The Bishop: A Tanglewood Novella by Skye Warren

Author:Skye Warren [Warren, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Skye Warren, The Bishop, contemporary romance, Tanglewood
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
Published: 2020-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

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Avery

The front door closes, and Gabriel’s already out of his seat. He stalks across the dining room like a lion on the open plains. I’m his prey. “Wait,” I say, backing up even as the dining chair stops me. “We have to finish dinner. Or at least clean up.”

“Later.” The word is a growl. He reaches me in a long, final stride. Strong hands lift me from the cushion as if I weigh nothing. He presses me against the wall. From far away it must look like he’s manhandling me. Only I can feel how gentle his hands are as he caresses my shoulders, my arms, my hips. He’s checking me over. It’s something new that’s started since I got pregnant, this ritual of confirming I’m still intact whenever we’ve been apart for more than two seconds.

I put my hands around his neck. “We can order delivery.”

“Screw delivery. You’re my dinner.”

That makes me laugh. “You’re silly when you’re worked up.”

He rewards that with a nip to my neck, and I gasp. “Christ, Avery. Christ.”

I wouldn’t have thought that pregnancy would be a sexy look on me. An aching back and swollen ankles aren’t doing me any favors. I mean, sure, my nails have never been stronger—but that’s not something they really feature in porn. Look how strong her nails are! Naturally shiny! But everything’s been ramped up times a thousand since I started showing. Gabriel palms my breasts, and I know the larger size makes him crazy. He can’t stop touching me there, can’t stop holding them.

He bends down now, placing hot kisses across the plump curves and along the undersides. “Take that off if you want to keep it. I need you naked in the next three seconds.”

An alarm rings in my head, because I know he isn’t messing around. I pull the straps down my shoulders and push the stretchy material down. Cute maternity clothes are hard to come by, and I don’t need him ripping another dress. He has the bra off before I can blink, and then he’s choking out a groan, staring at me. Not my breasts, though. He’s looking at my stomach, at the stretched skin and the belly button which decided to pop outward last week. “Look at you,” he says, his voice low and almost menacing. Almost, if you didn’t know him. Gabriel is hard and commanding and intensely physical. There’s no holding him back from sex once he starts down that path. He’s also caring and generous.

There is nothing he wouldn’t do for our family.

My gaze flicks to the ceiling above us, where a young woman is locked in a room. “I think I should talk to her. What if she needs something that Anders doesn’t know about?”

Gabriel’s expression darkens. “No.”

“I won’t stay long. Or do anything to upset the baby.”

“You heard him. She could be dangerous.”

“Then why is she here? Why hasn’t he called the cops if she’s dangerous?” I’m not letting this go. His lips press together, because he knows I have a good point.

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