HardToHandle by Hard to Handle

Author:Hard to Handle [Handle, Hard to]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

THE kiss was…everything Harley remembered it to be. And damn, but it felt right, as right as breathing or sleeping—but a hell of a lot more energizing.

Holding her face in his hands, Harley adjusted to give himself better access. Her lips opened and he deepened the kiss, tasting her with his tongue, not slow and seductive as he’d first intended, but frenzied and fast, practically devouring her. Against his chest, even through her thick coat, he could feel the frantic pounding of her heart.

He’d more or less told her to stay away.

At the moment, he was damn glad she hadn’t.

Wishing she were naked, Harley tangled his fingers in her thick hair and kissed her until they were both breathless.

Her fingers twisted in the front of his shirt, trying to draw him closer when he was already smashed up against her. Thinking of her stretched out on a bed, his for the taking, he eased back and whispered, “Stasia, baby, do you have a room?”

Her mouth followed his. “Not yet.”

Had she come straight to him then, as soon as she got into town? The thought excited him.

Or did she not need a room because she planned to leave as quickly as she’d arrived?

Disliking that idea, Harley said between kisses, “We’ll get you a room. Right now.”

“Now?”

He heard her confusion, and though he felt like a cad, he wanted to play off of it. “Yes, Stasia. Now. Tonight.” He looked into her heavy eyes. “Unless you want me to take you right here in the bar?”

“Take me?” Frowning, she pulled back, licked her lips. “Don’t be absurd.”

Absurd? “You know you want it, too.”

Always brutally honest, she said, “I want you. Yes.” After a second, she looked up at him. “But have you forgotten your preferences?”

“No.” Hell no. The thought of her stretched out, straining, accepting…damn, Harley got a boner. He touched her cheek. “I swear, you’ll love it.”

And just that easily, she retreated. Hands pressed to his chest, she gave a shaky laugh. “Sorry, Harley, but it ain’t happening.”

He’d see about that. Given the way she’d responded to a simple kiss, the fact that she admitted to wanting him, it was only a matter of time.

When he just watched her, waiting, she gave a crooked smile. “I keep telling you that I didn’t come here for that.”

“I’m not sure I believe you.” He didn’t want to believe her. What else could she possible want?

She folded her hands behind her and struck a more relaxed pose against the wall. “Actually, I was looking for a job.”

Something akin to disappointment stabbed into Harley. “A job?”

Nodding, she confirmed, “Here in Harmony.”

“In Harmony?” He felt like a deranged parrot, repeating her every word.

“That’s right.”

Anger straightened his spine. “With who?”

“Actually, Harley…” A wide smile put dimples in her cheeks, giving Harley warning. “With you.”

Harley drew back—and a camera flash went off in his peripheral vision. The photographer was still lurking around, and the bastard had just caught Harley in a state of shock.

For a man who kept his emotions underwraps, being exposed, caught off guard, was unacceptable.

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