Ruthless (The Puck Boys of Brooks University) by Hannah Gray

Author:Hannah Gray [Gray, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hannah Gray Books LLC
Published: 2024-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

On the way home, I’m thankful for Hudson’s need to keep the car so warm because it’s cold outside, and this dress is really more like a scarf that drapes over parts of my body.

Hudson and Rossi talk in hushed tones with the radio on, just loud enough to drown out their voices. Normally, I’d want to hear what they were saying. But to be honest, the drinks numbed me just enough to put me in a state of relaxation. And I like it.

Sitting behind Hudson, I can smell him. His scent makes my mouth water and my stomach tingle. He always smells so good. So delicious and masculine. At the club, our hands touched, and because of that one stinking touch, my entire body had goose bumps. I feel him, even when he’s not right next to me. And after our few stolen moments together, I’m not sure how to play it off like he’s just my bodyguard.

I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to look at the bodyguard my asshole fiancé hired for me like … this.

“I need to run into the store. Can you pull into this one?” Rossi points to a store we’re nearing.

Hudson doesn’t answer; he just simply turns into the parking lot and throws the car into park.

“Do you guys need anything?” Rossi asks, looking at Hudson before glancing back at me.

“I’m all set.” I smile.

“Same,” Hudson mumbles, resting his hands on the top of the steering wheel.

Once Rossi leaves the car, suddenly, the air in here is thicker. Too thick. My entire body is painfully aware that he and I are alone.

“Dove,” he rasps into the dark car. “Getting harder and harder to stay away from you.”

I unbuckle my seat belt and move to the middle seat, leaning forward to see his profile. “So … don’t.”

His gaze snaps to mine, and his eyes narrow. “So, don’t? You really think it’s that simple?” He reaches for me, cupping my face and rubbing his thumb across my lips. “You’re not in Georgia anymore, sweetheart.”

“Then, let’s run away,” I whisper. “How is it going to end if we stay here? I’ll wind up dead or at the island, where I’m pretty certain I’ll be a sex worker.” My nostrils flare. “If you’re okay with both of those things, then what the fuck are we doing, Hudson?”

Moving my face closer to his, he squeezes my cheeks. “Dammit, Briar. Do you think I want to be here? I said, trust me. I said, lie low. Why can’t you do that?”

“It’s easy for you to say that when you’re not constantly being degraded—or worse, looked at as a sex toy.” I tilt my chin up, attempting to pull away as I glare at him. “I don’t want to be here anymore. I want to go home.”

His eyes move to the window, noticing something.

“Rossi is paying; he’ll be out here in a few minutes,” he growls before bringing my lips to his and kissing me roughly.

His tongue slips into my mouth, and I pant, kissing him back, not giving a shit if Rossi sees.

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