Colton 911--Ultimate Showdown by Addison Fox

Author:Addison Fox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-09-04T14:38:26+00:00

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Sadie fought to catch her breath, but the press of Tripp’s shockingly impressive chest against hers, as his mouth kept up that delicious pressure, made steady breathing an impossibility.

And she didn’t care.

All she wanted was him. And this sense of belonging that went beyond her deepest fears, straight toward something she hadn’t felt in a long time.

Hope.

Somehow, some way, in the midst of some of the worst days of her life, Tripp had found a way to restore the one thing she’d never realized she’d been living without.

Only she knew it now.

And she was desperate to keep the feeling going.

Although she wasn’t a short woman, his tall, muscular frame seemed to dwarf her where he wrapped her in his arms as he pressed her against the counter. Her hands had gone to his waist and it was with excitement she realized that their close proximity meant she could explore that impressive physique to her heart’s content.

Never one to waste an opportunity, she did just that, her hands drifting over the thick sinews of his back before tracing the hard lines of his shoulders as his mouth continued to ply hers with long, sumptuous kisses that pulled at something deep inside her.

Something real and raw, and completely amazing.

Sadie opened herself up to him and, as she fervently drank him in, recognized something else.

She needed him.

It was a rogue thought that was just heady enough to pull her from the moment.

Tripp sensed the shift and lifted his head. “Sadie?”

“I—” The urge to sigh was strong but she held it back. “How did that happen?”

And how do we make it happen again? Not because we’re fighting but because it’s as natural to us as breathing.

“I’m not sure,” he finally said, his gaze still stark and hungry with unmet need.

“But you were so angry.”

“I wasn’t—” He stopped himself before he nodded. “I was angry. But you just seemed so laid-back about everything. The current situation. And then you went right back to that place where somehow it’s your fault.”

Sadie stepped out of his arms and away from the counter, increasingly aware that thinking was difficult in such close proximity.

“Nothing about my life or how I feel is laid-back. Of all people, I thought you understood that. Clearly, I was wrong.”

“Sadie. Don’t walk away. You asked me why I was angry.”

“And now I know.”

His bright blue eyes clouded over, that crystalline gaze going cold. “You can be mad if you want, but I’m not wrong.”

“You enjoy sitting on that high horse?”

The anger that had tinged his words before was nowhere in evidence. Instead she felt the chill slash through her with each syllable. “I’m not sitting anywhere. I’m staring at a woman who is bright and wonderful and who needs to quit feeling sorry for herself and start realizing that she’s in danger.”

“Your compassion absolutely spills over.”

“You don’t need compassion. You’ve got five brothers and sisters as well as a host of soon-to-be in-laws to give you that. It’s my job to give you the truth.

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