Saving Amanda by Elle James

Author:Elle James [James, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Page Inc

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Carter slowed the truck, pulled to the side of the road and shifted into park. Anger burned in his veins, making him want to…

He reached across the console, popped Amanda’s seatbelt loose and let it retract.

Her eyes rounded. “Do you want me to get out here?” With her hand on the door handle, she waited for his response.

Instead of words, he grabbed the hand closest to him and stopped her from getting out. “No. I don’t want you to get out.” Carter pulled her across to sit on his lap and held her close, burying his hands in her thick black hair. “I will not drop you at your car and let you do this alone. I will not drive back to West Yellowstone and forget I ever met you or any of the people on this reservation. I’m in this whether you want me here or not.”

“I want you here,” she whispered, “but I don’t want you hurt.”

“I want you out of here so you won’t get hurt. But I know you won’t let this go. It’s who you are and one of the reasons I’m doing something I never thought I’d do again in my life.”

She stared into his eyes. “Do what?” Her brow knit. “Hit me? Swear at me?” Tears welled. “Kiss me?”

He claimed her mouth in a hard, almost brutal kiss.

Damn her.

He wanted to hate what she was doing to him. Wanted to be able to walk away, not feeling a thing.

But he couldn’t. In one day, she’d crawled under his skin, and he couldn’t walk away.

She clung to him, her hands lacing around his neck, her tongue pushing past his teeth to war with his.

He couldn’t get enough of her, and yet she was too much. The feelings she made him feel threatened to overwhelm him.

Finally, he released her lips and crushed her to his chest, his lips pressed to her temple, her dark hair tickling his nose. “Damn you,” he whispered.

“Why?” she said.

“For making me feel things I never wanted to feel again.”

“Like?”

“Fear.”

She captured his face in her palms. “Are you afraid of Trevor?”

He shook his head. “No. I’m afraid of losing you. I lost someone I loved before. I didn’t ever want to feel that kind of pain again.”

“But you barely know me,” she said. “And yet, I feel like I’ve known you my entire life.”

“Exactly.” He cupped her cheek and brushed a thumb across her swollen lips. “I shouldn’t feel so connected to you. Not so soon. Hell, not at all. I don’t want to fall in love.” He leaned his forehead against hers. “If we’re together much longer, I may not have a choice.”

She chuckled. “Hey, I didn’t even like you when I first saw you. I keep asking myself what happened to make me like you so much. So, what if we were stupid enough to fall in love? Is that such a bad thing?”

He leaned back and stared into her eyes. “I’ve been shot at, injured and surrounded by the enemy.

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