The Troublemaker by Lili Valente

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

Chapter 16

Rafe

It was just a friendly hug.

I know that. I know it the way I know that the sun is hot and ice-cold beer is a gift from the gods and that no matter how many pairs of matching socks I buy, I will always end up with a useless orphan hanging out in my drawer clogging up the joint. But that doesn’t mean I enjoyed seeing Carrie in my brother’s arms.

I didn’t.

Not one fucking bit.

I enjoyed it so little that, after we finish our beers and Carrie agrees to leave her car at the shelter so she can join me for a night ride, my jaw remains clenched the entire trip out to the coast.

And when we get to my usual picnic spot, I don’t say a word as I gather blankets from the saddlebags and an armful of wood from my hiding spot behind two rocks.

“You okay?” Carrie asks, trailing after me as I lead the way down the rock path to the secret ledge overlooking the churning ocean. It can be a tricky walk when it’s cloudy, but tonight the moon shines over the midnight-blue waves below and casts the cliffs in a soft, pearl glow.

It would be beautiful if I weren’t so fucking pissed for no fucking reason.

Even if Carrie and my brother had been hugging as more than friends—even if they were ripping each other’s clothes off as often as they got the chance—I would have no right to feel jealous. Carrie and I are buddies with benefits, nothing more.

I don’t want more. I truly don’t.

So why are my panties in a fucking twist?

“Rafe?” Carrie’s voice is gentle, but probing, making it clear she realizes something’s wrong and that she isn’t going to let it go.

But I’m not having that conversation. No way in hell am I telling her that seeing her arms around my brother made me want to throw her over my shoulder, hop on my bike, and keep driving until we’re in another time zone.

“I’m fine. You?” I drop the firewood into the ring of stones and spread the thickest gray blanket out beside it. “Cold?”

“Not too cold. We don’t have to build a fire if you don’t want to.”

“We’ll build a fire.” I toss the extra blankets onto the ground before turning back to Carrie. “But I need to do something else first.”

Her lips part, but before she can respond, I’ve pulled her against me. My lips find hers in a bruising kiss, claiming her mouth with deep strokes of my tongue as I jerk her jacket over her shoulders and down her arms, summoning a moan from low in her throat as she rips her hands free and reaches for the close of my jeans.

Yes, this is what we need, a visceral reminder that we’re about sex and pleasure, pure and simple, with no room for anything else.

We tumble to the blanket, tearing at each other’s clothes while devouring each other like starving people. I pinch her nipples tight, rolling

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.