A Reason To Live (Reason #3) by CP Smith

Author:CP Smith [Smith, CP]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-20T23:00:00+00:00

Eight

Tormentor

Shane pulled into Little Big Horn and braced when he caught his first glimpse of Sage. He’d climbed the walls the night before after leaving Last Call. He shouldn’t have kissed her, shouldn’t have given in to temptation. The result left him restless half the night, pacing, staring out the window hoping to see her headlights in his drive. He’d slept in his chair to avoid his bed. He hadn’t changed the sheets yet, and they smelled like her. Smelled like sweat, passion—sex. It had taken all his self-control to keep from picking up his phone and calling her, and now he was spending the next three days in close quarters with the object of his desire.

It was going to be a long three days.

Christ, what was I thinking?

He knew what he’d been thinking and nothing had changed. He’d protect her with his life if need be because he owed Sloan that much. The fact he wanted her played no part in his decision. She was his responsibility to keep safe until her stalker was caught.

To keep her safe, emotionally and physically, he intended to navigate the river as ‘safety kayaker’ on the trip for both reasons. One, if Sage fell in, he could get to her quickly in a way he couldn’t if she was on his raft. And two, it would keep a distance between them during the day so he didn’t fuck up like he had last night, keeping her emotionally safe from him.

Throwing his truck in park, he climbed out to unload his kayak. He looked toward Sage to keep an eye on her. She was loading food into sixty-gallon coolers as Gregor assembled the rafters. When he lowered his tailgate to retrieve his kayak, she looked up and saw him. She paused, her eyes widened in surprise, and then she came unstuck and dropped the food.

He didn’t know what was running through her head after he kissed her the night before, so when she started toward him, he turned his back to prepare. He’d gotten his head straight by the time he left, but he had no idea if she was pissed because he was sending her mixed signals. She’d find out just how stubborn he could be if she asked him to leave. Her safety took precedence over everything else, including his need to be as far away from her as possible.

“Are you going on the trip?” Sage asked in a breathless voice. The sweet sound of it curled around him like a warm blanket.

He turned his head at her question but cast his gaze down to avoid hers. They pulled him under like a current and made him forget when he needed to focus.

“Yeah, I told you I was keepin’ you safe and I meant it.”

“I’m glad you’re here,” she replied again softly.

His eyes shot to hers of their own accord and he froze, drowning in their color. They were smiling in the morning light; the sun bouncing off the pale-green made them glow as they curved upwards.

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