Stone Bear: Guardian (A BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (Stone Bears Book 3) by Amelia Jade

Author:Amelia Jade [Jade, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-24T23:00:00+00:00

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He kept wanting to look over at her again and again. Truthfully he wished to just stare. But he kept his eyes on the road, and in less than three hours they pulled up at the rental kiosk near the airport.

“How was your trip, sir?” the same, cheerful attendant asked as he walked up, obviously recognizing him.

Her look soured instantly as Karlie came out from around him. The two of them looked bedraggled as all hell, he knew, but she clearly sensed that Raphael was no longer “available,” if he had ever been so in the first place.

“Interesting,” he replied, pushing the key across the counter and leaving. “There’s some damage. However much it is, just bill it to my credit card,” he told her when she tried to get him to stay while she inspected it. He didn’t feel like answering any questions.

“Who was that?” Karlie asked neutrally.

Raphael quickly smothered any trace of the grin that had threatened to rip across his features. Was that jealousy he had detected in her voice? How did he answer?

“The same girl who happened to be here on my way in,” he explained. “She was grumpier than an old man with kids running across his lawn until she got a glance at me.”

He couldn’t help himself. He puffed up his chest and strutted like a peacock for a few strides. “I mean, who can blame her?”

Karlie began to snicker behind the hand she used to cover her mouth, giving him a long exaggerated roll of her eyes.

“Okay hot stuff, where to now?” she pressed, gesturing at the departing flight list.

“First available flight, regardless of destination,” he said without hesitation, ignoring her joke, though he did try not to sound too serious. He kind of liked this side of Karlie, not that he would ever say so. If he admitted to it, he would likely never see it again. Especially the part where she got jealous of someone else. That had been a boost to his ego, regardless of what he knew must be the final outcome between him and Karlie.

“I need to go to the restroom,” she said after they finished purchasing their tickets.

He didn’t let go of her hand at first, reluctant to let her out of his sight.

“We’re in a public place,” she admonished him. “I’ll be just fine.”

He frowned. It may be public, but it was also four in the morning. There were not many souls currently around. Still, he didn’t immediately sense any danger. “Okay, our departure area is that way,” he pointed. “Gate Twelve. I’m going to check it out. Meet me up there.”

She nodded and headed off for the signs indicating restrooms. Raphael rolled his shoulders repeatedly, trying to force himself to relax.

Gate Twelve was empty except for a man sleeping on the chairs, who looked like he had been there for some time. A lonely-looking airline employee was standing at the podium near the boarding door.

“Morning,” he said as cheerfully as he could manage, the pair exchanging rueful grins at being there that early.

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