Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 27058 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 135(@200wpm)___ 108(@250wpm)___ 90(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 27058 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 135(@200wpm)___ 108(@250wpm)___ 90(@300wpm)
Forcing my stare away from him—and clenching my thighs together to ease the ache in my core—I blinked a few times as I tried to focus on the book in my hands. The words swam before my eyes as several of the kids gasped at the cover.
“Oooh, dragons,” Sally squealed.
“I love dragons,” Timmy cheered.
Their excitement pulled me out of my stupor, and I lifted the book higher so everyone could see it. “That’s right, today’s book is about a dragon whose wings came in late, so he has to learn how to fly when he’s older than everyone else. He’s a little embarrassed to be taking lessons with other kids he thinks of as babies, but they help to teach him more than just how to fly.”
With everyone’s attention on me—including the hot biker I was doing my best to ignore—I dove into the book. But I didn’t get lost in the story like usual. I was conscious of him the entire time I read to the children. So much so that my voice cracked a few times while I did my dragon voice.
Luckily, the kids didn’t seem to notice that I was off my game. When I got to “The End,” they begged for another story, like they always did. So I pulled a second book out of my bag and read it to them too. Once that was done, the kids who were regulars at my reading circle jumped to their feet and raced to their parents after yelling a quick thank you to me. The other children took their cue from them, and then it was a race to the stacks to pick out books to take home, most of which had a dragon theme.
Elise came over to say hi to me, and then she turned to the two men she’d brought with her. “This is my husband, Toby. And our friend Whiskey, with his new daughter, Corinne.”
“Umm, hello.” I tried my hardest not to gawk at the hot biker holding the pretty baby while my ovaries combusted at the sight.
“Zane,” he murmured.
“Pardon?” I asked, my brows drawing together.
His gaze stayed locked on my face as he explained, “My name is Zane.”
“Oh.”
“On that note, I wanted to go look at some pregnancy books.” Elise yanked on her husband’s arm to drag him to the nonfiction section of the library.
That left Zane, Corinne, and me alone in the reading nook…and my heart racing. Searching for something to say, I blurted, “She’s a little young for reading time at the library, but it’s a good habit to form this early.”
“Didn’t come for the reading thing.”
Tilting my head to the side, I asked, “Did you just tag along with Elise and her husband?”
“Nope, I came for you.”
That was the last thing I expected him to say…but also something I easily could’ve fantasized coming out of his mouth. “You did?”
“I need a nanny, and I’m hoping you’ll take the position.”
3
WHISKEY
Igave myself a mental pat on the back for not giving in to my every instinct to turn into a possessive, obsessed Neanderthal.
Yeah, I was never gonna hear the end of it from my married brothers. And they would hear about it soon because there was no way Blade was gonna keep his mouth shut.
Ellery blinked, her long, thick lashes hiding her gorgeous hazel eyes for just a second. They were almost too big for her heart-shaped face but absolutely perfect for her and so expressive.
From the second I’d spotted her in the library, I’d been able to read her emotions in her eyes and face. That was all it took to know she was mine. But then my gaze had skimmed her body, and holy hell…she was a fucking knockout. The warmth I’d felt in my chest when I’d first seen her quickly spread to my core, then down to my cock—making me hard as a rock.
I’d quickly shifted Corinne’s baby carrier so I was holding it in front of me, hiding my obvious state of arousal.
Her full lips were made for kissing, and they were gonna look spectacular wrapped around my dick. Silky light brown hair hung in soft waves to just below her shoulders, some of it resting on big tits that nearly had my knees buckling. They would practically spill out of my hands, and my cock leaked a little precome when I pictured fucking those epic mounds.
As I’d continued my perusal, I smiled in satisfaction. She was tall—although I still towered over her. I’d licked my lips as hunger built inside me when I saw her thick waist, curvy hips, and solid thighs. Then she’d turned and bent down to talk to a little boy, and my mouth watered as I took in her round, ample ass. Fuck. She was so damn perfect.
I loved that she wasn’t skinny. Not that I had anything against slender women but they just didn’t appeal to me. I was a big guy, and I wanted a woman who fit me and wasn’t going to break when sex got rough.