Nixon: Tempted by Tia (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Eagle Team Book 2) by A.M. Mahler & Operation Alpha

Author:A.M. Mahler & Operation Alpha [Mahler, A.M. & Alpha, Operation]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aces Press, LLC
Published: 2023-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Tia

I can’t remember a time when I’d ever slept better than the night spent in Nixon’s arms. I’d slept okay just knowing he was close before, but last night, I slept the sleep of the dead, as they say.

Who says that anyway?

Doesn’t matter.

When I woke, warm and safe in Nixon’s embrace, I felt him looking at me. It’s kind of uncanny how people know someone is watching them as they sleep.

A little spooky, too.

“Good morning,” he said, voice husky and all sorts of sexy, when I met his eyes.

I swallowed, then blurted like an idiot, “The condition of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning is called dysania.”

He ran his finger down my nose and smiled. “I’m experiencing some of that this morning.”

“I’m sorry,” I groaned hiding my face in his warm, hard chest. “I don’t even think about what I’m going to say. It just comes out. It’s so embarrassing.”

Hooking his thumb under my chin, he tipped my head up to meet his eyes. “I hope I’ve never made you feel embarrassed about that. I think it’s adorable.”

I rolled my eyes. “Women don’t want to be adorable, Nixon. We want to be sexy, captivating, enchanting.”

“You’re all those things, too,” he said, running his palm over my hip and settling on my lower back. He pulled me closer, and I let him. After how tender he was last night with me, I wanted more. I could trust him with my body. He wouldn’t hurt it. He'd worship it. I was sure of it.

Everything felt right when he kissed me last night. I felt safe. Ignited. Home. In the nightmare of my life, he felt like a balm on my heart.

Given his confession of love last night, I knew he wouldn’t walk away from me when this was over—metaphorically speaking. I knew Eagle Team would have to start taking missions again, but I wasn’t walking away from him. Literally or metaphorically. If he had to go back to California, I’d go with him. The unrealistic part of me hoped he’d want to leave the military and live here in Grayson Falls with me.

I’d never ask him to do that, but I secretly hoped for it.

Smiling, I said, “What are we going to do today?”

Pressing a kiss to my forward, he said, “My vote is to stay right here. The silver lining in all this is that my only responsibility is keeping you safe, and you don’t have any responsibilities at all. I say we enjoy this while we can. Eventually, we’ll go back to our regular lives and work. Then we’ll miss this time.”

It was solid as far as lazy day plans went.

“As tempting as that is,” I said. “I’m hungry, and I have to pee.”

Before he could respond, the door to his bedroom began to open. “I’m coming in. Hope you’re not naked, twin o’ mine.”

Nixon tried to look annoyed by his sister, but I didn’t think he was capable of it. At least not where Ellie was concerned.

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