Meant To Be (Light My Fire Series Book 9) by J.H. Croix

Author:J.H. Croix [Croix, J.H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-15T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

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I woke up with Piper cuddled up to my side. Again. We’d gotten the extra blanket out of the closet. I could hear the hum of the generators. Meanwhile, the wind still rushed through the darkness. The icy snow and rain pinged sharply against the windows.

Piper felt good. This—with her—felt shockingly good. My thoughts scattered. I wanted to chalk up the way I felt to really great sex. Sex with Piper was better than great.

But this, waking in the night with her curled warm against my side, layered something else into it. It felt as if these encounters were a tide rolling in on a sandy beach. The grooves of cynicism in my mind and heart were washing away wave after wave.

Piper shifted against me, making this sweet little sound in her throat, a soft, satisfied sigh before she snuggled even closer to me. My arm wrapped around her back, with my palm resting on the curve of her hip. I reflexively stroked in a lazy circle, savoring the feel of her silky skin. I wanted to protect her but from what I didn’t even know. Maybe it was the storm, or perhaps it was the rocks life kicked in our path. At this moment in the darkness, nothing mattered other than keeping her warm and safe with me. I fell back asleep.

Light filtered through the windows when I woke again, and I rolled my head to the side to look out. The wind was finally slowing, and the sky had begun to clear. I could see slivers of light breaking through the thick cloud cover.

“Is the storm over?” Piper’s voice was soft, the edges frayed.

I glanced down to feel her lifting her head from my shoulder. Her hair was tousled and messy, and my heart felt pierced with a sharp sweetness.

Without thinking, I lifted a hand, brushing her hair away from her cheek. “Looks like it’s almost over,” I offered.

She blinked, her eyes shifting from me to looking out the window. “I wonder how long it will take them to clear the road.”

I shrugged, thinking I didn’t even care. I just wanted to be here in this cocoon, sheltered away from the world with Piper.

When we rolled out of bed a few minutes later, it was chilly in the room. The staff had notified us last night that the water would be cold if we wanted to shower.

“What do you think about showering?” I asked.

Piper rested her hands on her hips, eyeing the shower. “Let’s make it really quick. I can only handle so much cold water. I just need something to freshen up.”

A few minutes later, we raced through the gauntlet of a bracingly cold shower.

“I’m awake.” She grinned as she looked over at me.

We got dressed and headed down to the main area. We discovered some guests had piled blankets in one of the main rooms. A fire crackled in the large fireplace, and the kitchen was in full swing. Staff were setting up the buffet, and a radio played.

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