Unintended Love: A contemporary romantic novella by O'Riley Harley

Author:O'Riley, Harley [O'Riley, Harley]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: New Adult Romance, Romance, steamy romance, Contemporary Romance
Published: 2014-07-04T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

“Frantic, I’ve been frantic. I’ve called so many times, hoping...”

His voice crackled loudly in Melanie’s ear.

“My battery is low. We are on a road making our way to a campground,” she said.

“Which one? They want to send someone to meet you and they have helicopters searching. They found the plane a few hours ago. Oh my God, what a relief when they said it looked like you had walked out.”

It was awkward with Alex standing right next to her listening intently. The reception was poor, her battery was on one bar, and Martin wanted her to try to pin down exactly where they were.

Finally and with a sinking heart, she gave the phone to Alex as he knew better how to give those directions.

She watched his face closely as he spoke calmly to Martin, and twice he looked at her hard and frowned.

She couldn’t help feeling a mounting sense of guilt and doom. Then, without a word, he handed her the phone. When she put it to her ear, Martin had already disconnected.

“What did he say?” she asked, not really wanting to know.

“He said that he thinks from the map he has, that we are about a half mile from a campground. We just need to keep on the road the direction we’re headed, walking due east. He said that he would have someone meet us there, and begin searching if we’re not there within thirty or forty minutes. He said to tell you he’ll call your mother, and let her know that you are ok.”

Alex searched Melanie’s face, his expression clouded with pain. “He also thanked me for taking care of his fiancé.”

She cringed. “Oh.”

Her mind raced as she tried to think of the best way to explain things to him, but nothing came to mind. She knew this was probably because there was no good way to explain why she, who was obviously somehow seriously involved with Martin had...well. Everything they’d done together and a very clear memory of his head between her legs came to mind.

The best she could come up with was that she thought that they might die, and she wanted to make the best of the situation. She began to speak, but stopped. It wasn’t true; that wasn’t the reason. She’d always known that somehow they would be okay.

“Oh,” he repeated. “That’s the best you’ve got?”

“I’m sorry. But he’s not technically my fiancé,” she said weakly.

The disgusted look he gave her made her feel even more ashamed, and she decided that for now she would keep her mouth shut.

They walked on in a miserable silence. Alex moved so fast that he was soon far ahead of her, and Melanie struggled to keep him in sight. When he got to the path that led to the rustic campground, he stopped and waited for her.

As she got closer she could see that the pain was now erased from his features. However, the warmth was gone from his eyes when he looked at her.

“We should talk because we may not get another chance,” he said.

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