Strong Reflection: Book 2 of the Dark Series Trilogy by Cate Mckoy Read Free Book Online Page A

honestly not feel  it ?”
    Ashley knew what he meant by ‘it’ but the law official in her needed clarity beyond doubt, “It?”
    With a frustrated expelling of air, Kyle stood, looking at her in agitation.  “Ashley, please tell me, it’s not just me.  I think about you constantly, I can feel when you are in the room.”  He raised a trembling hand to her eye level.  “You make me shake with wanting!  I want you in every way I can think of and ways that haven’t been invented yet.”
    Taking in her pondering expression, Kyle was getting the feeling he was way off base.  “God, please tell me I haven’t totally embarrassed myself.”
    Ashley stood, now invading his personal space.  She didn’t stop until her chest touched his torso. Putting a shaking hand to his cheek she whispered, “What took you so long?  I felt  it  the moment you touched me at the auction.”
    His eyes widened in shock and then total relief swept through his tightly held body. With his trembling hands he gripped her hips, pulling her closer.  “I am sorry it took me so long.  I know I am late.  But is it too late for us, for me to make you mine?”
    Instead of answering him, she reached up, brushing their lips together sensually.  Kyle instantly took over the kiss, deepening it until they were breathless.  Her arms were around his neck and his held her around her tiny waist.  “Is this your way of saying no I am not too late?”
    Ashley smiled.  “It’s my way of saying, can I think about it?”
    Brow furrowing he questioned, “What’s to think about?  I want you and you want me, let’s do this.”
    Sighing, she stepped out of his arms, “Kyle if it was as simple as chemistry, we would have had sex and called it a day a while ago.”
    Thrusting his hands in his pockets he glared.  “What do you need to think about?”
    “The obvious, Kyle,” She said as though he should know what she was talking about.
    “Well, it’s not that obvious to me, so why don’t you explain.”
    “Kyle until a few minutes ago you were just my boss that I had inappropriate dreams about.”  She stepped back and threw her hands up.  “Other than chemistry, what do we have?”
     
    “I would think that’s the obvious part.”  He watched her closely, wondering her point.
    “Yeah, well, it’s not.  Besides me having a totally heated, sexually aroused system when you come within spitting distance, you are the man that threatens to fire me, yells at me, writes those excellently worded reprimands and tells me that his family is not mine.”
    Kyle gritted his teeth, knowing exactly which incident to which Ashley referred.  It had been about 4 months after their first kiss at the auction.  Ashley had been away on assignment, undercover.  His sister, Nancy and her kids, Holly and Drew had had Ashley over for dinner after her return, making all her favorite dishes to welcome her back, then after, they had family night, a night of board games and rented movies.
    Nancy had steadfastly refused to include Bunny in these nights of family fun.  At the time, mostly because he was having trouble dealing with his feelings regarding his agent, Kyle had disliked the fact that Nancy had included one of his subordinates in family night but not his girlfriend.
    And, on that  particular family night, Kyle had been feeling extra sensitive about the subject.  On a trip to the kitchen to replenish the popcorn and drinks for everyone, he had told Ashley in very specific terms that she was not family, that his family was not hers and in future she should decline any invitation that occurred on family night.
    And she had taken the warning to heart.  She never stepped foot on any Strong property on family night, not even at the insistence of his mother.  Feeling her pain he stepped closer, putting her back in his arms.
     
    “Ashley, I was being an ass, because I wanted to get one up on Nancy.”  He kissed her forehead. “Believe me I’ve been