River's Winter (River's End Series, #10) by Leanne Davis

Author:Leanne Davis [Davis, Leanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leanne Davis
Published: 2018-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

LUNA EVENTUALLY LEANED BACK onto her pillow, turning over on her side, and toward her nightstand. She refused to face the six-foot-plus, built, dimpled, blond, young man in her bed beside her. She pulled her legs up and made a few adjustments to get her cast in a tolerable position. Leaning forward, she snagged the end of a blanket, tugging on it to bring it toward her. She let go and put her hands under chin. Her body was stiff as she moved away from the warm man behind her. Then he scooted closer. Her eyelids flipped open, and she narrowly avoided panicking. Closer. He was coming closer before he slid his arms under her shoulders and around the front of her. They were so long, they surrounded her as he hugged her closer. There was nothing tight or lecherous about it. On the contrary. It was very comforting.

He was still with no fidgeting or straining muscles. She slowly started to relax. It had been so long since she’d been this close to a man, let alone in bed. She closed her eyes and let the presence of his warm body cut through the icy terror that pumped through her veins.

He was right. His presence relaxed her. Being there helped immensely. She yanked the towel off her head and let her damp, heavy hair fall to her pillow. Her eyes fluttered shut. Her muscles unwound as a heaviness started to weigh her limbs down. Even the dull, endless throbbing of her leg started to recede from conscience thought.

“Jacob?”

“Yeah?” His voice was gravelly and low, right beside her ear. He shared a pillow with her, which created goosebumps down his arms.

“Tell me something I don’t know about you.”

His laugh hissed into her ear, so soft and close. “You don’t know a thing about me.”

“Well then, tell me something. Distract me. Tell me something you’ve never told anyone else.”

“Ahh, hell, no one wants to hear my story.”

She waited a pause. “What if I said I do?”

He sighed. “Let’s see… it has to be true?”

“Yes, and one no one else knows.”

He blew out a breath, which tickled her cheek and hair. “My parents divorced when I was twelve. My dad had an affair with a young, blonde personal trainer named Trinity—”

“Dear God, did he write the book on mid-life crisis? How clichéd.”

“Kind of. But they still managed to make it work, and they ended up getting married. Mom dated and later married Joey. I spent my time between both parents equally. But when Mom moved here, I was home much more often with my dad. I… I also spent a lot of time with my stepmom. She wasn’t even thirty yet and she was hot and always around…”

“Oh, no. You didn’t…”

He held her tighter. “Do you want me to finish the story?”

“Okay, I’ll be quiet. So, what happened?”

“I got angry at my dad. It didn’t make any sense. I had the raging, inappropriate crush, but I punished my dad for it. I

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