Rexanne Becnel by When Lightning Strikes

Author:When Lightning Strikes
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“NO.” SHE BACKED UP as Tanner advanced, her steps matching his one for one. But his were longer, and slowly he closed the gap. “Get away from me, Tanner McKnight,” she warned in a voice that shook “Just … just get away before—”

“Before what?” he cut her off. But then he stopped and his grin faded. What in the hell was he trying to prove, tormenting her this way? He had the right girl and all the evidence he needed. Why this insane urge to prove something to her?

Tanner stared at Abby, uncomfortably aware of the fear in her eyes. But he also saw the wild tangles of her loosened hair, the oversized rain slicker threatening to slip from her shoulders, and the plain blue flannel gown, still wet and clinging to her breasts and thighs. He swallowed once and fought down the hot rush of blood to his head—and other places as well. She looked like a pagan offering to some ancient god. An earthly Venus, soft and all female.

And scared to death.

Not the way he wanted a woman to look at him. Especially not her.

He took a step back. “You’re wet. I just meant for you to put some dry clothes on.” He sidled toward Tulip, then rummaged in the bag he’d packed full of her things. He turned his head to peer into the bag. She’d need a skirt and blouse—and she’d worn no undergarments beneath her night rail as she’d slept. He’d noticed that right away.

Before he could find everything she’d need, though, Tulip shied hard away from him. A clod of mud—meant for him, no doubt, had struck the animal in the rump. The next one hit him squarely in the back.

“Dammit, woman—” He spun around, then ducked when she flung a rock at him.

It was almost funny the way she had to throw her pitiful weapon with both hands bound together. She nearly fell each time. If she hadn’t had such a murderous expression on her face, he would have laughed. But that would have hurt her pride even more than it had already been hurt. For some insane reason he didn’t want to do that to her.

Still he didn’t want to be pelted with rocks, either, so with a quick feint to the left he spun around, then, half running, half leaping, he caught her around the waist and bore them both down onto the wet, squishy earth.

He didn’t want to hurt her so her sharp cry of pain sent a renewed spurt of guilt through him. He scrambled to get his weight off her and was rewarded by a pair of muddy fists slammed against his head.

“By God!” Would he have to hog-tie her all the way to Chicago?

With one hand he captured her flailing fists and forced them high above her head. With his other he thrust the bunched up slicker away from her face. Though she fought and twisted beneath him, cursing him with her limited repertoire and trying desperately

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