✨EXCERPT: LOVE AND WARNER by @s.l.scott releasing December 29th!
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Just enough light streams into the room to see Warner lying on his back next to me. My heart finds a rhythm with the sound of his steady breathing, calming my initial concerns. He’s handsome when he sleeps, like he is when he’s awake, but more so when he’s not speaking. He has a knack for pushing my buttons. In the peace of his sleep, I can pretend he’s not an awful human being trying to destroy my family’s lives.
Lying here, I drape my arm across my forehead and stare up at the ceiling. With Warner’s hand on my thigh and the scent of his soap floating in the air, my thoughts scroll through snapshots of the past twenty-four hours. I let this man believe he’s my husband.
Squeezing my eyes shut, I inhale a deep breath and look at him again. The bridge of his nose has the slightest of bumps, and his full lips appear soft in the morning light juxtaposed against the hard cut of his jawline. The hills and valleys of his muscular shoulders lead my gaze across his chest, but a heaviness weighs on mine, causing me to look away. I take a deep breath, refusing to get caught up in him.
Everything I learned from the old con-job movies I used to watch with my dad taught me that Warner is a target. My target. That’s it. Stay focused on the job at hand.
On the edge of delirium last night, I had to make a choice. Whether it was a wise decision or not remains to be seen. But today, I’m fully committed. It’s not like I have another option at this point.
Warner Landers has made himself clear.
It’s time I do the same. I’m not here to play. I’m here to win him over and talk some sense into him.
He was testing me last night. He’ll do it again today. I have to be ready for him, or I’ll give myself away.
I only wish I didn’t love the feel of his hand spanning the inside of my thigh like I do.
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