Snow Much Plowing: Winter Romance Shorts by Alexa Riley

Author:Alexa Riley [Riley, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

LUCY

I’m in shock. What the hell is he doing here? How did he even know where I live? A million questions form in my mind, but no actual words come out of my mouth.

"Answer me, love."

"I told you to stop calling me that," I hiss. Why did his pet name have to be “love”? It drives me insane. "You have a million others to choose from. Like babe, baby, sweetheart." I throw my hands up. "Pick something else."

His eyes narrow. Gosh, he really is as big as I remember. “I’ll call you whatever I want.” With three steps, his long strides eat up the distance between us. “Remember who’s in charge here.” I drop my head back to glare up at him.

“How could I ever forget?”

“Good.” He smirks, and I want to smack it off his smug, handsome face. Why does he have to be so damn handsome? My mind tells me one thing, but my body wants something else altogether.

“How did you get in here?” I steer the conversation in a different direction.

“We've been over this, love.” He trails his finger down my jaw. “If I want something, I take it.”

“I’m not a...ah...something. Nor am I a possession.” I hate how my voice shakes. This man makes me an utter mess when he’s close. We need to go back to texting and phone calls. In person is too much. Keeping space between us is easier.

“No, you are not,” he agrees.

It doesn't feel like a victory. In fact, he makes it sound like I belong to him even more.

“You’re not going to tell me, are you?” Did I leave the back door unlocked? That doesn’t sound like me. I should have set the alarm before I stepped outside, but I was only a few feet from my front door. As if he knows what I’m thinking, Hollis steps around me and goes to the alarm. I watch in utter shock as he keys in the code, arming it.

“I didn’t make all that money in tech without a reason.”

“You’re insane.” My heart gives a weird flutter. Is that fear or something else entirely? The only real fear I have is his potential to use me and then discard me.

“You have no idea.” He grabs me by the wrist, and I must be in shock because I let him lead me over to the couch. “Sit.”

“I’m not a dog.”

“Would you rather I make you sit?” he asks, and I slowly lower myself onto the couch.

“Traitor,” I mutter to Snowball. Why is he hanging out with Hollis like they're best friends?

“He’s a good dog.” Hollis drops to one knee in front of me. Before I can ask what he’s doing, he starts to remove my boots from my feet. Then he puts my fluffy slippers back on them.

“I know he’s a good dog, but he should have bitten you.”

“Why would he do that?” Hollis takes my boots to the front door before he removes his suit jacket. Once it’s off, he starts to roll up the sleeves of his button-down shirt.

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