Breaking Free: The Steeles 4 (Steele Ridge Series Book 5) by Adrienne Giordano & Steele Ridge

Author:Adrienne Giordano & Steele Ridge [Giordano, Adrienne & Ridge, Steele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steele Ridge Publishing
Published: 2017-04-24T22:00:00+00:00

Gage smiled at her, a quick flashing grin that made something inside her go warm. This man. So hot.

And so not her type.

But she couldn’t think about that now. He wanted to be with her. At least temporarily. Whether it was all part of his hero complex—the big bad Special Forces guy helping the screwup or something more, she wouldn’t think about. Analyzing the whys of it all wouldn’t help her.

All she knew was that Gage Barber, somehow, seemed to know what she needed. Always.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and held on. The lifeline in turbulent waters.

What am I doing?

This world. The sanctuary. The normal. It wasn’t hers. After all the things she’d done, she didn’t deserve it.

No.

Not thinking about it.

Tonight, for once, she’d forget about Phil and secrets and denial. Tonight she’d allow herself freedom.

She squeezed her eyes closed and tightened her grip on him. Just hang on. If she could hold on to Gage, Mr. All-American-apple-pie-farm-boy, she’d be okay.

Gage patted the upper part of her butt. “Hey. You okay?”

When he made a move to back away, she held on, gripping so tight she might snap his neck.

God, she couldn’t let him see this. This desperation and weakness. Not when all she wanted was to fall into bed—with him—and start her life over.

His hand wandered higher on her back. “You’ll be all right.”

He knew. A burst of air exploded in her chest, and all that pent-up stress and anger and…emotion…sucked her under, stealing her breath. Dammit. How did her life get to be such a fucking mess?

She gripped harder, fighting the urge to run. To disappear and leave Phil and Vegas and the whole cluster behind. Just hang on. “He’ll never let me go. He won’t. And I can’t do this anymore. I can’t pretend I don’t know what he does. And I help him! What kind of person does that?”

He brought his hands up, latching on to her wrists, tugging at her, then tugging harder when she stayed locked on. “Honey, if you don’t let me look at you, I’ll make you do it.”

“I don’t want you to look at me.”

“Well, too bad, because I love looking at you. I look at you constantly. And I like what I see. Very much. I don’t know what this is between us. And I know you’re all twisted up. I get that. Believe me. Everyone expects us to be a certain way. Sometimes we need help. So, dump it on me. I’ll help you.”

He knew her. For a man she’d just met, he knew exactly what she needed.

Gage ran his thumbs over her cheeks and she got lost in those crystal blue eyes.

What he wanted for his future, she didn’t know, but he was a picket fence guy. He’d need a blonde, curvy wife, a herd of kids, and a minivan.

Total opposite of her.

“Micki,” he said, “stop.”

“What?”

“Thinking. Whatever it is, it isn’t good.”

He’d nailed that one. “I’ve been alone for ten years. All I do is think.”

“You’re not alone anymore.

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