Risking it All_A Hawk Brothers Romance by Cami Checketts

Author:Cami Checketts [Checketts, Cami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Publisher
Published: 2018-12-06T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

When they got back to the yacht, the sun was dipping close to the horizon. Thankfully Ramsey told them good night, so they wouldn’t have to endure his presence any longer. The gleam in Ramsey’s eyes as he said goodbye robbed the breath from Avalyn’s lungs. What would he do to her tomorrow? She couldn’t let her mind go there. At least they’d have the reprieve of being together tonight without his weird comments or looks.

Yet as they walked toward their room, her apprehension grew for a different reason. She would’ve willingly kissed Bridger under the waterfall, but was that smart? How did you ask an adventurer, a free spirit, if he would commit to you and your causes forever, especially in a situation like this? You didn’t. It was stupid, and she hated to envision Bridger smirking at her if she did ask. Would he lie and say yes, or would he just laugh and tell her not to worry about tomorrow? She would be with him on that one. She didn’t want to think about tomorrow and another chance for Ramsey to kill her.

They entered their room, and Bridger told the guards good night and shut and locked the door behind them. The rolling tray full of food was already waiting for them. Avalyn wondered about Ramsey’s staff, especially his guards, who were so devoted to him.

“Hungry?” Bridger asked.

She nodded. They sat down and ate. Avalyn was afraid there would be awkward silence, but Bridger started telling her stories about his brothers when they were younger. He made her laugh quite a few times as she ate some boneless ribs, rice, and broccoli.

After dinner, they took turns showering, and Avalyn waited nervously as Bridger showered. Would he expect to sleep cuddled up again tonight? She’d loved that, but she wasn’t sure it was in her heart’s best interest. Her nerves were to the stretching point when the bathroom door finally opened.

Bridger strode out in only some low-slung sweats. Avalyn put a hand to her throat, suddenly unable to breathe. Why did he have to look so marvelous? How was she going to resist him? Especially when she’d been the one to ask him to cuddle last night.

He looked her over and said, “You okay?”

Avalyn nodded. She wouldn’t tell him that she worried over falling in love with him almost as much as she worried over what Ramsey might have planned tomorrow. Her normal life seemed far away right now, but she worked long days securing funding, speaking or writing about how to help the children and motivate people to be more charitable, and—most importantly—traveling and spending time one on one with her little ones. There were so many adorable faces in her mind. She couldn’t simply fall in love and follow Bridger around the world, forget about her purpose in life.

“Thank you for defeating Ramsey again,” she said to Bridger rather than beg him to love her and find a way to make their lives coincide.

“I’ll do it again tomorrow, unless I find a way to get us out of here first.

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