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I open my eyes... and let out a scream of pure terror.
I back up, still screaming. My foot slips on the conditioner coating the shower floor.
Shit. I’m going down.
The shower door is yanked open, and Daltyn reaches in and grabs me, keeping me from falling.
“Why are you screaming?” he yells into my ear.
I point, and he turns his head.
He grabs a piece of toilet paper, smashes the offending spider, then tosses it into the toilet. While I stand there, my hands covering my private areas as best as I can.
“Jesus Christ.” He’s wet and slightly breathless. “I thought someone was hurting you.”
I don’t know why I do it, but I glance down at his feet. My voice is slightly hoarse from screaming. “Why is there a hockey stick in here?”
He runs a hand through his dirty blond hair. “I walked through the door, and you started screaming bloody murder.”
“And you decided to play hockey?”
A slight smile curls his lips. “No. I yanked it from the closet, ready to beat the shit out of whoever was hurting you.”
“Oh.”
I look down, realizing water is still hitting my back.
And I'm naked.
Daltyn realizes it at the same time I do.
He swallows hard, his eyes slowly raking over every inch of my skin. Goosebumps pebble across it.
“Now that I know you’re not dying...” He steps back and grabs the stick. “I’ll letyou finish.”
As soon as the door closes, I sag against the wall.
Now I know exactly what Daltyn looks like when he’s terrified for me.
And somehow, that’s even more dangerous than hearing him moan my name.
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DALTYN
She’s only been in my cabin for two days, and I’ve already seen her naked.
As I toss my hockey stick back into the closet, I know damn well that image isn’t leaving my head anytime soon.
My sweatpants and tee are wet from reaching into the shower and grabbing her so she didn’t fall.
But wet clothes are the least of my worries right now.
I was so damn close to grabbing her and kissing her. But I knew if I started, I wouldn’t stop unless she told me to.
And judging by the hungry look on her face when she caught me staring, I’m nearly positive she wouldn’t have.
I was an idiot to think I could keep her under my roof and not want to devour every inch of her. To pound her into the mattress until she comes around my dick.
