A Hunted Christmas: A Companion Story to Big Game: Hunted Love #1 by Aden Lowe

Author:Aden Lowe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: horses, christmas, sexy, western, cowboy, sensual

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Jakob:

Jakob waited for Kate to disappear into the office off the kitchen like she did most afternoons to handle the paperwork related to the running of the ranch. As soon as the door closed behind her, he tugged his coat back on and slipped out the door to his truck.

The lockbox under the seat held a treasure and he needed to get it in the house without her being aware. Normally, he kept only a loaded .40cal handgun in there, just in case of emergency, but two days ago, on a rare trip to town, he picked up Kate's Christmas gift. He couldn't run the risk of her seeing the bag, so he tucked it into the lockbox. And now he needed to get it inside, and wrapped, before she came out of the office.

He should have about an hour before she finished up. He paused just inside the kitchen door to listen and make sure she was still in the office. The lack of electricity meant no computer, so that limited the amount of work she could do for the day. Hopefully she would be in there long enough.

His heart threatened to burst free of his ribs, but he managed to walk casually on through the kitchen, and down the hall to the stairs. The gift-wrapping supplies Kate brought home the other day sat in the smaller of the three bedrooms, alongside the packages she'd already wrapped for the hands and her friends.

The room held a hodge-podge of worn out furniture, an assortment of craft supplies and a small rolling garment rack. Kate kept the striking shirts and coordinating jeans she wore for competitions there. Jakob couldn't wait to see her wearing them, in her element, performing with the horses she put so much work into.

A stack of empty boxes sat in the corner, some stuffed inside one another, all balanced precariously, ready to fall out into the middle of the room. Careful not to knock them over, Jakob chose three. After a last look at the gift, he tucked the box inside another, cushioned with plenty of tissue paper, then sealed the box.

It took a little more time than he thought, but eventually, the small gift was sealed inside three boxes nested together, and wrapped to the best of his ability. Satisfied, he carried it downstairs and slipped it under the tree in the living room. It wasn't easy to act casual as he made his way back to the kitchen, but he thought he managed okay.

Since it was already late afternoon, he fixed them a simple dinner they could eat whenever they were ready. She still hadn't come out of the office, so he busied himself with the jigsaw puzzle on the low counter intended to serve as a desk. He and Kate spent a lot of hours there, side by side, working on puzzles or other joint projects. He treasured those quiet moments spent with her, with no need for conversation or anything else. Just together.

That

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