Riding Her Rancher Boss by Holly Brookes

Author:Holly Brookes [Brookes, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Instead of entering the ranch, Cassie followed the faded dirt trail embedded with hoof prints toward the stables. No doubt Jared would be there, alone. She stopped at the doorway, the scent of hay and horses thick in the air, her nose numb from the morning’s chill.

Taking a breath, she stepped inside. She caught sight of Jared shoveling hay and even with the sound of her boots echoing, he didn’t turn around. Not until she stood a foot away from him, and Caramel snorted as if announcing her presence.

Jared glanced over his shoulder, surprise igniting in his eyes. “Didn’t expect you this early.”

“Well, I have a contract to keep. And I…need to talk to you.”

He stripped off his work gloves, exposing rough hands. “How are you feeling?”

Confused. Frustrated. She wanted to mention their kiss, but couldn’t bring herself to. It would unravel all the emotional barriers she’d built, excuses that sounded rational last night. Until now.

The corners of his lips curled up. She wanted to kiss him.

“Good,” she forced out, mustering false cheer. “I don’t know if I’ll ride today, but I’m aware of my limits.”

He set the pitchfork down and closed the distance between them. “You got complacent. Happened to me. It took a nasty fall and a badly bruised elbow for me to realize I’m not invincible. It’s straightforward to get set in a routine, comfortable and secure, and when something like that happens, it really shakes you up.”

His admittance of failure stunned her. As she knew, he wasn’t one to admit weaknesses. “Yet you continued working here.”

“I had no choice.”

“Everyone has a choice.”

He let out a sigh, shoulders sagging, highlighting his fatigue. “I didn’t mean what I said yesterday, about you. I like having you here. So does my father. It’d mean a lot to both of us if you accept the job in December.”

Cassie smiled, touched by his apology. “If I’m working in Spokane, I’ll consider dropping by.”

“What do I need to do to persuade you to take it?”

He stepped in close enough to feel the heat from his breath, and she looked up at him, taken by his imposing gaze, the utter strength visible in his body.

“I can think of one thing,” she murmured.

She searched his face. There was no sign he was affected by the cold, his skin smoothly tanned, his pearl white smile deliciously tempting. Then his kiss stole her next breath, his lips colliding with hers, firm and demanding. She was swept away by the heat of his mouth molding to hers, retaliating desperately as if she were gasping for air.

Their lips met harder, faster, heat coiling in her body, brimming with passion until she could barely stand not touching him. Not feeling him. This was all she’d fantasized about last night between the bouts of restlessness.

Jared’s hands found her waist, the heat of his touch intensifying her need until she was seconds away from begging him to take her, all the sexual tension coalescing into a kiss that felt like foreplay.

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