When Two Hearts Collide (Game of Hearts Novels Book 3) by Sonya Loveday & Candace Knoebel

Author:Sonya Loveday & Candace Knoebel [Loveday, Sonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sonya Loveday & Candace Knoebel
Published: 2017-03-22T18:30:00+00:00

THE HOUSE WAS LOCKED, THE light was off, and Charlotte’s requested water was in my hands along with a bag of crisps.

Moonlight flickered over the water, bathing Charlotte’s skin in a luminous pearl glow.

When she heard the sound of my approach, she opened her eyes, squinting against the darkness as she called my name with a hint of weariness.

“All locked up, and look, I brought dinner,” I said, holding the crisps out to her.

She laughed. “Yum. My favorite.”

I didn’t have any of my clothes with me, so changing into a pair of shorts wasn’t an option. However, I could go without my underwear later, so I stripped off my jeans and slid into the hot tub across from Charlotte.

She grabbed the crisps, proceeding to open them and crunch her way through half the bag.

“You weren’t kidding, eh? Those really are your favorite?” I said, handing her a bottle of water.

“They are, but it’s more of a comfort thing, really,” she answered, peering down into the bag.

“And what sort of comfort can crisps give?” I asked, not really understand what she meant.

She snorted. “You’d be surprised. Nothing like chewing on something really crunchy to help sort out your frustrations. It also gives you the gratifying sense of crushing something, even if it’s just deep-fried potatoes.”

“Right. Well, who am I too judge such logic? By all means, crush away. And then, when yer done, maybe you’ll tell me what’s amiss that makes ye want to hurt all those poor potatoes,” I said, giving her a disarming smile. A smile I knew by heart without having to look at my own face. A smile I usually used to get my way, but in this case, it was just a smile I used because it felt right. It felt natural, and it most definitely wasn’t being used in any untoward way.

She ducked her head, hiding something from me. If she blushed, I couldn’t know because her face was in the shadows.

When she didn’t answer right away, I decided to close my eyes and lean my head back. Relaxing, even though I couldn’t have felt less like it. Maybe Charlotte would relax again too instead of sitting opposite me like a frightened bird who would fly away but for the fact the predator held it in an unbreakable gaze.

“Charlie?” she called to me.

“Yes, luv,” I whispered.

“Can I ask you something?”

The water rippled against my chest as if she’d sat up.

“Why did you kiss me?”

I cracked one eye open to look at her. I’d been right; she was sitting on the edge of the seat, arms crossed on her knees as she waited for me to answer.

How did I answer that when I didn’t even know the exact reason? Had it been I wanted to stake some sort of moronic claim on her? Maybe. Or had it been to shut Stuart’s mouth? That he’d leave her alone if he thought she was with someone else? Or the third possibility was that a wave of jealousy raged so hard inside of me that kissing her had been the only way to quell it.

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