The Path to James by Jane Radford Read Free Book Online

murderer, is what is actually wrong with you?”
    “I'm not sure what you mean,” I cross my arms. I don't know what look I'm trying to go for. Intimidation maybe? I raise an eyebrow for good measure.
    “You are obviously successful,” Alex motions to our surroundings, to my home. “You're insanely good looking. There has to be something wrong with you.” I beam at the unexpected compliment. Thank god, this vixen finds me attractive, too. “My guess is that you're married.”
    At her accusation, my expression slips. I know she sees the change and I have to explain quickly before she bolts out of here. “I was married,” my brow knits. “I am freshly divorced.” I can't help cringing, but when I manage to meet Alex's eyes, she doesn't seem bothered. She doesn't give me the look that I'd anticipated. I was expecting she would regard me as tainted or as unwanted leftovers, but she almost looks relieved.
    Alex bends down and pulls something from her pack. She leans back up holding her phone and its charger. “May I?”
    “Yes, allow me.” I grab her device and cord from her hands and plug it into one of the kitchen outlets. Thank god, she seems to be settling in. After my bombshell I thought she would be making excuses to sneak off.
    Alex finishes her meal but I barely touch mine. I'm so engrossed in the woman sitting across from me, I'm not hungry. Not for food, anyway. I look at her empty plate and think about all the energy she must be burning walking as much as she does. I should have given her a bigger serving. “Are you still hungry?”
    “No, that was great, thank you.” Her smile is so sweet, I just want to lock her lips with mine, never let go.
    I reach to grab her plate, and her hand clasps around my wrist. My mouth goes dry and my stomach does a somersault.
    “Please, let me.” She tries to grab for her plate but I snatch it up before she can take it.
    “Absolutely not,” I grab my plate with my other hand and walk over to the sink. “I bribed you with a washing machine and a warm shower, I'm not about to let you clean up in my kitchen.”
    I'm faintly aware of her moving behind me as I hold one plate up to the faucet, rinsing off the residue of our meal. I run my hand over the white glaze.
    I'm beyond surprised when I feel Alex press into my back, my entire body stiffening, reacting to her sudden embrace. With her breasts pressing against the back of my t-shirt, I'm so shocked that I drop the plate I was washing, and it shatters in the deep basin of my stainless steel sink.
    “I'm sorry, did I startle you?” she murmurs into my back. She takes a deep breath of me. I'm so stunned with my mouth hanging open, I don't respond.
    Is this real?
    Alex's hands smooth the material over my shoulders, running down my spine, around my sides and then slides to my stomach. My abdominals flex impulsively with her touch. My heart rate speeds uncontrollably as her delicate fingers trace the edge of my waistband. She pops the button of my jeans open and my eyes close. I'm running through a silent prayer, thanking whatever divine entity sent this mythical creature to my home. This imp, this fairy, she slides my zipper down and her palm runs along the hard shaft of my cock.
    That feels good. I suck in a sharp breath. The heat of her body, her arms wrapped around me, her hands exploring me. This is better than anything I could have wished for.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 10
     
     
    James turns to face me and I suddenly lose all of my confidence. He looks at me, his eyes smoldering, his jeans unzipped with his cock fighting the cotton prison of his boxer-briefs. I want him so badly. I don't dare dream for a moment that I could stay here with him, that this could be my new home, that this could be anything more than a one night stand. But if this is all I can get, if just a quick fantastic fuck with this amazing man was all I had, then I'd take it. I would take it in a heartbeat, and hold onto the