I Carry Your Heart (Heart Series Book 1) Read Online Free PDF Page A

could read every damn thought in my dirty little mind. I was probably an open book right now, with every single emotion on display.
    Fantastic.
    “Like what you see?” he asked teasingly. His eyes were alight with amusement, staring tantalisingly deep into mine.
    Did he even need to ask?
    I swallowed slowly. I knew I needed to remain calm, but a large part of me was all for lunging forward to act out my fantasy.
    “You know you’re not all that Joel,” I retorted.
    Wow, worst reply. Ever.
    He grabbed my arms and pulled me into his tight, hard body. “I think your face is telling me different.” His warm, minty breath tickled softly against my face and I shivered, feeling the effects all the way down to my toes. But it was his cocky tone that soon sent me crashing back down.
    I wrenched myself free of his hold. I hated this whole egotistical side of him, it was that part that always brought me back to my senses.
    Why did he have to act this way?
    I scowled and stormed past him, slamming the bathroom door in disgust. But not before I caught sight of his amused smirk, as he shot me a playful flirty wink walking off.
     
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    After Joel’s unexpected bathroom encounter, the morning had grown steadily worse. I arrived at college to collect my welcoming literature, and to grab a coffee before the opening lecture. So far I’d collected the pack but I was still yet to enjoy a welcoming caffeine fix. Plus despite having the aid of a map to direct me, I was now outright lost. I could feel my mood growing darker by the minute.
    I threw my bag over my shoulder, mumbling away in anger but I was too caught up in scrutinising the map, to notice just what I was about to smack right into.
    The pain was instantaneous and I reeled back in complete shock.
    I was actually seeing stars.
    I clutched my head in pain as my eyes flicked up to find it was no wall, but actually a rock, hard chest. His hands grabbed me, steadying me and I stumbled slightly, still dazed from the collision.
    “Hey, sorry about that,” a husky voice said, chuckling above me.
    I glared up in his direction, to find a cute, blonde shaggy haired guy towering over me, dazzling me with his smile.
    “Are you okay? Sorry I was too busy texting to notice, but hey, you can crash right into me anytime darling.”
    Yeah. Worse chat up line. Ever.
    A scowl crossed my face and I quickly pulled away from his hold. I had no desire to be hit on. I was just about ready to storm off, when I noticed I was now minus a map. My eyes scoured the floor in search of it, ready to make a hasty exit.
    Where the hell was it?
    Though I didn’t know why I was bothering, so far it had been about as useful as a chocolate kettle.
    “You’re new right?” he asked.
    I rolled my eyes in annoyance.
    His brown eyes twinkled with obvious delight. They left mine to wander slowly up and down my body, as his tongue flicked over his bottom lip.
    Genius and a pervert.
    Lucky me.
    “Yeah, I’m trying to find 40A, I have a lecture there in less than ten minutes,” I replied, plastering on a fake smile.
    I just wanted to leave.
    “Well let me escort you to your room, we can’t have newbie’s getting lost now can we?” He winked, with his cheeky smile still in place.
    He bent down to retrieve the map from the floor. As his other hand touched my lower back, guiding me back down the corridor.
    Hmm, patronising and forward. The guy just keeps on giving, but if he led me to the correct room, I’d be grateful forever. The thought of walking into a packed lecture hall late, was enough to make me bring up the entire contents of my breakfast.
    “Here we are,” he chirped and I scowled. We’d barely been walking less than a minute. He chuckled at my look of annoyance. “You were nearly right, just needed to take a left instead, but then you’d never have met me, fate brought us together.”
    I hated fate right now.
    “Thanks again,” I bit out and took back the map, desperate to make my escape