Off to the Races by Silver Elsie

Author:Silver, Elsie [Silver, Elsie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult
Amazon: B08ZVBV6LS
Goodreads: 57666603
Published: 2021-04-29T07:00:00+00:00

19 Billie

It’s pushing midnight when we leave the barn and head out into the dark fields. It smells like rain and fresh cut grass, and I can’t see a single star through the clouds overhead. The moon is just a lighter spot in the overcast sky.

I’m tired, but I’m fixating on the tension between Vaughn and me.

Shit is weird.

Maybe I’m not firing on all cylinders, sleeplessness and high levels of stress will do that to a girl, but I am confused.

When I told Vaughn I could kiss him, his whole face and body changed, morphed into someone a lot more dangerous. It had taken me aback. He looked like a predator who was about to have me as his snack. And the worst part is, in that moment, I wanted to be snacked on.

If he wasn’t my boss, that is. I mean, has everyone seen that man in casual clothes? Because it’s pretty much criminal. Fuck suits. Vaughn Harding wears casual clothes like one of those sexy, scruffy Calvin Klein models. Like he’s just rolled out of bed and wants to take you back there with him.

I volunteer as tribute!

Maybe for one night? We could probably handle one night with no complications. We’re both mature adults… Haha. Just kidding. We are not. It would ruin our working relationship, which is often tenuous at best.

I peek at him from under my lashes and admire his masculine profile. He looks mysterious, all dark features set against the blackness of the night. But I also know him well enough to tell he’s simmering, a bit angry, like he could manhandle the hell outta me right now. I like that side of him. Taking control of my body in the rain last night.

He walked that line of power so deftly when he waited for me to come back and kiss him. Such a turn on. My ruined panties were proof of that. And he’s obviously scrambled my brain enough that I did it.

And fuck. Last night was hot. Worth it.

But then his reaction to me today? That was downright dangerous. Doing it again would make things complicated. Much too complicated.

He idolized his grandfather, and this farm was that man’s legacy. His identity is far too tied up in it to let it flounder. This I know. He’d resent me if I were the reason it did. So, I’ll admire him, and his ass, from afar. I lean back a little to take a peek, but black pants in the middle of the night aren’t very effective for creeping.

I settle for his face and nibble hungrily at my lip. It’s a close second in the looks department.

“Billie, you’re staring.” His growl cuts through my musings.

“Yeah. Sorry.” Why even deny it?

He just grunts.

The night is quiet, and our sneakers squelch across the damp grass intermingled with the clip-clop of DD’s feet. He’s so tired. I can feel him lagging behind.

“I’m sorry,” I say again.

“You said that.”

“No, not for staring. Well, I’m sorry for that too, really. But I meant that I’m sorry for whatever I said before that upset you.

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