Chance

Chance

Heart filled with regret, and a failed relationship under her belt, Isabelle is hitchhiking home when a winter storm leaves her holed up in a quaint cabin with what she at first thinks is a snarly loner.

Predator hunter and shifter, Chance Howlett, doesnâ€™t have it in him to ignore the shivering female hitchhiking on the highway in the midst of a Montana blizzard. Reluctantly, he picks her up and instantly knows something is off. His inner beast is raging at him to care for her, but he canâ€™t get attached. Isabelleâ€™s going home, and he has no intentions of stopping her.

***WARNING*** This book contains an explicit rape scene that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised.

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â€œShit. Road is closed.â€ Chance jerked his chin toward the road ahead of them. â€œMy place is just a couple miles back. You can stay there tonight. Iâ€™m sure the plowsâ€™ll push through in the morning, then I can get you where you need to be.â€

â€œNo.â€ Isabelle shook her head, setting her shoulders in a hard line.

When he glanced at her, brows furrowed in irritation, he finally got a good look at her.
She was facing him nowâ€“hell, she was looking right at himâ€“and he couldnâ€™t tear his eyes from hers. Behind that silky wall of black tresses, she was hiding these fucking amazing eyes. Eyes he couldnâ€™t look away from. With his heightened sight, he could see every vibrant detail.

â€œYour eyes,â€ he breathed, realizing he was staring like a psycho. â€œTheyâ€™reâ€¦â€

â€œYeah,â€ she ducked her head, the fall of her hair sweeping forward and hiding her from view again. â€œI know. Weird. People tell me all the time.â€

She sounded a little insulted and a lot annoyed, but he hadnâ€™t been about to call her eyes weird. They were odd for sure, but they were breathtaking. He tore his gaze away from where she was hiding from him and clenched the steering wheel. Shaking his head, he thought back to the conversation theyâ€™d been having. Sheâ€™d said somethingâ€¦ No. Sheâ€™d told him no when heâ€™d offered her a place to stay.

He cleared his throat. â€œListen. I know you donâ€™t know me, butâ€¦â€

â€œIâ€™m not staying at your place,â€ she cut him off. â€œThank you, but if you could just give me a ride to the nearest town.â€

â€œSure,â€ he gritted, jaw bunched in annoyance. â€œOnly itâ€™ll mean taking you back to where you started.â€

Isabelle paled, and her slight frame trembled. He wanted to tick up the corner of his mouth in triumph, but he simply wasnâ€™t feeling it. No, his animal was riled, and this woman wasnâ€™t helping.

She huddled in her seat once more, head angled away from him as she gazed out her window. The fall of her dark hair shielded her face from his view again, but he could see her reflection in the glass, worry written on her soft features. His nostrils flared and assaulted once more by the scent of her pain, his beast growled at him to do something about it. Heâ€™d been content to ignore it when he thought heâ€™d just be dropping her off somewhere, but now it was his problem.

Finally, he ground out, â€œYou hurt?â€

â€œNo,â€ she immediately lied, and it pissed him off.

Damn her! If she was going to sit in his truck and lie to him, then she could just as soon get out and walk. Throwing his hand across the center console, he slammed on the brakes, catching her weight before she could slam into the dash. Her head jerked in his direction, but he didnâ€™t even bother looking at her or her big startled eyes.

â€œIf youâ€™re gonna lie to me then you can just get the hell out.â€

His head jerked toward her in surprise when she immediately reached down and opened the door. He had been sure sheâ€™d just come clean. Instead, she climbed wordlessly from the warm cab of his truck, and that pissed him off even more than her lying. He stared straight ahead, contemplating leaving her ass on the side of the road even knowing his animal wouldnâ€™t permit it. His head snapped to the side when, from the corner of his eye, he saw her go down.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-08-31
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-08-31
Format	Kindle eBook

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