Shadows: A single dad, MMA fighter, new adult romance. by Laramie Briscoe

Author:Laramie Briscoe [Briscoe, Laramie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laramie Briscoe Books
Published: 2023-04-13T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

ISABELLA

Holy fucking shit.

I run my hands appreciatively over the strong shoulders, down to the equally strong back that allows him to dominate in the ring. Most guys I see on campus have left-over muscles from high school. Before they started drinking and partying every night with their fraternity brothers.

Not Shadows.

His body works for him in ways others can’t even think about.

I hadn't expected him to be half-naked. That was one thing I didn't count on or the affect he would have on my body.

But I guess it makes sense, considering he probably worked up a hell of a sweat. Now here I am, in the locker room, making out with him like some cheerleader with a captain of the football team boyfriend who’s hoping to get lucky after the big game.

Is that who I’ve become? Is that what this man has turned me into?

Yes, he has.

I've been around him so much. I've seen him in so many states of undress. So many times when he’s been sweating. He epitomizes male sexuality.

He seems so comfortable in his body and with the way he looks and the way he feels. I must say those words out loud because he pulls back.

Chuckling, he wipes at his lips. “Belle, I used to be that guy who was totally aware of what he did to women, played the part well, used what I could to my advantage. But girl, it's been a while.”

I laugh at him. “Girl? Like, you can't even call me some overused term of endearment like babe?”

He pulls back a big smile on his face, one I've never seen before. “This may surprise you, but I've never had to call anybody babe to get between their legs before.”

Immediately, my cheeks heat. Obviously, he has this effect on women, and he's not shy about it. I’ve never seen him attempt to be playful. This is the Shadows I've been missing. The one I knew was there, lurking beyond the surface, struggling to get out.

This is the guy, the one who could be so dangerous to me. He could turn my world on its goddamn head. And I would let him. Because this is the man that I like—the type of man who can laugh, who can be strong. Who is hot as fuck, and doesn't seem to realize it.

Because as good as Shadows looks, he's not arrogant.

Cocky, yes.

Arrogant, no.

Fear like I've never felt before enters my chest and I want to fight. I want to fight to get out of his embrace. But at the same time, I want to get closer.

“What's wrong?” he asks, perhaps seeing something in my gaze, or in the way my body has tightened.

I sigh. “This isn't a joke for me, Shads. I want to get closer, get beneath this towel. I mean, you won't even tell me your real name.” I lay it out there. Will he tell me?

His face hardens and I don't know what I've done. But he pulls back completely, shutting down in only the way he can.

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