The Thunderbolt by Lori Wilde

Author:Lori Wilde
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Epiphany Orchards Press

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The ache in her ankle was nil compared to the sudden stabbing in her tummy.

“Honestly, I’m a little old-fashioned,” Bennett continued. “When I meet a girl I really like, and I know that there can’t be a future with her, I prefer not to take the relationship to the next level.”

What was he saying? If he liked her less, he’d be willing to make love to her?

“There doesn’t have to be heartache,” she insisted. No heartache at all. They could have sex, fall head over heels in love, get married, have a half dozen babies with his amazing dark eyes, and live happily ever after.

Oh, why had she let CeeCee talk her into pretending to be something she wasn’t?

He reached out a hand and gently caressed her cheek. “Don’t get me wrong, cupcake. I want to make love to you so badly I can taste it, but I don’t think it would be in either of our best interests.”

“Bennett.” She spoke his name because she didn’t know what else to say. She had so much to tell him, but she didn’t know how to begin to explain the thunderbolt to someone who hadn’t grown up believing in its mythical powers, and she could barely keep her eyelids open.

And before she could form a coherent thought, Lacy fell asleep in the circle of his sheltering arms.

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