The Lion's Purpose (Crew of Rogues Book 1) by Billie Willow

Author:Billie Willow [Willow, Billie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Fucking Seb Archer thought as he stood on the front porch, leaning on the rails on his elbows and stared at his hands out in front of him. Seb had ruined the perfect moment to explain to Lara who his father was and now, he was waiting for Lara to get changed into her new clothes before taking her back to her home. Brunsville was an hour’s drive away so he knew there would be plenty of opportunity to tell her during the car ride, but first he had a surprise for her.

He rubbed his sweaty palms together before standing up and wiping them on his jeans. Why am I nervous? Archer had prepared a small surprise for her that he desperately hoped she’d like. He wanted to make her happy, he wanted to show her that he cared and deep down, he wanted her as his mate. He just wasn’t sure if she’d want him back.

The front door opened, and Lara stepped out on to the porch. Archer turned and his eyes widened as he took in the image of perfection in front of him. Lara was gorgeous. Jen had done well choosing clothes for her. She was wearing a long black dress and a denim jacket; the dress was slightly low cut which gave Archer a preview of cleavage that he secretly wished he could see more of. Lara’s dark hair was hanging loose past her shoulders and Archer wished he could run his hand through it. As if Lara could hear his thoughts, her cheeks flushed red for an instant before she tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled shyly. “So, what do you think?”

“I know I’ve already said this before, but you really are so beautiful.” Archer replied honestly

“I bet you say that to all the girls” Lara huffed a laugh. Archer knew the self-deprecating way she spoke meant that she lacked confidence. She really didn’t know how beautiful she was. He’d had his fair share of women over the years and none of them came close to Lara’s natural beauty. These women were mostly just after a good time and he got his needs met, he was never serious about any of them. Not like this.

Lara’s smile dropped and she looked lost in thought for a moment “Actually, how many girls have you said that to?” Archer’s stomach dropped to the floor. He had watched enough TV shows to know he had to tread lightly in answering this question.

“Lara –“ He began

“-No, you know what, it’s none of my business. Let’s just forget I said anything” She smiled at him, but Archer could see the strain on that forced smile.

Archer opened his mouth to say something, although he didn’t know what, when Lara took a few steps towards the porch stairs “I’ve already said bye to the others, so I guess I’m ready when you are” Lara said before turning and walking down the stairs, towards his jeep.

Archer swallowed hard. Well, that didn’t go as planned.

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