Пэнни Джордан – One Summer At The Castle: Stay Through the Night / A Stormy Spanish Summer / Behind Palace Doors (страница 23)

‘Don’t you believe it,’ said Liam provocatively, setting the bottle down on the unit beside him and holding out his hand. ‘Come here.’

Rosa swallowed. ‘Do you need some help getting—’

‘No!’ he exploded angrily. ‘I don’t need your help. Not in that way, anyway.’ He gave her an exasperated look. ‘Just come here, will you?’

Rosa hesitated, but eventually she left the support of the fridge behind and approached him. ‘Now what?’

‘Like you don’t know,’ he retorted softly, catching her wrist and bringing its sensitive network of veins to his mouth. ‘Kiss me.’

Rosa’s breathing faltered. ‘Liam—’

‘Just do it, dammit,’ he demanded harshly, and without another word she stepped closer and reached up to brush his lips with hers.

Liam gave a frustrated snort. ‘Is that the best you can do?’ He used his free hand to trace the shape of her jawline, allowing his fingers to move into the fiery glory of her hair. ‘Kiss me, Rosa. Like you mean it. I didn’t drive all this way just so you could give me a beer.’

‘So why did you?’ Rosa looked up into his strong face, resisting the urge to brush her own fingers across his lips. ‘Drive all this way, I mean?’

Liam’s eyes narrowed. ‘Guess.’

Rosa took a breath. ‘Because you wanted to see me?’

Liam’s expression was sardonic. ‘Gee, you have a real way with words.’

‘So you tell me what to say,’ she exclaimed, at once defensive and excited. ‘Why did you want to see me? As I recall it, you couldn’t wait to get rid of me before.’

‘Yeah.’ Liam made a mocking sound. ‘That’s what I let you think, didn’t I?’

‘Wasn’t it true?’

‘Hell, yes, it was true.’ He tugged gently at a handful of hair. ‘It’s still true.’ He grimaced. ‘But I find I’m not quite as heroic as I thought I was.’

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