Uncovering Annabelle
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“I think you should go.” The words came automatically to her lips. Part of her desperately wanted him to stay, wanted to explore this explosive sexual chemistry that ran between them.
It was for that very reason that she asked him to leave.
Tucker, more than any man she’d ever known, threatened her peace of mind. He’d rocked her world, destroying the carefully cultivated control she worked so hard to protect. He made her feel reckless, stirring up all kinds of intense emotions that were buried deep inside her. He could easily become very important in her life, and that would give him power over her. She couldn’t bear the thought of that happening. She couldn’t allow it.
She needed time to think and couldn’t do that with him standing beside her. Straightening her shoulders, Emma ignored the part of herself screaming she was making a huge mistake. She listened instead to the part that urged her toward the safe, sure path.
“What did you say?” Tucker was staring at her as if he couldn’t quite believe the words coming out of her mouth.
“I said, I think you should go.” She was getting annoyed now, but most of it was self-directed. This was only their third date, and she’d not only had sex with him, she’d encouraged him. Hell, she’d been as demanding, as out of control as he had. She had no one but herself to blame for the situation. “I don’t think we should see each other again.”
“You’ve got to be joking.” Tucker moved toward her, his hands outstretched to gather her into his strong embrace.
Emma flinched, afraid that if he touched her, she’d melt into his arms once again.
He stopped dead in his tracks. “You have to know I would never hurt you.” He slowly lowered his arms back down to his sides.
He said it with such sincerity that it brought unwanted tears to her eyes. He might not mean to hurt her, but Emma knew it was inevitable. She opened the door to her apartment. “You need to leave.”
Tucker’s fingers opened and closed reflexively as he stalked to the doorway. His gaze narrowed and he pinned her with his laser green eyes. “This isn’t over. I know you want me, but for some reason that scares you.”
Before she could contradict him or come up with some pithy comeback, he leaned down and planted a single hard kiss on her lips. She felt herself leaning toward him, but he was already pulling away.
“I’ll be waiting when you’re ready.” Tucker sauntered across the hall and let himself into his apartment.
Emma knew her mouth was hanging open. The audacity of the man was unbelievable. Of course, considering he’d just rocked her world and given her two orgasms, maybe he had the right to be confident.
It was only when he shut the door behind him that she was able to shake herself out of her trance. “Of all the nerve,” she said, because she felt like she should say something. She slammed the door shut and glared at it, but it didn’t give her any satisfaction. Tucker’s words still rang in her head, mocking her.
Leaning her forehead against the door, she closed her eyes. What had she done?
Books by N. J. Walters
The Summersville Secrets Series
Uncovering Annabelle
Enticing Emma (coming soon)
The Salvation Pack Series
Wolf at the Door
Wolf in her Bed
Wolf on the Run
Wolf from the Past
Wolf on the Hunt
The Hades’ Carnival Series
Night of the Tiger
Mark of the Bear
Pride of the Lion
Howl of the Wolf
Heart of the Serpent
Flame of the Phoenix
Lure of the Jaguar
The Legacy Series
Alexandra’s Legacy
Isaiah’s Haven
Legacy Found
Quinn’s Quest
Finding Chrissten
Damek’s Redemption
Craig’s Heat-Legacy
The Spells, Secrets & Seductions Series
A Touch of Magick
Dreams of Seduction
Love in Flames
The Jamesville Series
Discovering Dani
The Way Home
The Return of Patrick O’Rourke
The Seduction of Shamus O’Rourke
A Legal Affair
By the Book
Past Promises
The Gift of Shayla
About the Author
Once upon a time, N.J. had the idea that she would like to quit her job at the bookstore, sell everything she owned, leave her hometown, and write romance novels in a place where no one knew her. And she did. Two years later, she went back to the bookstore and her hometown and settled in for another seven years. One Friday morning she gave notice at her job; on Sunday afternoon, she received a tentative acceptance for her first romance novel, and her life has never been the same.
N. J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Summersville Secrets series, the Legacy series, and the Salvation Pack series, among others. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.
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