Unleashed by Shadows (By Moonlight Book 10) Read Online Free PDF

looks good on you.”
    The soft stroke of her words stirred a confusion of desire and uncertainty. He stayed put, expression masked. “Maybe, but I stink so you should probably keep your distance.”
    Unfortunately, she wasn’t deterred. “I like the way sweat smells on you. That hasn’t changed since last night.” When he didn’t respond, her intuitive look asked if something else had, if he had some other motive for keeping her at arm’s length.
    He nodded at her new outfit. “That’s pretty.” He didn’t mention the way his palms itched to test the soft textures of drapy fabric clinging temptingly at breasts and hips. Or that he was already plotting the fastest way to get it off her.
    “Nica took me to get a few things since Bree isn’t back from her honeymoon yet. Have you heard from her?”
    “No. Why would I? You know I’m not her favorite person.  That would be you. You and Silas and Bree, the Three Musketeers.”  He still felt a surprising pang of exclusion from the inseparable cousin, brother and sister threesome. He’d thought their bonding would ease those old wounds but it hadn’t. Not yet. His fault for leaving when he should have stayed. “She should be back in a few days.”
    “Will I be here, or are you in a hurry to send me home?”
    His thoughts took a guilty turn at her too astute question. He wasn’t sure how to fit her unscheduled arrival into his present plans. He finally shrugged. “You’re here now. You might as well wait for her. She’d murder me if she missed you.”
    Kendra’s eyes dampened, deepening his discomfort. “Thank you. Where would you like me to stay?”
    “What kind of a question is that?” he wanted to demand in irritation. But, she had every right to ask, considering the way he’d been distancing himself from their new relationship. He settled for a glib, “We’ll figure something out.”
    His vague reply earned a nod and that uncomfortable silence settled once again. He spent a long minute devouring the sight of her standing so near, yet impossibly far away. Finally, he gathered the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
    “Did you come all the way here because you had something to tell me that was too special to say over the phone?” His brows lifted expectantly, his gaze going soft and hopeful.
    After taking his meaning, she swallowed hard, whispering, “No. I’m sorry. No news.”
    She couldn’t miss the way his anticipation fell to disappointment, but his voice remained smooth and warm.  “It’s okay. You let me know when you know.”
    He should have gone to her right then. But he held back, going for the small cooler where LaRoche kept drinks. He bypassed the beer in favor of water and after twisting off the top, drained the plastic bottle right to the bottom. Thickness still clogged his throat.
    “Have you heard from your brothers?”
    His glance flickered to her then away. “Not yet.” A faint smile. “Probably just waking up, the lazy bastards.”
    “Cale?”
    The subdued way she spoke his name made him brace.
    “Where do you want me?”
    “Home where you’ll be safe,” his head answered. “Where I can get you beneath me,” growled from lower regions.
    “I don’t know what you and Silas are involved in,” she began quietly, “but I can see I’m in your way. I can get a hotel room or—” She broke off, realizing that was her only option.
    Someplace out of sight. Out of your way, was his immediate answer. Head in the game, echoed Silas’s warning.
    But he lost himself in her steady stare.
    “Oh, hell.”
     

CHAPTER THREE
    In three long strides, Cale snatched her up against his chest, crushing her close to the anxious rhythm of his heartbeats. “With me,” he claimed roughly. “You’ll stay with me.” As simple as that. Where else?
    “I love you, Cale. I’ve missed you so.”
    Everything inside him melted into ridiculously gooey happiness. With her face nestled against his neck, Cale put his hand to her