Dad Bod Orc by Tana Stone

Author:Tana Stone [Stone, Tana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Broadmoor Books
Published: 2024-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Sixteen

Harlowe

Istomped away from Roc, my damp feet sinking into the plush carpet and leaving wet footprints in my wake. Had that really happened? Had the orc bodyguard who’d been my secret crush for years just ripped the door off the shower and stared at me while I was naked? There was a time when this exact scenario would have made for a very steamy mental fantasy, but the shock of it had made it more startling than arousing.

I roughly unzipped my suitcase and pawed through the contents, snatching a pair of yoga pants, clean underwear, and a T-shirt.I brusquely dried off my body before tossing the dark green towel on the bed, stepping into my black panties and yoga pants, and pulling the white T-shirt over my head. I’d moved so quickly that Roc hadn’t even had a chance to emerge from the bathroom. Not that I cared.

He’d already seen me completely naked. Besides, I’d had to do partially unrobed scenes before, so I wasn’t a prude. Still, I’d never had a guy walk in on me, especially not one who worked for me. I thought about my agent Grant seeing me in the buff, and a shiver went down my spine. At least Roc had seemed as shocked as I was when he ripped off the shower door.

Now that I was dressed and only slightly damp, I grabbed the towel and used it to wring out my hair. My heart had gone from thundering to beating steadily, and my anger had fizzled like a day-old soda.

I wasn’t mad that Roc had seen me naked. I was upset that he’d caught me crying. I’d thought that I could let go of all my emotions in the shower where no one could hear me, but instead of it being a private release of the day’s frustration and fear, Roc had seen me sobbing. I hated the idea that he’d think I was weak or, worse yet, an emotional actress who had emotional outbursts.

Then I remembered the look in Roc’s eyes as he’d stood outside the shower holding the loose shower door in one hand. He’d been startled—maybe more than I’d been—but there’d been something else, something beneath the shock and embarrassment. There’d been hunger.

My stomach did a curious flip as it hit me that having a huge orc stare at me like I was something he wanted to pounce on didn’t scare me like it should have. I wasn’t frightened by his size or his strength or his monstrous features. I wasn’t frightened by the thought of being with an orc at all. It wasn’t fear that made my skin buzz and my nipples tighten. It was desire.

“I owe you an apology.”

Roc’s gravelly voice made me jerk, and I spun toward him, giving my hair a final squeeze with the towel and walking around him in the arch leading to the bathroom. I hung the towel on the rack, avoiding the shower door that was now propped against the wall, and returned to the bedroom.

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