by Loraine, Kim
She pressed herself against him, wrapping her arms around his neck and curling her fingers through the ends of his hair. He could smell more than champagne on her breath—whiskey maybe.
“Are you already drunk?”
She grinned, a mischievous look on her face as she held up a flask. “Might be.”
He took the silver container and tipped it to his own lips, feeling the burn of good whiskey as it slipped down his throat and warmed his belly.
The music stopped and the crowd started counting down the seconds until midnight—until the new year.
Ten . . .
Her eyes met his.
Nine . . .
She pulled his face closer and whispered, “Take me home . . . take me to bed.”
Eight . . .
His heart thudded against his chest as her lips brushed his ear.
Seven . . .
Her teeth grazed his earlobe, sending tingles through his body.
Six . . .
“I want you, Gare. It was always you.”
Five . . .
He pressed her tightly to him, afraid if he moved the spell would break and she wouldn’t really be saying this. Knowing the risks, hoping he was wrong, he had to take the chance.
Four . . .
She took his face in her hands and locked eyes with him again.
Three . . .
“Kiss me?” she asked.
Two . . .
Fire raced through him as he pressed his lips to hers in a heated rush.
One . . .
The crowd erupted in cheers and confetti fell through the air, raining down around them. Garrett didn’t notice. He held onto Angela—the woman he’d wanted for twelve years. He held her for dear life, grasping at the words she’d murmured in a drunken haze as if they were his lifeline.
“It was always you.”
Also by Soul Mate Publishing and Kim Loraine:
RESTORATION
After the tragic death of her fiancé, Grace McConnell turns to the only remaining constant in her life, her work. So when she’s offered the led position for an international restoration project, she jumps at the chance to get away from her small town, full of John’s memories.
Drew Tensley has always been a hard worker. Dedicated to his family and community, he put aside his own London career to take over the family business after his mother’s terminal diagnosis. Five years later, he’s ready to start living for himself when he literally runs into his hometown’s newest architect.
Grace quickly discovers that traveling halfway across the world was the best decision she’s ever made. Until she meets Drew, a man whose personality and lifestyle are the exact opposite of John’s, but whose face is the spitting image. Struggling with her own motivations and feelings, research uncovers secrets she isn’t ready for; secrets that could ruin her second chance for true love.
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