Inevitable by Michelle Rowen Read Free Book Online

and gathered low in her body. Her nipples tightened and strained against her white shirt.
    She bit her bottom lip. Uh, oh.
    Her cell phone vibrated. She grabbed for it and held it to her ear. “Yes?”
    â€œMiss me?”
    Her jaw clenched. “Ryan.”
    â€œYou recognize my voice.”
    â€œWhere are you? I know you’re here.”
    â€œHow do you know that?”
    â€œI can feel you.”
    â€œI’m flattered.”
    â€œWhere are you right now?”
    â€œBehind you.”
    She looked over her shoulder to see him leaning against a nearby car and her grip tightened on the phone. He removed his phone from his ear and tucked it into the pocket of his leather jacket.
    â€œI just wanted to talk to you,” he said.
    She pressed the Disconnect button on her phone and tossed it into her purse. Lust potions were very powerful, in case she had any question about that. She was the living proof that being within twenty feet of Ryan made her desperate for him.
    She eyed him wearily. “Just leave me alone, Ryan. I have a date tonight and it’s definitely not with you.”
    His gaze remained fixed on her. “I dreamed about you last night.”
    â€œGood dream or bad?”
    â€œVery good.” There was a dozen feet between them and yet it felt as if he was right next to her. He rubbed his temples and looked pained for a moment. “This is more difficult than I thought it would be. Being this close to you feels…dangerous.”
    â€œI might not like you, but I know you won’t hurt me.”
    â€œWho said you were the one in danger?” He grinned a little.
    She glanced around. “You really need to go, Ryan. If anyone sees you…”
    â€œThey’ll firmly escort me off the premises?”
    â€œIf you’re lucky.”
    â€œI just wanted to see you again. I… needed to see you again.”
    The desperate tone in his voice gave her an unexpected inner thrill. “Why?”
    â€œBecause I wanted to give you something.”
    He drew closer. She found that she wasn’t scurrying back into the office like she probably should. Instead she pressed back against her car door as he came within a couple of feet from her. Her heart rate increased and her skin warmed.
    She watched him carefully. From the heated look in his gaze to the sight of his chest moving with rapid breathing, it was obvious she affected him as much as he affected her.
    Dangerous indeed.
    He reached for her hand, taking it in his. The contact left her breathless. The potion’s effects hadn’t faded a bit from yesterday. If anything, this strong lust she felt for her former partner had gotten stronger. He moved closer still. She was certain he was going to kiss her, to press his mouth against hers. And she was going to let him do more than that.
    â€œWhat do you want to give me?” she whispered, when his lips were only an inch away from hers. She braced her right hand against his firm chest so she could feel the pounding of his heart.
    â€œYou forgot something last night.”
    She felt a press of something cold and hard in the palm of her left hand and she looked down to see the green potion bottle.
    He’d come all the way back to Mystic Ridge to return the bottle of Desidero potion to her.
    â€œRyan…” she whispered, not sure if she was going to thank him or ask why he’d bothered.
    â€œLater, Em.” He turned and walked away. The moment he was out of view, she leaned against her car door, the only thing currently keeping her vertical. Every cell in her body had urged her to throw her arms around him, kiss him, undress him. It didn’t matter that they were right in the middle of the PARA employee parking lot. Her body burned for him to be inside of her.
    It was very inconvenient.
    And she had a funny feeling that she hadn’t seen the last of him.
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    I T WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH simpler for Ryan to leave the bottle on