Emerald Sea (The Diamond Series, Book 3) by Cassandra Dean

Author:Cassandra Dean
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: americana, old west, western romance, historical western romance, romance ebook, enemies to lovers, americana romance, old west romance, romance steamy, road romance
Publisher: Cassandra Dean

Chapter Twelve

HOPE STARED AT THE report before her. The words swam in and out of focus, and she couldn’t concentrate, one thought repeating again and again and again. She had propositioned Mr Wade. And he had agreed.

That morning, Margaret had arrived shortly after the clock had struck seven and Hope had gone down to collect her mail to begin their working day. As she’d descended the stairs, her gaze had strayed to the dining room and her breath had strangled in her throat. Mr Wade sat at one of the tables, his own gaze on the breakfast before him.

At the sight of him, an intense joy had filled her, an overwhelming gladness that he had returned, that she could speak with him, that he was near. Before she’d known she’d made the decision, she’d turned her step toward him, her mail forgotten. When she’d reached him, he’d looked at her with his dark eyes and every thought had promptly flown from her head. To cover, she’d asked about his journey and what he’d discovered, and he’d barely had time to form a sentence before she was blurting out her idiotic plan for them to bed each other.

He’d blinked, and his face had slackened. Embarrassment had assaulted her, but she’d been unable to stop, outlining parameters and conditions. As she’d babbled, his expression had cleared and a kind of heat darkened his eyes, his gaze holding hers and making her heart race.

She’d left before he could answer, the beat of her heart loud in her ears. Somehow, she’d made it up the stairs and to her room, ignoring Margaret’s surprised greeting. Then, Mr Wade had come to her door. He’d entered, and all she could see was him, his dark eyes, the smirk that was both wild and a careful caress. He’d called her Hope, in that low, gravelly voice that did strange things to her. Goosepimples had risen, her nipples had tightened, and something had clenched low in her belly. Hope, he’d said, and her mouth had dried. And then, Mr Wade had agreed.

No, Jake had agreed. He’d said to call him Jake.

Closing her eyes, Hope swallowed. She still didn’t know what had possessed her. She was used to bold action when dealing with traders and vendors, but she was less than bold when it came to personal interactions. In Sacramento, she had first been numb, the murder of her family shrouding her world in haze. Eventually, the numbness had faded, but by then she had found the advantage in detachment and so she had kept others at arm’s length, and comforted herself with designing vengeance. She had come east with little more thought than bringing Callihan to his knees. She had not considered her world dull and emotionless, but Mr Wade... Jake… He’d made her... She felt things for him. Things that were bright and shining and... Lust, though, was brighter and more urgent than the others. When Margaret had put the thought in her head, she’d not been able—

Hope drew a shaky breath.

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