Beneath the Texas Moon

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Elle James

Год написания книги

2019

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When she’d walked right into his arms, all he could do was press his face against her soft hair, inhaling the scent of herbal shampoo. She smelled like spring, a sharp contrast to the dry, sandy heat of Fallujah. Thank God she was all right.

As soon as his heart returned to normal, his protective instinct warred with past experience. What right did he have to hold this woman and promise her things would be fine? Though he’d found her unscathed, hadn’t he proven he couldn’t take care of those he loved?

Without opening his eyes, Joey nestled his face into Mac’s neck and fell asleep, his head tucked beneath Mac’s chin.

Eventually Eve stopped shaking and rested in the circle of his arm. She lifted her face and smiled, her bottom lip trembling. “I’m sorry. It’s just…” She stared down at her fingers knotted in his shirt. A moment later she released her grip and stepped back. “The stories, your warning… I don’t know. I started hearing things and the next thing you know, I’m running back the way I came.”

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