Unforsaken by Cassie Laelyn

Author:Cassie Laelyn [Laelyn, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, Alpha male; Alpha hero; Australian; angel; Bodyguard; brotherhood; brothers; damaged hero; Duty; Forbidden Love; Fated Mates; Happily ever after; hero
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2018-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Tayla cradled a warm mug between her palms, lifted it to her lips, and blew over the rim, out of habit rather than because the tea was too hot. Curled up on the couch in front of the dying fire, she folded her legs beside her, toes tucked under the chunky knitted throw.

Still a whole sixty-three minutes—not that she was counting—until Raven was due to pick her up.

Tea, a little yoga session, wine, nothing neutralized the jittering in the pit of her stomach, which filled her head with doubt about tonight's date. Wait! Date? Was it a date?

Ugh! I can’t think properly.

She had tossed and turned all night, recalling that kiss. The delicious taste of his lips, the feel of his smooth feathers, inhaling his intoxicating scent. For some reason, when Raven left her in the parking lot, she sensed he intended to put distance between them, and if she wanted to see him again, she needed to take control. Which prompted her twenty seconds of bravery to text him in the early hours of this morning. Which, of course, led to Raven calling rather than replying. Man, the sound of his deep sensual voice vibrating through the handset had erased all hope of sleep.

The whole day passed in a daze. With her thoughts focused on seeing Raven again, she couldn’t even remember what she did until the moment came to get ready.

She’d taken an embarrassing amount of time choosing her outfit, even though it was a stupid and pointless exercise. Considering the weather outside, she needed to cover whatever she wore with a goose down jacket and scarf, but she drew the line at a beanie. No need to look like a snowman.

She brushed her finger along the cover of an unopened book beside her. She’d given up trying to distract herself after having read the same line a hundred times.

Now there was nothing to do but wait. A whole fifty-nine more minutes.

Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as if trying to flee an enclosure. One minute, her heart pounded inside her chest and the next minute, she gagged at the nausea rising in her throat.

Attempting to calm her jittery stomach, she mentally listed all the things she knew concerning the situation she’d gotten herself into.

This wasn’t the first date she’d ever been on. Although it had been quite a while, she knew how things rolled. Plus, it wasn’t a blind date; she refused to participate in those. She knew Raven, knew him well enough to have already shared a hot, passionate, toe-curling kiss that left her weak at the knees.

And man, did she want him to kiss her like that again, cradle her head in his rough hands and take her mouth with his.

Great, now I’m thinking about that kiss again.

Ugh! She threw off the blanket and it landed in a heap on the floor. It wasn't a date, for goodness’ sake. His job was to protect her. He’d probably spend the evening searching for threats as she

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