Outlaw
“Of all the things Mason might have said to her, this was the very last one she'd expected.
She wanted to believe him. Wanted to believe he truly had faith in her—or at least in her ability to give him a decent haircut or cook a palatable meal. More than ever before, it seemed so important that he find her capable. If only for a little while, Amelia wanted to feel trusted. Needed.
But could she trust Mason, an outlaw and a man she'd only known for days—however familiar he seemed to her now?
He s...queezed her hand, making her doubly aware of the work-roughened strength of his grasp. Mason could pull her down for a kiss, and would if he took a mind to, she realized.
The proof was there in the cocky angle of his half-shorn head, the hot glimmer in his eyes, the quickening of his heartbeat beneath their joined hands.
And she wouldn't be able to stop him.
"Do I look like I'm bluffing?" Mason asked, stroking his fingers lightly over her knuckles.
The heat of his body seared through his shirt, warming her far more than the waning sunlight did.MoreLess
She wanted to believe him. Wanted to believe he truly had faith in her—or at least in her ability to give him a decent haircut or cook a palatable meal. More than ever before, it seemed so important that he find her capable. If only for a little while, Amelia wanted to feel trusted. Needed.
But could she trust Mason, an outlaw and a man she'd only known for days—however familiar he seemed to her now?
He s...queezed her hand, making her doubly aware of the work-roughened strength of his grasp. Mason could pull her down for a kiss, and would if he took a mind to, she realized.
The proof was there in the cocky angle of his half-shorn head, the hot glimmer in his eyes, the quickening of his heartbeat beneath their joined hands.
And she wouldn't be able to stop him.
"Do I look like I'm bluffing?" Mason asked, stroking his fingers lightly over her knuckles.
The heat of his body seared through his shirt, warming her far more than the waning sunlight did.MoreLess
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