The Keeper by Bella Matthews

Author:Bella Matthews [Matthews, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-05T16:00:00+00:00

EASTON

Lindy rests her head on my shoulder and her hand on my heart for the short drive back to the hotel. Neither of us speak as the air around us grows thick with need and want and fucking desperation.

Her fingers resting under my coat and over my shirt somehow still scorch my skin. Meanwhile, I don’t dare move a fucking muscle. I can’t. Not yet. Because when I finally do, I’m not sure I’ll be able to stop.

Lindy looks up at me once we get back to the hotel, and I run my hand over her hair and hold the back of her head in my hands, framing her face. Those long lashes flutter around her stormy-blue eyes, dragging me under like a riptide.

Slowly, she drags her teeth over her trembling lower lip and leans into my hand, and I finally allow myself to give in to the desperation coursing through my veins. With the smallest fucking move, I lean down and ghost my lips over hers and swallow the sweetest sigh as it falls from her lips.

“Take me upstairs, Easton.” She pulls back and runs her fingers along my lips. “Please . . .”

This woman . . . “As you wish, princess.”

Slowly, we get out of the car and make our way through the lobby to the bank of elevators. She pushes the button for the fortieth floor, and we stand, silently holding hands while we wait. The heat between us threatens to incinerate anyone in its way. A few teammates walk by and say hi, but I just give them a chin lift in return as Lindy’s lips press into a slow, sexy smile.

We step onto the elevator with a handful of other people, and I move us to the back corner and drag her in front of me with her back only centimeters from my chest. Not touching. Not in an elevator full of people. Not with the paparazzi staked out all over the hotel.

We both watch the numbers tick by at a rate a fucking snail could outpace.

She steps back and links a single finger with one of mine, and for such a small movement, it’s one of the hottest experiences of my life.

Because it’s her.

Because I want her more than anything I’ve ever wanted in my life.

More than my own life.

Just her.

One of my teammates gets on at the thirty-fifth floor and spots me. “Hey, man.”

I lift my chin and nod at Donnelly.

He looks from me to Lindy, then down at our hands, and the doors to the elevator close again. “A few of us are hanging in Malcom’s room. He always brings his gaming setup with him for the long stretches. You want in?”

“Not tonight, man. But thanks,” I tell him, my voice sounding strained to my own ears, like I swallowed broken fucking glass.

His eyes drop down to our linked fingers, and Lindy drops my hand. I’m about to protest when she reaches out for him. “Hi, I’m Lindy, Easton’s wife. It’s nice to meet you.

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