Pucker Factor: An OPS Protector Romance (Owens Protective Services Book 13) by Giulia Lagomarsino

Author:Giulia Lagomarsino [Lagomarsino, Giulia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

19

SARAH

“We’re taking a fishing boat?” I asked as Eli helped me climb aboard. “Doesn’t your company have the money to…get us something nicer?” It was huge, but way too dirty for my liking. And after spending way too long in a raft, I thought maybe we’d get a luxury ship or something.

Fox walked over, slapping Eli on the shoulder. He was already pissed at him, so I wasn’t sure why the guy was pushing it. “Man, this is gonna be great. I got us a sweet deal. They’re giving us free passage. We just have to help with the fishing shit.”

“Fox, we’re all tired and hungry,” Eli said through a wonderfully chiseled jaw. I should have stopped staring, but his speech made me swoon just a tad. I didn’t care what the guys said. I thought he was damn near perfect.

“Yeah, I know, and we’ve got all this fish around us. Pretty awesome, right? Fresh catch!” He wiggled his eyebrows at us before walking away.

Sighing, I leaned heavily against Eli. I felt like I could sleep all day. I was worn out from all that time in the sun, and I needed food now. “Is he really going to make us fish? I don’t know the first thing about being a fisherperson.”

“I’ll talk to the captain.” He leaned back, examining my tired face. “Are you feeling okay?”

“You mean, other than how my face feels like worn leather?”

He winced, brushing his thumb over my cheek. Just the slight touch burned. “Just go sit over there in the shade. I’ll see what I can do.”

I just wanted to collapse in his arms, but the thought of getting in the shade was too tempting. As soon as he walked away, I was hurrying over to the shade, sinking down against the wall. I closed my eyes, but felt a presence near me and startled.

A man was standing in front of me, holding out a bottle. I wasn’t sure what it was, but it was liquid, so I took it and chugged. I should have sniffed first. I winced as it burned a path down my throat. Seconds later, the bottle was pulled out of my hands and Eli was scowling down at me.

“What the fuck are you doing?”

I licked my lips, eager for more despite the fact that my throat was one fire. “I was thinking I was really thirsty and this nice man was offering me a drink.”

He grabbed me by the arm and pulled me to my feet. I stumbled instantly, my head swimming the moment I was upright.

“Whoa, what the hell was in that drink?”

“Alcohol, and no doubt, something else.”

“What does that mean?” I asked, stumbling behind him as he pulled me across the boat.

“It means that you should never take a drink from someone you don’t know. What the fuck were you thinking?”

I was pretty sure I already told him that. Why was he asking me to repeat myself? He gripped me by both arms and stared into my eyes.

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