Her Guardian Cowboy by Shylyn Ray

Author:Shylyn Ray
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cowboy, cowboy romance, small town romance, western romance
Publisher: Spirit Blizzard Press
Published: 2022-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

PRESLEY STEPPED OUT of the shower and promptly tripped over the fat hound dog lying on the bathroom floor. “Damn it, Elvis.”

The lazy mongrel just looked up at him with his sad eyes and set his head back down, dismissing him with no concern.

“Stupid mutt.” Presley dried off, using more energy than was necessary to towel the water off his body, and jerked on a pair of dark gray pajama bottoms. The insufferable woman he’d rescued off the side of the road had him all shook up.

She’d cooked a good meal, but had provided pitiful company. Despite his intention of not getting any closer to her, he’d tried to start a conversation at supper. Ignoring her while sitting right across from her would have been just plain rude. For all the good it did him. He’d walked away from supper feeling like a villain. His only concern was protecting her, doing right by her, and she acted as if he’d done something wrong. As if he’d done something to hurt her.

Twisting the towel in his hands, Presley growled. Damned women. Never could understand them. But, man, did he want to understand this one. That was the main thing worrying his mind as he tossed the towel into the hamper and stepped out into his bedroom to plop down on his big, king-sized bed. His big, lonely king-sized bed. “Don’t go there, West.”

He laughed at himself, amazed by his stupidity. The last time a woman on the run had been in his care, it had all gone wrong. He’d let his guard down, and that’s exactly what he’d be doing if he started thinking of Amber as his while she was still another man’s target. That’s the only way to think of her if he wanted her to stay safe, and breathing.

He damn sure wasn’t going to allow her out of his sight to go work a second job. And what the hell did she need a second job for? To leave him?

“She’s not with you, you idiot,” he growled at himself. Still, the thought of her wanting to leave felt like a rejection. It would definitely be a loss. But what could he expect? He’d avoided her while she’d been on bedrest, then gotten snarly with her first thing in the morning on her first day off of it. He knew he needed to stay focused on her protection, but he needed to figure out how to do that and distance himself without being such a jerk about it, or he was going to lose her altogether. Then she’d be out there, an easy target for Richard Carnales, and that he simply could not permit.

A scream cut through the air and Presley jerked up, his heart in his throat. Amber! He raced out of his room and up the stairs, taking them two at a time to the top. He pounded down the hall and threw open her door.

Amber twisted in the sheets, her mouth open in a scream as she flailed her arms about, defending herself from her nightmare attacker.

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