The Dangerous Son (Coalition Collection Book 1) by Zoe Hill

Author:Zoe Hill [Hill, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: steamy dark romance, psychological thriller, romantic thriller, Australian romance, female police officer, enemies to lovers romance, detective romance, opposites attract romance, dark and erotic thriller, mafia romance, stalker romance, dark romance, alpha hero
Publisher: DyMi Ink
Published: 2020-07-13T05:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

“Serendipity always rewards the prepared.” ~Katori Hall~

SPENSER

Observing Poppy while she laughs at the preposterous action scene unfolding in the movie we’re watching, sends a bolt of lightning to my dormant dick. She snickers when the hapless couple tries once again to make their “one, two, three” count work for the third time in the movie so they can thwart the dirty cop who’s trying to kill them on a boat.

Her reaction is captivating.

When she’s happy, every feature in her face glows.

When’s she’s sad, sorrow radiates from every atom of her being.

I can’t imagine being as free with my emotions as Poppy.

Wearing my heart on my sleeve, if I was ever lucky enough to locate it—my heart that is, not my sleeve—would get me killed.

My hand trembles as I reach over and tuck a lock of her long hair behind her ear. All night, I’ve wanted to touch her curls to test if they were as soft as they appear. Lingering a heartbeat longer than necessary, I run my finger down the skin in front of her ear before pulling my hand back into my lap. Poppy turns to me, a wide smile quirking her generous lips, then she returns her attention to the television.

A few seconds later, her hand captures mine and she links our fingers together in the same way we held hands on our walk back to my suite at the Plaza. Settling our joined hands on the couch cushion between us, Poppy tightens her fingers around mine. After a beat, I match my pressure to hers. Her touch makes my skin burn, but it’s not in the usual way.

Physical contact with Poppy incinerates the dark thoughts that cloud my head and lights a desire to touch her more. Her mere vicinity sends my pulse skyrocketing. Her subtle perfume mingles with her vanilla soap and shampoo in a way that makes me wish I was strong enough to dip my tongue into the cleft at the bottom of her throat to taste her without flipping out. Everything about her, from her throaty laugh to her wild hair, pleases my senses.

When I’m near her, I almost forget that I’m tainted by my past and held hostage to the Coalition’s plan to dispose of her.

The couple on the television make up in the back of an ambulance and the movie comes to an end. As the credits roll, we both stare straight ahead, even as our thumbs begin to stroke the back of the other’s hand. A commercial plays on the screen, and she gradually breaks free of the spell that’s holding us together.

“I guess,” Poppy begins in a reluctant tone, “I should get going. My roommate will be wondering where I am.”

“You could stay,” I reply before she’s finished enunciating the last word. Heat flares through my face. “Or I can drive you home?”

“Let me think about it,” Poppy answers. She ducks her head, but I don’t miss the wistful sheen that shines in her eyes at my suggestion to stay.

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