Her Soldier 0f Fortune (The Fortunes 0f Texas: The Rulebreakers Book 1) by Michelle Major

Her Soldier 0f Fortune (The Fortunes 0f Texas: The Rulebreakers Book 1) by Michelle Major

Author:Michelle Major [Major, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Mother, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, The Fortunes 0f Texas, The Rulebreakers Series, former Navy SEAL, Military Service, Family & Domestic Life, Young Child-Son, Paseo Ranch, Animals-Horses & Cattle
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition
Published: 2018-01-01T05:00:00+00:00


Chapter Ten

As she tossed the comfy cotton shirt off to one side, Bianca glanced down at herself and almost died of embarrassment.

How could a man take an attempt at seduction seriously when the woman seducing him wore smiley face emoji panties?

Of course, she hadn’t come to the barn expecting to seduce Nate. She’d been resolved he needed to make the next move if their relationship—if it could be called that—was going to progress to the next level.

But he looked so alone in the quiet night—like he was purposely keeping his distance as some sort of self-induced punishment she couldn’t understand. Somehow she knew deep inside that he needed the connection between them as much as she did.

More even.

So she’d ignored her doubts and thrown caution—and her nightgown—to the wind. But as Nate’s gaze met hers, his face was unreadable. The only thing that made her think he was affected by her impromptu striptease was the slight tremble of his hand as he lifted it to massage the back of his neck. Another of Nate’s tells.

Or was it?

He stared at her for a long time without speaking. Probably only seconds in reality, but the moments felt like hours. Days. Months and years of her being exposed, baring herself for judgment and ultimately rejection.

Oh, God. Bianca couldn’t take any more rejection.

“My bad,” she whispered with a strangled laugh and bent to retrieve her nightgown from the barn’s dirt floor.

“No.”

The word was spoken with such intensity, Bianca froze, her arm stretched out like a statue.

He was in front of her a moment later. She could feel the heat radiating off him, seeping under her skin and warming her entire body. She pulled her arms close to her chest, an automatic reaction, and straightened until she was looking up into Nate’s brown eyes. In the soft light they looked lighter and were rimmed with gold. Or maybe that was the emotion in his gaze.

“You’re beautiful,” he whispered.

“Having a baby changes your body forever,” she said then mentally kicked herself. Maybe she should grab a tube of lipstick and circle all the flaws on her body in case he hadn’t noticed them.

“I wouldn’t change a thing about you.” He circled her wrists with his long fingers and eased them away from her body. She bit back all the excuses that wanted to tumble off her tongue. For her shabby lace bra with the frayed edges to her silly emoji panties. For wanting to seduce him but not having any idea how to go about it and bungling the whole thing.

The way he was staring at her made her feel like she hadn’t spoiled anything. The mix of desire and tenderness in his eyes made her heart sing.

“The next move was supposed to be yours.”

“I couldn’t make one, even though I wanted to so badly. I’m not good enough for you.” He lifted his hands and grazed his fingers over her collarbones. When he got to her bra straps, he gently pushed them to the edges of her shoulders but no farther.



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