Holding Onto Kinsley by Elisa Leigh

Author:Elisa Leigh [Leigh, Elisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Maverick

My resolve is close to breaking when I see Kinsley standing there in nothing but a towel clinging to her damp skin. All I want to do is push her up against the wall and see how far her tan goes. I want to delve my fingers between her thighs and test how wet she is for me.

It is taking everything in me to pull away from her, but I do, knowing I am in the long game and she’s worth more than that. If her blush is any indication, she might not mind my fingers exploring her sensitive skin.

I make it to the living room without turning around. Okay, I stopped twice, to find there’s firewood stacked neatly next to the fireplace.

Thank God for Samson and his attention to detail. I pay him well for the work he does for me, but I think he needs a bonus for having my place ready by the time we got here. I take the time to start a fire and pour myself two fingers of Glenlivet.

I’m standing in front of the fire, watching the flames grow when the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. I don’t need to see her to know she is here.

When I turn around, she is in black leggings and an oversized Vanderbilt t-shirt that hangs off one shoulder. I glare at the shirt wondering if it belonged to her ex. I have never been quicker to anger than I am now, imagining her and another man.

I don’t notice she has come closer until she’s standing right in front of me and rubbing her soft hands up my arms. “It is mine from college. I have worn it a thousand times, and it’s the most comfortable shirt I have.”

Of course, it’s hers. I remember reading she had graduated from there a couple of years ago. “Sorry love. It’s a man’s shirt and I-”

“I get it Maverick, and I wouldn’t like it either if it were the other way around. The only thing I have of his is sleeping in the bedroom down the hall. And that is the way I would like to keep it.”

I pull her into my arms and hold her tight. “I am going to make sure you and Sadie are safe, Kinsley. I will never let anything bad happen to you or her.”

“I know you won’t Mav. Thank you.”

I kiss her forehead and guide her to sit on the couch. While I sit on the opposite end after offering her a drink and something to eat. She declines both.

“It’s time for you to tell me what is going on. I am going to protect you and your daughter, but I will do a better job if I know exactly who the threat is.”

She stares at the fire for a long moment, while wringing her hands in her lap. I give her the time she needs to put her thoughts together. Meanwhile, I sip my drink.

“You know, I think I was more in love with the idea of being in love than actually loving him.

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