Ignite My Heart (North Fork Series Book 2) by Alicia Street

Author:Alicia Street [Street, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fancy Footwork
Published: 2023-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

8

Blake had changed her outfit three times and she was still not certain if this one was right. Her bedroom was a mess now. Various pieces of clothing and shoes were strewn about. Jewelry and makeup littering her dresser. Growing up, she’d had two older sisters at hand, always ready with an opinion. With one in Vermont and another in Florida with their mom, Blake had considered texting them photos for advice, but that was just too pathetic.

Funny how taking care of Ciara had challenged Blake’s “baby of the family” tendencies. And never wanting to show that weak side of herself to Morgan, Blake had somehow grown a little bit of spine in the last couple months.

Morgan’s expectations of her and his genuine respect for her independence and knowledge as a capable adult made her realize how little of that she had gotten in her marriage. Kendall had preferred to be the one making all the decisions and—now that she looked at it in retrospect—she could see he liked just plain bossing her around. Although the hurt he had caused her during the last year of her marriage had killed any love she might have had left for Kendall, for the first time in the three years since their breakup she actually saw their divorce as a good thing. Now she was relieved and grateful that the marriage had ended.

A knock on her door. Eeek. “Yes?”

“How are ya doing?”

“Okay…I, uh…”

“We should leave soon.”

Oh, boy. She took another glance at the full-length mirror in her bedroom. How was she going to do this pretend thing with him when it was something she wanted for real?

“Need some help?” he said from behind the closed door. “I’m good with zippers.”

Whoa. That shot heat right down to her lady parts.

“Truth is, I wouldn’t mind your feedback on what I’m wearing.” Blake opened the door and stood facing him. She wore a forest green bodycon dress with a mid-thigh hem and a wide low-cut neckline. Her straight gold-brown hair was pushed back but still hung to her shoulders. Gold dangle earrings, choker, and her best pair of four-inch high heels.

His eyes went wide, his mouth dropping open slightly. Yep, that was the kind of response she was going for tonight. “Do I look okay?” she asked.

When he found his voice, he said, “You look so beautiful I’m going to have to keep my bodyguard skills at the max so none of the men try to steal you from me.”

“Is that a yes?”

“Oh, yeah.”

Relieved, she took a few seconds to check out Morgan in a dark blue suit that had obviously been tailored to perfectly fit his bodybuilder frame and had to pull her gaze away before she started drooling. “Well, you look pretty amazing yourself, Mr. Raines.”

He held out his arm and Blake slipped her hand into the crook of his elbow. And it stayed there all the way to the car.

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