His Regret: A Romantic Suspense Novel by Bella J

Author:Bella J. [J., Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

PRESENT

Hunter gave a sideward glance toward Scarlet, who was silently sitting in the passenger seat, staring out the window. Ever since they got in the car, her usual loud mouth that seemed like it never shut up was oddly quiet.

“What’s wrong with you?”

Without looking in his direction, she answered, “Why do you think there’s something wrong with me?”

“Because you’re quiet. And I was convinced that you and that mouth of yours are incapable of being quiet.”

“Yeah, well, maybe you don’t know me as well as you think you do.”

Silence.

Complete and utter, deafening silence.

Well, shit.

Maybe she was right. Maybe he was wrong about her. Thinking she was nothing more than a stubborn, hard-ass, ungrateful woman with no filter and a dirty mouth was wrong. Maybe there was much more depth to her than he initially thought. That there was more to her than just enticing curves, kick-ass heels, and that stone-cold bitch look she had down to a T. After all, Hunter should be the last person to judge. God knew he had shit of his own, and some fucked up ways to deal with it all. The world was a screwed up place, and everyone had their own demons to fight—some just more than others. And he knew right from the get-go that this woman had her own demons to fight…just like him. What he wondered was how big those demons were. What was she running from? Why did she pretend to be this hard-ass woman when Hunter saw glimpses of a softer, more vulnerable Scarlet?

Maybe that was how she coped with everything, pretending to not give a shit in order to protect herself from getting hurt. Just. Like. Him.

Dammit. Now he felt like a complete asshole over what he said to her back in Adam’s garage. Sure, the only reason he kissed her was to get her to calm the fuck down. But did he have to be such a douche about it? Probably not. And truth be told, kissing her felt real fucking good. Too good. Those full, soft lips of hers kissed the oxygen right out of him. Kissing her was hot and wild, like there were no limits, no reservations, and no rules. Just take it all and give it back just as hard. It made him wonder what it would be like to be with her, to have her body in every way.

Then there was the whole pinning Scarlet against the window of his apartment thing. Touching her, pushing his finger inside her, feeling how ready her body was to take him had his cock throbbing with the need to fuck her. It had been years since Hunter experienced that kind of need, that kind of pressing ache to be inside a woman, and he’d be lying if he said it didn’t feel awesome experiencing such a powerful sense of desire again.

He snuck another glance her way. She still hadn’t moved an inch in her seat.

“Scar—”

“Don’t. I’m not telling you anything more, so don’t even try.

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