Runaway Temptation by Maureen Child

Author:Maureen Child
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-06-04T18:11:54+00:00

Seven

When Caleb rode back into the ranch yard a couple hours later, his mind was on Shelby. As it had been since she’d left him and ridden back to the house. He’d thought it through and come to the conclusion that she was right. They were adults. They clearly wanted each other. So what the hell was he waiting for? Kissing her had fed the fires inside until it felt as if the Texas summer sun couldn’t even compete with what was happening within.

The yard was busy. A couple of the men working with horses in the corral, two more putting a fresh coat of white paint on the stable fence. It was hot and miserable and Caleb wasn’t thinking about work. All he wanted now was to find Shelby and ease the ache that had been torturing him for days.

Then he noticed the shining silver Porsche parked near the front door. Scowling at the thought of unexpected company, Caleb swung down from his horse, tossed the reins to Mike and jerked his head at the car. “Who’s here?”

Mike frowned. “Jared Goodman.”

“Hell.” Caleb swiped one hand across his face and gritted his teeth. He supposed it made sense that Jared would show up eventually. But why now? “What did Shelby say?”

Mike shrugged. “When I saw him drive up, I went to the house, offered to stay with her while Jared was here but she insisted she was okay.”

That sounded like her. Stubborn and strong and independent as hell. “Is Cam in there?”

“Nope.” Mike shook his head and stared at the house as if he could see through the walls to what was happening inside. “She went into town a couple hours ago. Not back yet.”

So Shelby was alone. With a man who had to be furious at the humiliation she’d served him. Caleb remembered all too well how he’d felt when Meg had dumped him in favor of his brother. It hadn’t been pretty. The thought of Shelby facing Jared down alone was something he didn’t care for. Though why it bothered him, he wasn’t willing to explore. “I’ll see about it.”

Caleb trotted across the ranch yard, opened the front door and the first thing he heard was Shelby’s voice. She was talking fast. Not a surprise.

“I’m really sorry, Jared, but I did the right thing. You’ll see that, eventually.”

“Right.” Jared’s voice came across in a sneer. “I’m sure I’ll be real happy that my bride ran out on me in front of the whole damn town.”

They were in the great room and Caleb moved quietly across the hall, so he could see what was going on. If she was handling things all right, he could always slip out again. She wouldn’t even have to know that he’d checked in on her.

But he was distracted almost instantly. His first impression was, he hardly recognized the damn place. Since Shelby had been at the house, he’d been coming and going through the doors in his wing. Hell, he’d been using those doors since his mother started her “collection.

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