Beguiled (Collection): Bobbi and the Beast
by Saloni Quinby
Excerpt from Bobbi and the Beast
His rescuer turned to him. If possible, his eyes grew even more intense, and he gestured toward the door.
Bobbi walked to it, but instead of opening it, he paused, one hand on the doorknob. His rescuer stood behind him, not pressing hard against him but enough for Bobbi to feel his heat and strength.
Clearing his throat, Bobbi turned and said, “Do you have a name, or what?”
“Gideon.” The soft word breathed against his neck made Bobbi shiver, this time not with fear.
“Thank you for what you did, Gideon.”
“You’re welcome. I can give you a lift home. We’re pretty deep in the woods.” Gideon lifted a tentative hand and caressed Bobbi’s face. His touch was so gentle, and at the moment Bobbi was more in need of comfort than he wanted to admit. Closing his eyes, he pressed his cheek into Gideon’s hand.
Gideon gathered Bobbi into his arms and held him close to his warm, hard chest. For several moments they neither spoke nor moved, except for the gentle caress of Gideon’s hand on Bobbi’s back.
Finally Bobbi tilted his gaze upward to meet his rescuer’s.
“Why don’t you rest for a while?” Gideon suggested. “Then I’ll take you home on my bike.”
“Do you have a phone?”
Gideon shook his head. “No one I want to call.”
“What about in case of emergency?”
Those slanted blue eyes stared into Bobbi’s with a loneliness that was almost painful to behold. Something about this stranger incited Bobbi’s interest and arousal, and it wasn’t simply because the man was drop-dead gorgeous.
“You live out here?” Bobbi asked softly.
“Yeah. Tonight I’m glad I do. Those guys –”
“I don’t want to talk about them.”
“I understand.”
Again their gazes locked, and they leaned closer to each other. Their lips met in a tentative kiss that gradually turned hotter.
Moaning softly, Bobbi leaned against Gideon, letting the bigger man support him almost entirely.
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