BLAIRE & BLAI2E: Box set: BLAIRE'S SAGA by Anita Gray

Author:Anita Gray [Gray, Anita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-18T23:00:00+00:00

6

I leap into Charlie’s open arms and burst out crying. The need comes over me so fast and so consuming I can’t hold back a single hiccupping sob.

He curses fuck in relief, crushing me in his powerful arms to the point where I can’t breathe. I don’t care. I hug him back like my life depends on it, wrapping my legs around his waist. I strain to tie my ankles at the crest of his spine while burying my face in his muscled neck, hiding from the world.

“Hush, baby, don’t cry,” he rasps in my ear in Latin-infused English, kissing me there. “S’okay now. Everything’s okay.”

I nod, screwing my eyes shut to hold back the tears. He is wrong—nothing will ever be okay while Robert is pulling my strings—but we’re together now. We have today. If all else dies tomorrow and the sky comes tumbling down, we’ll always have had today.

“Are you hurt anywhere?” he asks, still kissing the side of my face. “My men said you were on the roadside. Tojo said you were struggling to walk?”

“I-I’m fine,” I snivel. “I’m just weak and tired.”

There’s a beat of silence until his voice cracks with sympathy, and he hides his face in my hair. “I’m so fucking sorry, Blaire. I’m so fucking... I’ll get you better,” he promises. “Whatever it takes, okay?”

I nod, and my chin is wobbling, chest aching for him. I can sense his mood on another level, guilt bleeding into our atmosphere. I hate it. None of this is his fault. Charlie was there when I needed him. He came for me, and he never stopped looking for me. He doesn’t deserve to feel guilt.

His mood takes a turn for the worst when he steps forward on the stony driveway, shouting in Spanish, “Why aren’t you on duty at the gates?! Where are those motherfuckers?!”

A rush of Mexicans jump to answer, but no one has any information of value. They apologize profusely, unsure of what else to tell their leader.

“I don’t want to hear you’re sorry!” Charlie accidently yells in my ear, making my headache pound. “Go and find out what the fuck is going on! Don’t come back unless you have intelligence, comprender?”

His people spread out to fill their orders in a gale of feet storming the stones.

Charlie paces in quiet anxiety. I slide down his body with every step, too exhausted to climb back up. He cups the curve of my head, hooks his other hand under my butt, and lifts me up so we’re chest to chest. “I’ve got you,” he says softly, resting his head on mine. “Don’t worry, I’ve got you.” Reaching around my shoulders, he smooths my hair down my back. He puts us cheek to cheek and rubs his face against mine, trying to get closer. I notice he’s all rough and stubbly, a sensation I don’t associate with Charlie. But it doesn’t matter. He smells the same. I breathe him in with a deep, meaningful inhale, relishing in his clean, naturally musky scent.

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