Page 217 of Rangers Last Promise

Every reason I have to step away disappears.

“Mara.”

“Colin.”

My name.

Not Doc.

Colin.

Something inside me breaks.

I lower my head.

Her lips meet mine.

For one second, neither of us moves.

Then fifteen years of loneliness catches fire.

I wrap one arm around her waist and pull her closer.

Mara's fingers slide into my hair.

The kiss deepens.

Warm.

Hungry.

Real.

Nothing about Grant.

Nothing about promises.

Nothing about guilt.

Just her.

Just me.

For the first time in fifteen years, I want something for myself.

Mara.

A truck horn blasts.

We jump apart.

Wolf's truck rolls into the parking lot.

Trigger hangs halfway out the passenger window.

“FINALLY!”

Mara covers her face.