Secrets and Satin: A MacKenzie Novel (Romantic Suspense) (MacKenzie Family) by Hart Liliana

Author:Hart, Liliana [Hart, Liliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Liliana Hart
Published: 2013-02-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Almost a week passed with nothing more to do than wait, talk or make love. And Max wasn’t afraid to admit a certain amount of frustration where Jade was concerned. He knew he’d heard her tell him she loved him. That’s not something he’d have imagined. But she acted as if she’d never uttered the words, and any attempts to bring it up or talk about possibilities for their future were met with a change of subject or her distracting him with sex.

It was almost as if she didn’t believe him when he tried to tell her he loved her and wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. And he knew she was keeping something from him, something that made her afraid of taking the next step, but damned if he could figure out what it was.

Even now, after another attempt, her satiated body lay limp over his in one of the lounge chairs by the pool, perspiration dotting their skin and their breaths returning to normal. The sun was an orange ball of flame high in the sky and temperatures had reached well over a hundred degrees that day. They’d fallen into easy companionship and regular habits through the week—going for a run just before dawn, followed by showers then breakfast. Jade had set up small targets and they’d gotten into a friendly, if very spirited, shooting competition. It stung his pride a little to know she was ahead in points.

Their afternoons had consisted of long, lazy swims and their lovemaking had gotten so creative he was considering taking out extra health insurance. She was a generous and attentive lover, and she was willing to try anything he demanded of her. As long as he didn’t try to push the emotional aspect. He almost laughed. He never would have thought he’d be in the position where he was the one who wanted more. He was living every man’s fantasy—a dream woman in his bed and no strings attached. It was any man’s fantasy but his.

“Any word from Declan?” she asked lazily, circling her fingers on his chest.

“Mmm,” he said, his hands skimming down her spine in a long, languid motion. “Dec said he’s starting to hear rumblings from Vassin’s camp. They’ve been digging deep into both of our files, trying to find something that isn’t there. He also said Vassin is putting feelers out, trying to find out how to locate me. This property isn’t listed with my other holdings, but it’s not impossible to trace. I wanted him to have to work to find me.”

“You’ve never said how your family feels about what you do.”

He snorted out a laugh. “I was never their favorite person to begin with. I’ve always been a bit of a disappointment to them.”

Max rubbed the back of his neck, trying to relieve the sudden tension there. He didn’t like to talk about his family. The wounds were still deep from the loss of his parents in a plane crash,

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.