Play Hard by V. K. Sykes & Juliana Stone & Jennifer Lyon

Author:V. K. Sykes & Juliana Stone & Jennifer Lyon [V. K. Sykes & Juliana Stone & Jennifer Lyon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Anthologies, A Collection of Hot Sports Romances
Amazon: B00DVMHY1W
Goodreads: 18191311
Publisher: Hot Nights Publishing
Published: 2013-07-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Billie kept her eyes averted the entire five minutes it took to get home. She was raw inside and hated that Logan had caught her when she was so vulnerable.

The damage to her car had been bad enough. Almost causing a brawl in The Grill had been bad enough—that’s what an intentionally spilled beer would get you, but shit Seth had totally deserved it.

Hearing the taunts from some of the guys, words meant to hurt, to humiliate and put her in her place…that had been bad enough.

But the smug look on Ed’s face when he’d pulled up to tow her car had set the tone, and his snotty attitude stung. Ed refusing to give her a ride home had just been the icing on the cake.

She sighed softly as her house came into view, and ran fingers along the side of her temple. A nasty headache was on the horizon—not because she’d drank too much at The Grill. Heck, she’d barely downed a beer before the shit started flying. After Longwood had gotten in her face for the second or third time, and her second beer had ended up in his lap, she’d pulled Shane away, afraid he’d get into a fight. The guy was on parole and there was no way she was going to be responsible for him getting into trouble.

“So,” Logan’s voice drew her attention and she shifted in her seat, though she kept her eyes trained on the house. She was tired, sad, and on a good day Logan Forest had her tied up in knots. She didn’t think she could handle him right now.

“Yeah,” she answered softly—not so much a question, but a statement. A confirmation that things were that bad.

“Do you know who keyed your car?”

She shook her head and swallowed, not trusting an answer because all the hurt and anger inside, pressed something fierce.

“I’ll see if I can find out.”

“Don’t bother,” she managed to say and opened the door. Logan met her around back and she moved out of the way as he grabbed her hockey bag and sticks and set them on the ground.

She watched the muscles stretch beneath his T-shirt and the way his jeans cupped his butt as he bent forward. When he straightened, Billie exhaled a shaky breath, suddenly so weak she thought there was a good possibility she’d slide to the ground like a limp noodle.

Her blood sugar must be low or something. When was the last time she’d eaten?

“Are you all right?” he asked gruffly and he so didn’t deserve the ‘I’m fine’ she snapped back at him, but she couldn’t seem to help herself.

For a moment there was silence. Nothing but the gentle whistle of wind in the trees and the scatter of leaves to the ground. A shiver rolled over her and she wanted to look away from him, but she couldn’t. It was that damn superpower thing he had going on.

Her mouth went dry.

His eyes were intense, their depths shiny, like liquid chocolate and that flutter in her belly began all over again.

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