Time Won't Erase by Stacey Wilk

Author:Stacey Wilk [Wilk, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha male; beach read; betrayal; choices; community; country setting; rancher; damaged hero/heroine; death; enemies to lovers; family saga; family co
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2020-08-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Calista fought hard against the urge to run. Gage was changing in his bedroom, and all she could think about was him without his clothes on.

The ride over to the ranch and his cottage only made her hands shake and insides burn. She had tried not to stare at his chiseled face set in stone, but she couldn’t stop. At least she controlled herself enough not to reach over and run her fingers through his black, silky hair.

His twitching jaw had said something bothered him. She hadn’t wanted to ask what it was. She didn’t want to fight with him, and she worried he was still figuring out how to pin the robberies on Justin. Tonight, she wanted to forget about all the things that had tied her up in knots recently, and Gage seemed to be the only one who could ease her tension.

“Hi, Calista. Are you waiting for my dad? That’s a pretty dress.” Izzi bounced into the room. Her hair was swept back. She wore leggings and what had to be Gage’s shirt. The cotton fell to her knees, and the short sleeves hung at her elbows.

“Hi, Izzi. Yes, your dad is changing, and thank you for the compliment. I got it on sale.”

“How’s Justin?” Izzi’s face lit up as she spoke the young man’s name.

Calista remembered what being in love at that age felt like. She doubted Gage would approve of his daughter being in love with anyone at this age or any other. “He’s okay. Working hard around the B and B.”

Izzi pulled a water bottle out of the fridge. “Do you want one?”

“I’m fine, thanks.” She needed something a little stronger to calm her nerves.

Izzi held the bottle but didn’t open it. “Justin wants to see the horses. I thought about bringing him over.”

“Does your dad know?” There was no way Gage would allow that, but maybe she could talk him into it for Izzi.

“I haven’t mentioned it yet. But it’s not like we don’t have people on the ranch all the time. We even offer riding lessons. Dad can’t stop Justin from taking a lesson. Uncle Jett never turns away business.”

She was pretty sure Gage would do his best to stop Justin from stepping foot on the ranch or anywhere else that involved Izzi, and if that meant fighting Jett or Lock with two fists, he’d do it. “You should talk to him first.”

“Talk to who first?” Gage stepped into the living area with a smile on his face. His gaze searched for an answer.

She soaked him in. His black T-shirt accented his muscles. The collar had two small buttons left open to reveal his dark chest hair. Her memory could recall the soft texture of that hair against her fingers. She clenched her fists, and heat pooled between her legs. She needed to sit and calm her hormones. His daughter was only feet away.

“Dad, can I bring Justin here for a riding lesson?”

“Absolutely not.”

As she figured. Calista dropped into a nearby chair.

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