre.”

She put the dish and the glass down on the floor beside her and gazed up at the stars, feeling suddenly lonely.

She wished suddenly that she hadn’t said no when Marty Defore called and asked her to go out with him tonight. Even though she didn’t find Marty the least bit attractive, he was a nice guy and they always had a good time together.

She blew out a deep breath. She didn’t want to go out with Marty. She wanted to see Navarre…

A movement to her left drew her gaze and she saw him standing at the end of her driveway, almost as though she had conjured him up from her mind.

He inclined his head in her direction. “Good evening, Miss Grant.”

“Hi.” She swung her legs down and sat forward in her chair, her arms folded on the railing. “Nice night for a walk,” she remarked, and then thought how foolish that must sound. Surely he hadn’t walked here from Cliff House.

“Yes.”

His gaze met hers and a long silence fell between them. Adrianna felt her mouth go dry as she tried to

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