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As soon as his brothers disappear, Charlie turns his fury-filled gaze to me.
Goosebumps break out over my arms.
That look. A look I love. A look I’ve seen before. A thrill of anticipation rolls down my spine.
I’m in trouble.
“I’m going to yell,” I warn Ruby when my brothers clear out of the barn.
She gasps playfully and backs up. “You promised.” Her eyes are glittery, like she knows what’s coming. Adorable, but I’m not swayed.
My gaze darkens. “Cashing in on that promise right now won’t help you, darlin’.”
“I won’t apologize for helping you,” she says, stubbornly jutting her chin.
I advance, pushing her into one of the stalls. “You never should have tried to talk to him by yourself. You should have fucking waited for me.” I cage her against the wall, pin her in, when all I want to do is get her body in my arms and protect her with everything I have.
Keep her safe from the entire world.
She pokes me in the chest. “You don’t scare me, Cowboy.”
“You do.” I take her hand and kiss the pulse in her palm. Its rapid beat has me on my knees. “Youscared me, Ruby. What if you were hurt? What if—”
I can’t even get my sentence out.
Goddamn this woman.
Beautiful, tiny chaos. That’s what she’s been ever since she set foot on the ranch. I’ve faced down bulls, broken bones, roped wild horses, and the only thing that terrifies the fuck out of me is this this five-foot-three fairy-tale slip of a girl.
I grip her waist. “No more detective, Ruby.”
“I just wanted to help.”
“Help? You almost helped me have a goddamn heart attack.”
She pales.
“You end me, you know that?” I whisper, my hands sliding up to cradle her face.
Her stunning blue eyes flutter shut. “Forgive me, Cowboy.”
“Baby, you could be a serial killer and I’d forgive you.” I pull back and give her the fiercest glare I can manage. “Never do that again.”
“I’m sorry, Charlie. I’m sorry.” Lifting on tiptoes, she kisses the corner of my jaw. Small soft warm kisses that have my cock begging to be inside her. “I’m so sorry.”
Fearless, that’s what this girl is.
My chest tightens.A ragged breath shakes out of me. Stepping closer, I flatten her against the wall. Electricity crackles in the air between us. “You have no idea what you do to me.”
Lust darkens her expression. “Show me, Charlie.”
Her words are like the stinging slap of a rein, making me move. I haul her to my chest and kiss her until we’re both without breath. Ruby moans and threadsher hands through my hair. The delicate whimper she lets out turns my cock to a rod of steel. Starving for more, I kiss the pulse in her throat and drag my tongue down the column of her neck.
Every ounce of control deserts me. I’m obsessed with this woman. She’s ruined me today. Single-handedly taken years off my life.
Adrenaline, worry, fear, has me tearing at her skirt. She gasps when I shove it roughly above the V of her thighs. I whirl her around and flip the hem of her sundress up around her waist, exposing her bare ass. The ripest peach I want to sink my teeth into.
I drop to my knees and gently bite the smooth flesh of her ass, branding her.
