Home Town Knight (Last Refuge Protectors Book 3) by Hannah Shield

Author:Hannah Shield [Shield, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Diana Road Books
Published: 2024-04-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Owen

We’d been dancing around this since I’d sat next to Genevieve in the Alpine bar. Inching closer to one another only to pull away. We’d each had our reasons to fight it.

I wanted to show Genevieve how good we could be together with nothing standing between us.

I broke the kiss and asked, “Want to finish breakfast later?”

She licked her lips. “What did you have in mind?”

“Shower to start. And then we could go back to bed, but without that barrier in our way.”

“I’m up for that. What about the station? Are they expecting you?”

“There are a few benefits to being sheriff. They’ll survive without me for an hour.” I caressed her chin. “As long as you’re sure.”

“I’m suddenly unemployed, and a killer is after me. I’m not sure about much of anything right now. But…the wild thing is, I think I like it.” She stretched up to press another kiss to my lips. “No, I definitely like it.”

I switched off the oven, grabbed her hand, and tugged her toward the bathroom.

When we stepped inside, I turned on the water to heat. Though there was already plenty of heat between us. Anticipation. Need. I saw it in the way she openly studied me from head to toe. “You undressing me with your eyes?” I asked.

“Only because you’re so slow. Why are you still wearing clothes?”

Chuckling, I pulled my tee over my head, then went for her top. It was obvious she wasn’t wearing a bra beneath, but still, I sucked in a breath when her pink nipples appeared. Pointed and eager for me.

I tossed our shirts aside and backed her against the counter. I had to take her mouth again. Our naked skin rubbed together, her nipples brushing my chest, and she shivered.

“Don’t worry,” I said, “I’ll get you nice and warm in just a minute.”

She wrapped her arms around my waist. “I’m sure you will.”

While we kissed, steam began to fill the small space. “Let’s get under the water.” I shoved my sweats down, doing the same with her tiny sleep shorts and her panties. Then I walked her backward and into the shower through the open glass door.

I put her under the water. She tipped her head back so it wet her hair, droplets cascading over the column of her neck and collarbones and over her breasts. I couldn’t resist bending down to chase those drops of water with my tongue. When I licked her pulse point, I felt it thrumming. My own breathing was labored.

If I was making a mistake, then how could it feel this damn good?

After almost two days of wanting this, I finally had her naked. We were exposed to each other. Genevieve knew the truth about me. My friends. It was scary how quickly she’d figured it out once I’d filled in just a few of the blanks. She’d figured me out. I could’ve thrown more misdirections in her way if I’d wanted to. Clung to those secrets like a man afraid of drowning if he let go.

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