The Bodyguard's Fake Marriage by Bree Livingston

Author:Bree Livingston [Livingston, Bree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781723998553
Published: 2018-09-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Lexi sat rigid in the truck with her arms crossed over her chest. They’d been driving more than a day, again using backroads, with stops just long enough to get gas and use the restroom. The last sign she saw had them passing a town called Childress, which was somewhere in Texas.

Even though Jake had saved her from whoever it was that shot at them, she was still angry. Not just angry, deeply hurt. He used her. Manipulated her, and for what? Just to keep her happy? What kind of man did that to a woman? She would have never suspected he’d ever do anything like that to her.

Was he really that good of an actor that he could fool her into believing that he might actually feel something for her? He had been doing this job for a long time. Maybe he was that good. Had he kissed his other clients? If so, how many? How many times had he used his charm and looks to manipulate a woman into doing what he wanted?

How could she have been so wrong about him? And why did it hurt so much? She’d known it wouldn’t last, but she ached so bad it felt like she was in pieces. As much as she wanted to deny it, she’d let herself care about him. But he…he’d used her.

“I’m sorry,” he said, his voice breaking through her thoughts. “I need to stop for a bit.”

A moment later, he pulled the truck into a motel and parked it. He touched his forehead to the steering wheel, and his eyes closed. “Lex, would you get a button-up shirt and a hat out of my suitcase?”

“Don’t call me Lex,” she spat.

“Sorry, Ms. Maheras.” The words came out breathy.

She gave him a hard look and then climbed out of the pickup, grumbling as she found a shirt and a hat. When she got back in the cab, she tossed the clothes at him and then stopped. His cheek was leaned against the steering wheel, he was breathing hard, and a line of sweat beaded his forehead.

Her gaze dipped to his hand holding the towel she’d given him the day before, and her jaw dropped. “Why is there so much blood on that towel?”

Jake slowly peeled himself off the steering wheel and slipped on the shirt and hat. “I’ll be back in a second.”

Fine. If he wanted to be a tough guy and not give her an answer, then she didn’t care. “Take your time. I’m not looking forward to being cooped up in a motel with you either.”

He pushed the door open and nodded. “I know.” She tried not to watch him as he walked into the lobby of the motel, but she couldn’t stop herself. One of the things she’d noticed in the last few days was that his back was as delicious as his front.

Lexi tilted her head and continued to watch him. He seemed to sway and then braced his hand against the outside of the building.

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