Clandestine Christmas. Elle James
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Название: Clandestine Christmas
Автор: Elle James
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Зарубежные любовные романы
isbn: 9781474005593
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“If Hank has Angus here, there’s no need for me to be around.”
“You heard Angus—he’s only temporary to help us out while we do some digging of our own.”
She hesitated. “Okay, but I just don’t think I’m the right person for this job.”
When she started for the house, Chase stepped in front of her. “Why do you think that? You were fine with it until we kissed Jake good-night. What happened in there?”
“It’s nothing.” Kate tried to step around him, but he refused to let her past.
“How can it be nothing when you want to run as fast and far away from here as you can? What is it that has you wound up tighter than a rattlesnake with a new button on his tail?”
“I’m not running and I’m not wound up,” she said, her voice rising. “We’re wasting time.” She turned away, her body shaking.
He gripped her shoulders and forced her to face him again. “It’s not a waste of time if I can get to the bottom of what’s eating at you. Maybe I can help.”
“You can’t,” she said, her shoulders sagging. “Nobody can.” Her eyes filled with tears. “Please leave me alone,” she whispered.
“At least tell me what it is.” He cupped her chin, brushing his thumb across her cheek. When her bottom lip trembled, it was all he could do not to lean forward and capture it between his teeth.
“It’s none of your business.” A single tear slipped from the corner of her eye. “It doesn’t matter, anyway.”
He pressed his lips together, fighting the urge to pull her into his arms. When the tear reached his thumb, he caught it. “Let me be the judge.”
“I don’t like to be around kids.” She jerked her chin away from his hand. “There. Satisfied?”
Chase shook his head. She wasn’t telling him something important and he refused to let go of her until she gave him the whole truth. Even if he had to kiss it out of her.
Kate wanted to run, to hide from the truth. If she just told him, she’d be done with it, but she couldn’t. Because saying it out loud made it too permanent, too real.
She shrugged, trying to shake loose from Chase’s grip, but he wasn’t letting go. Short of taking him down like a perp, she was stuck with him.
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