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And now, the deep timbre of big man’s voice shakes me to my very core as he steps forward and says, “You really don’t remember me, do you?”
His lips are so close to me. Closer. Closer. Closer.
My chest closes over and fuck, this is how it must feel to have a heart attack. My ribs tighten. My throat clenches and I’m pretty sure I’ve stopped breathing.
He towers over me, looking down with a deep, dark expression that’s not scary. Though it should be… It should have me running for my rental car no matter the weather.
But no.
It’s weirdly intimate. Familiar.Sexy.
Our eyes catch and this time, I don’t look away. His breath touches my nose and I breathe in his scent with long, purposeful breaths.
Minty fresh.
Earthy and natural.
A hint of musk that takes me back to those better days. The days when I had…
“Colt?” The name just leaves my mouth like a puff of air. His lips curl and I mutter his name again. “Colt Brander?”
CHAPTER FOUR
Colt
“It’saboutfuckingtime,”I drawl, the hint of a smile on Hannah’s lips stirring my stomach.
“Colt! It’s really you!” She jumps into my arms and I catch her. “It’s been…”
She looks up at me, the weight of her feeling like a feather that’s been gone for too long. Her eyes gleam, so fucking beautiful and green. I feel like I’ve been set on fire. Her arms are around me, draped around my neck, holding herself steady as she twists on the spot.
“Too long.”
We say the words together, like an echo in the sudden molten lava pit inside my cabin.
She slides down my front and I hope to hell she can’t feel the hardened lump pressing against my jeans.
Every single nerve is on alert. Waiting and watching every tiny movement she makes. She grips my shoulders, holding me steady, surveying my body with wide eyes. I want to lean forward and nibble her neck, bite her ears and damn well demolish her.
“I didn’t know it was you,” Hannah says through an exacerbated breath. “Why didn’t you say something, Colt?”
I lead the way across to the sofa, shifting the woollen blankets to the side. “I wanted to. But I was in shock. It’syou.”
She smiles and settles down beside me. Her shirt shifts and I try my hardest not to stare at the top rounds of her breasts.Goddamn.She’s gotten so damn sexy. I don’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t feel the hammering of my heart for this woman. She’s always done it for me, and twenty long, painful years later, she still does.
“I didn’t see your name on the inspection sheet.” She reaches for the clipboard and runs a finger down the paperwork. “It just says ‘Owner Occupied’.I didn’t even know that was legal…”
I shrug and watch the way she flicks her smooth, ginger hair over her shoulder.
“You let your hair grow out,” I say, reaching to hold the loose ringlet that wraps a gentle curve around my finger. “Like I always told you to.” Her cheeks brighten with a soft pink blush. “I told you it would look good.”
She hides a smile into the crook of her shoulder. “Stop it, Colt. You’re still the same sweet-talker then?”
I lean back on the sofa, staring at Hannah.
Having her this close, after all this time. After all the pain and the nightmares of never seeing her. Ever since that kiss. That night when I thought I had it all.
I blow my cheeks out, squeezing my eyes shut.
