The Maverick's Wedding Wager by Joanna Sims

Author:Joanna Sims
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-06-05T19:21:05+00:00

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Genevieve awakened the next morning with a bad taste in her mouth and a roaring headache. She sat up, rubbed her hands over her face, yawned loudly and then flopped back onto the pillows. It was then that she noticed she was in her bra and panties and Knox’s side of the bed hadn’t been slept in. Even Silver was nowhere to be found.

“Silver!” she called out, only to realize that the sound of her own voice was making her head pound.

Silver came tearing around the corner, bounded onto the bed and then jumped into her lap, licking her face happily. Genevieve wrapped her arms around the puppy and kissed him on his head and face.

“Good morning, you stinky little puppy face.”

Silver rolled over onto his back so she could pet his belly. She was in the middle of a very important belly rub when Knox appeared in the doorway of the bedroom holding a steaming cup of coffee in his hands.

“Mornin’.” Knox looked crisp and clean and ready for his day of work. Not to mention handsome.

“Hi.” Suddenly self-conscious of her lack of attire, she pulled the covers up and tucked them under her arms. She remembered every detail of the night before. Her inhibitions had been lowered and she had flirted shamelessly with her husband. And she had enjoyed it, every second. But for her trouble, it looked as if she had completely scared him away.

“Headache?” He handed her the coffee.

She nodded as she blew on the coffee. After taking a sip, she sighed. “Thank you.”

“I’ve got to get on the road.” Her husband seemed to be avoiding her eyes. She clutched the covers tighter to her body, wishing she had managed to at least put on a T-shirt before passing out. “I’ll see you tonight.”

“Knox?” She wanted to ask him why he had slept on the couch the night before. She wanted to apologize for shamelessly kissing him and stripping off her dress in front of him.

He turned back toward her.

“Never mind,” she said. All the words she wanted to say, all the questions she wanted to ask, got jammed up in her throat. She didn’t want to sound desperate.

Knox waved his hand without meeting her eyes and headed out the door. She wasn’t imagining it—something had changed between them. Knox usually lingered with her in the morning and shared a meal. Today, it seemed as if he couldn’t get away from her fast enough. Genevieve slumped down onto the mattress, turned onto her side and grabbed Silver for a cuddle. She had come on to her husband and he was sprinting away from her.

“Great,” she muttered. “Just great.”

Then she remembered that they had both agreed to a platonic relationship. Knox had been the one to hold up his end of the bargain. What had she been doing going around kissing him and stripping in front of him? And why did it hurt her so much to awaken to an empty bed?

Before she could ponder

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