Roping the Daddy: A Contemporary Western Romance (Kester Ranch Cowboys Book 3) by Tori Kayson

Author:Tori Kayson [Kayson, Tori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grace Legacy Publishing LLC
Published: 2016-10-10T21:00:00+00:00

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Hawk jerked his hand back from the fiery patch of Kierra’s skin and forced the kiss into something tamer, soothing. Giving his hammering pulse a chance to resume a manageable rhythm. He couldn’t prove he was a better man if he kept acting like the old one.

He was a heel for leading her on with this kiss. Couldn’t offer any promises. Not when he didn’t know what today or tomorrow or the next day would bring, or how far he’d need to go to track his son.

Discouragement swirled in the pit of his gut, churning with regret and frustration. A toxic mixture.

One last sweet taste and he disengaged from her lips. His particular poison was contagious, and she was too sweet to hurt again.

Hawk settled her back against his side. Where she couldn’t hold him hostage anymore to the desire raging through him.

Ha! Who was he kidding? Like the arms hugging his waist, the silky strands of hair tickling his skin, and the clean fruity scent that lingered on her clothes didn’t tempt him to drag her deep into the woods.

He blew out a frustrated breath, and her torso moved with him in perfect harmony. Would the timing ever be right for the two of them? Could he ever hope to carve out a life with her if he kept chasing Brigit? “You’re not making this easy.”

She didn’t respond. Only tightened her grip around his back and burrowed deeper into his side.

“I don’t know what to do.”

“Oh, I think you do.” His shirt muffled her words. Was that resentment in her tone?

He leaned around to peer down at her. “You want to tell me, then?”

“You’ll figure it out.” She patted his chest. As if confident in his judgment, his decisions.

Wish he was as confident. “No, seriously. I’d like to know your thoughts.”

Her arms fell away from him, and she scooted that cute rump over, putting a mile back between them. Might as well be a thousand at this point.

She scooped up a twig and snapped it in half, tossed one of the pieces into the fire. “You want to prove to the judge that you’re stable. You can’t do that if you keep uprooting yourself.”

He nodded. “Fact.”

She tossed the second half into the flames. “Fargo is very understanding with the ranch employees, particularly when it comes to family matters, but even he has limits. Are you willing to sacrifice your job on the basis of a phone call from your ex saying she might move?”

He ground his teeth. “But what if she does?”

“What if she doesn’t?”

“Point taken. But you’re not looking at this from a parent’s perspective.”

She flung the last twig in the fire and shoved to her feet. “No. I’m not.” She brushed off her hands, her soft cherry red lips now set in a firm line.

Now he’d ticked her off. “I’m sorry. That sounded cruel, and I didn’t mean it that way. It’s just that…it’s not only me I’m fighting for. It’s Cody. It’s us.”

With her back to him, she flicked a palm across her cheek.

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