Untouched by Lauren Hawkeye

Author:Lauren Hawkeye [Hawkeye, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: love story, bad boys, falling in love, alpha males, heroes, sexy romance, contemporary romance
ISBN: 9781625175229
Publisher: TKA Distribution
Published: 2014-12-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Nate woke up the same way he had when he was a cop, pulled from a deep sleep to silent, watchful waking in a split second. His pulse throbbed as he propped himself up on his elbows, wondering what felt strange.

Alexa stood at the window, framed by sheer white curtains. Her back was to him, and as he watched the slight movements of her body as she breathed, felt himself relaxing as he remembered where he was, who he was with, he understood what was different—she was.

He didn’t have any desire for a drink. He had woken up with his head above water, with no weight pressing down on his chest.

Knowing that it was because of her made his heart swell with feelings he never thought he’d feel. Feelings he still wasn’t sure he deserved to have.

“Hey,” he said softly, so many feelings pressing against his chest that he had to reach out to her or explode. “What are you doing?”

“I got up and I wanted to draw.” Alexa turned just enough for him to see her profile. Her lips curved in a half smile as she held up her sketch pad for him to see.

It was a simple drawing, etched with charcoal, but every line showed her incredible talent. The subject… he arched his eyebrows at her.

“That’s not how I sleep.” He choked out the words, not sure if he was flattered or horrified by the fact that he was now an Alexa Kendrick original. “I most definitely do not pose like that.”

Alexa laughed, the sound low and enticing. “I figured I was allowed some artistic license.” Setting the sketch pad down on the windowsill, she turned fully. Her troubled expression pulled his attention from the sweet planes of her naked skin.

“I… I want to show you something. Something I don’t quite know what to make of.” He nodded, noting the way her shoulder shook as she sucked in a deep breath.

Bending to pick something up, she crossed the small room, perched on the edge of the bed, handing him what turned out to be a book.

“What is it?” Nate sat up fully, the sheets pooling around his waist. Bending, he reached for the bedside lamp, blinking when it illuminated a small black book. “A journal?”

“I… maybe. I don’t really know.” Alexa sank her teeth into her lower lip, worrying the soft flesh. “I’m asking… because you used to be a cop.”

Alarm bells began to ring inside of Nate’s head. Wanting nothing so much as to throw the book to the side and soothe Alexa, he still forced himself to do as she’d asked and turned back the cover.

He found himself instantly shifting into cop mode, analyzing the details of the page before he started reading. Photocopies on generic white paper, enlarged slightly. Probably photocopies of photocopies, given the poor quality of the images.

A quick scan took him a bit deeper—the handwriting appeared male, though of course that was something that would have to be verified. There were

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