Montana Mavericks: a hot cowboy collection by Rebecca Zanetti

Author:Rebecca Zanetti [Zanetti, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action & Adventure Romance, western romance, Women's Fiction, Romance Anthologies, Multicultural Romances, Mystery & Suspense Romance, Contemporary Women's Fiction, Action & Adventure Short Stories, Rebecca Zanetti, Maverick Montana Series, sexy romance, Mass Market Paperback Romance, Popular Romance, Entangled Publishing, Amara, Against the Wall, Under the Covers, Rising Assets, Friends with Benefits Romance, Best friends to lovers romance, Opposites Attract romance, cowboy romance, 3 books in 1 romance, New York Times Bestselling author, Montana, small town romance, Town Sheriff, Tribal Lawyer, Cowboy Hero
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-03-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Juliet snuggled her butt closer into Quinn’s groin, playing with the hair on his arm, which was lying heavily across her waist. “I like spooning,” she murmured sleepily.

He kissed her head.

The storm continued to rage outside, but inside, only contentment reigned.

For now.

“Understand the rules, darlin’?” he rumbled, his body a strong force behind her.

“If you have a nightmare, don’t touch you. Don’t try to awaken you. I should slide out of the bed and let you wake up on your own,” she repeated. Again.

A thick sigh stirred her hair. “I don’t like this,” he muttered.

“You won’t hurt me.” She believed the truth in her statement with everything she was. “Believe me. I know.”

“I wouldn’t mean to hurt you, but you’re so small.” He shifted as if to slide from the bed.

She grabbed his arm and held tight. “I’m much stronger than you think.” Even if he did lash out, she could handle it. Plus, she was only small to him. She had height, and she had strength from lifting more paintings than she could count. “Trust me.”

“Hmmm.” He relaxed against her.

“I understand how much you like to be in control, and I know this is scary for you.” She wiggled a little more. “You’re incredibly brave to face this, and I’m honored to be here.” It was too bad her demons couldn’t be faced down like his. Hers resulted from her own stupidity, and there was nothing she could do but outrun them. “I…care about you, Quinn.”

He rolled her over and smoothed hair from her face. His dark eyes felt like they were caressing her face. “I care about you, too. This is going somewhere, Juliet.”

Her heart shattered. She blinked and opened her mouth to say something. Anything.

He grinned. “No hurry, sweetheart.”

Oh, this wasn’t good. She couldn’t fight them both, and Quinn Lodge was a force of nature, all by himself. How could she explain everything to him? “I know we’re good together. But it doesn’t change—”

“Change what?” His eyebrows rose.

“You promised. No shadows tonight,” she said.

He studied her. The moment drew on, and she could imagine anybody in his interrogation room just giving up and confessing everything. His upper lip tipped up, and he kissed her nose before speaking. “You’re not married.”

Her eyes widened. “Of course not.”

He kissed her mouth this time with a gentle brush of his firm lips. “Well then, anything else I can handle.”

If he only knew. In her past, she ran drugs. Kind of. No big deal. No problem, right? Her heart hurt. “Night, Quinn. Sweet dreams.” She rolled over, sure she’d never sleep.

Instantly, she fell into dreams of wild storms, raging water, and money falling from the sky that was more of a nightmare than a hope. A definite nightmare.

Morning arrived too soon, and a fully dressed sheriff shook her awake.

She sat up sleepily. “You didn’t have a nightmare?”

“Nope.” He lifted a shoulder, his gun strapped to his thigh and his badge at his belt. The man looked like he could handle any problem as easy as most people breathed.

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