Renegade Protector by Nico Rosso

Author:Nico Rosso
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-09-13T20:28:12+00:00

Chapter Ten

Anger numbed the fear. Or it was the hot water pounding her back in the shower. Jolts of tension still ran up her limbs, spurred by the confrontation at the Hanley Group and the threatening phone call, but she was learning to channel them. Watching Ty operate, smooth until just the right moment to release his fury, she started to understand her own power in this fight. Mr. Hebert and Mr. Innes had been so shaken they’d called security on her.

Not that the trouble was over. She knew better than that.

The plumbing pipes rattled around her. Far cry from a fancy resort shower. They’d probably deck it out with marble for miles, a big glass box around her to catch all the steam from the six showerheads. She had a claw-foot tub, but theirs would have water jets and could seat four. A long vanity with two sinks, instead of her single enameled antique. There must be thousands of expensive hotel bathrooms like that around the world. No one else had a room like hers.

As soon as she turned the shower off, she heard the downstairs one turn on. The pipes got only a moment’s rest before clanging like a distant train struggling to find a station. Beneath that stream of water was Ty. Her skin was still warm from her shower. It grew hotter as she imagined his lean muscles glossed wet. Her imagination had him drawing a bar of soap over his chest, then down his abs and lower... She dried herself more vigorously, as if it was possible to distract herself from the need that yearned from deep.

She threw on ordinary jeans over everyday panties. The T-shirt and sweatshirt were functional and comfortable. She brushed out her hair and tried to lose herself in the routine. But nothing felt normal. Every stitch of the clothes was felt by her tuned nerves. The brush in her hair brought back memories of Ty’s hand there, holding her during the kiss.

That kiss. And the one today. So different, but all part of the silent communication between her and Ty. She’d only just started to know this connection. The thought of losing it made her chest ache. Pursuing that feeling with Ty, though, left her lost. The path was dark, unknown.

But she had to take the next step.

The shower turned off downstairs. She left the bedroom and went to the ground floor while trying to interpret the sounds of Ty getting dressed. Was that his T-shirt being pulled down over his chest? A belt buckle clinked. His jeans must be pulled across his hips.

A sudden concern quickly cooled her thoughts. Something was different in the guest room. Trouble? But Toro had been cruising calmly through the house. She stood in the doorway and inspected from floor to ceiling to pinpoint what change had caught her attention. Night had fallen outside, but the curtains weren’t drawn. She would be in plain view.

Then she saw it. The top sash of the window rested securely in place with no gap on the edge.

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