Stolen Hearts by Marci Bolden

Author:Marci Bolden [Bolden, Marci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-950348-29-9
Publisher: Pink Sand Press

Dean ran his fingertip down the dip in Alexa’s back, tracing her spine. Her skin was as soft as satin and had him mesmerized. He couldn’t stop touching her. When they’d showered, he washed her back three times and her legs twice. He lost count of how many times he’d washed her breasts. Enough that she’d laughed and told him they were cleaner than they’d ever been. Then he’d covered her in the lemon-scented, hotel-provided lotion.

He couldn’t stop touching her now that she’d given him permission. Brushing his lips over her shoulder, he was careful not to press too hard. Despite her insistence that she didn’t mind his whiskers, her skin said different. She’d been bright red in all the places he’d kissed, her flesh irritated from his whiskers.

He thought she was asleep until she sighed and muttered into the pillow. He soothed his palm over her back and hushed her. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you,” he whispered.

“You didn’t.”

She rolled over lazily, one sluggish motion at a time, and he smiled. He’d never seen her move so clumsily. Brushing her hair from her face, he leaned over her, watching as she licked her lips and blinked several times, as if her mind was slowly rebooting. Her hand fell to his arm as she attempted her normal soothing strokes. Now they were more like heavy pets. Even half asleep, she was trying to comfort him.

Jesus, she was perfect.

Kissing her lightly, he tucked her closer to him. “Close your eyes.”

“Are you okay?” she asked.

He didn’t answer. He didn’t want to lie and say that he was, but he didn’t want to disturb her sleep more than he had. Having her warmth seeping into his body was the best thing she could do for him right now, and she didn’t have to lose sleep to do that.

Rolling onto her side, clearly more aware, she snuggled into his chest and wrapped her arm around him. Placing a light kiss on his chest, she burrowed deeper. “Talk to me,” she whispered.

“There’s nothing new to say. My sister is still missing. She’s still out there. She’s still being sold.” He closed his eyes as she stroked his skin, her touch more like her normal comforting strokes than her tired petting. He hadn’t realized how much he’d come to rely on those little brushes of her hand. Wrapping her more tightly in his arms, he kissed her head. “I’m scared for her, Lex.”

“I know.” She stroked her soothing hand over his arm. “I wish I could do more.”

“You’ve done so much.” Kissing her head, he hugged her even closer. “It’s in the hands of the police now. You made that happen. They wouldn’t listen to me. I just wish this was over. For her and me. And, yes, I know that sounds selfish when she’s the one really suffering.”

“Hey, you’ve suffered, too. Believe me, I know how hard it is. No, it’s not the same hell she’s going through, but it’s still hell, and you are allowed to hope for it to end for your sake, too.

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