Tristan arched a brow. Hell, he even had an amazing face. Strong features with a blade of a nose, and a permanent five o’clock shadow. I remembered just how his stubble felt against my skin. As these thoughts tumbled through my mind, my pulse took off at a gallop and I could hardly breathe.
He curled his hand around mine where my finger pressed into his chest. My belly did a slow flip and everything in me tightened with need. He was quiet, his eyes boring into mine. I felt prickly hot all over, exposed and vulnerable. On the heels of this came anger. It infuriated me that I wanted him so much.
“I think you are,” he said, his low voice sending a hot shiver down my spine. “What I want to know is why?”
My cheeks were hot, and I willed the heat away, an entirely futile endeavor. I wanted to shake my head wildly and to argue with him, but I didn’t. My ability to speak deserted me the second he lifted his hand and traced it along my hairline, slowly sliding his fingers through my hair.
My breath came in short pants, while my pulse lunged. Need throbbed at my core. I wanted him so much. This was precisely why I’d avoided him. I knew how it felt to have him touch me, and it was dangerously good.
“If you’re not lying, then have dinner with me,” he said, his eyes never once breaking from mine.
Sheer stubbornness kept me from closing my eyes. I wanted to, but dammit, he was not going to see how much he rattled me.
“Fine. Let’s have dinner,” I snapped.
He still had my hand caught in his, while he idly sifted through my hair with his other hand. Heat was rolling through me and my low belly clenched, but I would not let myself push him away. I could handle this. I’d show him he didn’t have the upper hand, and I’d get over my body’s obsession with him.
His mouth curled at one corner. Oh fuck. God, he was too much for any woman to deal with and not lose her mind. “Tonight then?” he asked.
I didn’t want to do this tonight. I needed time to armor myself. But if I said no, I’d look like I was chickening out. I couldn’t do that, so I nodded and willed myself not to moan at the feel of his fingers brushing against the skin of my neck as they slid through my hair.
When I nodded, his eyes widened slightly. Good. He’d expected me to put him off. Hell no. I could handle this. It would be good. I needed to get past the awkwardness I felt and stop avoiding him.
He released my hand. I stepped back, maybe more quickly than I should have, but I needed to get some distance between us. His eyes took on a gleam and instantly I knew he’d noticed. I lifted my chin. “Where and when?” I asked, my tone coming out bitchy. I didn’t care. I needed my inner bitch loud and proud right now.
“I’ll pick you up. Six o’clock.”
I so didn’t want him to pick me up, but if I argued about that, it would seem silly.
“Fine. Don’t be cheap,” I said as I turned to spin away.
His low chuckle followed me to the door. I was about to step through it when he spoke.
“Daisy?”
I glanced back to him.
“We will finish what we started before.”
My cheeks flamed hot again, but I clung to my dignity with my fingertips. “You don’t call the shots,” I retorted.
He shrugged. “Maybe not, but I know you want it as much as I do.”
I had no words for that. He had no idea how right he was.
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Acknowledgments
Hugs, kisses and thanks to my hubby for cheering my dreams on. I wrote this book during a particularly busy and challenging time, and his support never wavered. A bow of thanks to Yoly Cortez from Cormar Covers for her patience with me and for creating yet another amazing cover. The words thank you don’t encompass how much my readers mean to me, but it’s what we have, so thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your emails, messages & more mean the world to me. Special thanks to Beth P., Terri E. & Janine for being my proofreader angels! Xoxo
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Bestselling author J. H. Croix lives in a small town in the historical farmlands of Maine with her husband and two spoiled dogs. Croix writes steamy contemporary romance and sexy paranormal shifter romance with strong independent women and rugged alpha men who aren't afraid to show some emotion. Her love for quirky small-towns and the characters that inhabit them shines through in her writing. Take a walk on the wild side of romance with her bestselling novels!
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