Cameron, Paige - Commando Cowboys Seduce Their Woman [Wyoming Warriors 3] (Siren Publishing Everlasting Polyromance) Read Free Page B

you ask me to.”
    A shiver went down her spine. She forced herself to straighten and glare at him. She slipped into the seat across from where he’d been sitting. He sat back down.
    “What would you like to eat?” Tessa broke into the silence surrounding them.
    It took an effort to remove her attention from him and look at Tessa. “I don’t want much. I’m going to find my way to the animal hospital. I have to see my dog.”
    “She’ll have the same as me, Tessa. I’ll take you to see— Montlief, is it?”
    “How do you know his name?”
    “Sahale and I are good friends, distant cousins, actually. I checked with him last night. Montlief was doing better. Sahale was still running tests. He slept at the hospital in case Montlief’s condition changed and he was needed. Montlief is in good hands. You need to eat.”
    “We’ll put some weight on those bones,” Tessa teased. She put two plates in front of them loaded with bacon, eggs, potatoes, and biscuits.
    “I’ll never be able to eat all this,” Ellen protested. But the food did smell wonderful. She started eating and didn’t stop.
    Tessa smiled. “No one can resist my cooking.” Satisfied, she went back to her stove.
    Ellen sat back and took a sip of her coffee. Jack smiled at her. His smile and twinkling eyes set her heart racing. “Don’t you have work to do?”
    “Trying to get rid of me? It won’t be that easy.”
    “I don’t know what you’re talking about. But I don’t want to interfere with your plans.”
    “Wouldn’t you like to see our hospital? It’s modern. We have all the most up-to-date equipment and a full staff. I’m one of the internists.”
    “You seem young to have all those qualifications.”
    “I’m thirty-two. I’ve been back home here doctoring since I was thirty. Sahale’s been doctoring animals the past three years. He’s got all the qualifications, and an innate sense about what they need.”
    She glanced away and noticed Tessa had left the kitchen. Uneasy, she moved her legs and bumped into Jack’s.
    “Sorry.”
    “You’re uncomfortable now that you’ve noticed Tessa isn’t here. Who made you frightened of men?” His brow had creased and he leaned toward her.
    “I’m not frightened. I just don’t trust most men.” She hoped he’d leave the subject alone. She wasn’t one to tell her life story to strangers. She hadn’t even told her two best friends.
    She hadn’t realized she was twisting her hands until Jack reached across and put his hand over hers. Her heart jumped. She tried to pull back, but he held onto her.
    “You can touch me and Sahale. I know you don’t believe me, yet. You will learn that we’ll always protect you.”
    “Always is a long time. I’ll be gone soon. And men’s promises only last until they want to end them.” This time when she yanked on her hands, he let them go, and her heart sank. To hide her confused feelings, she jumped up and took her dishes to the sink. She rinsed them and put them in the dishwasher.
    Jack came and stood beside her while he rinsed his. His tall body and wide shoulders dwarfed her. She was as tall as, or taller than, many men. None of them, even the ones taller than her, had ever made her feel feminine. Only Sahale and Jack gave her the sensation of being smaller, and very much a woman.
    Ellen raised her head, not realizing how close Jack was to her. She stared into his eyes as his face came closer and his mouth lightly moved across her lips. An ache of need and desire sharpened in her lower abdomen. She jumped back and put her arms out.
    “Stop. What do you think you’re doing?”
    His mouth curved up on one side. “Kissing your sweet mouth.”
    “Don’t. We’ve only just met. Back off.”
    He stepped back, but his laughter rang out in the kitchen. “Oh, honey, you are going to be so much fun to seduce.” His voice dropped into a sexy whisper when he said the last word.
    Ellen ran out of the kitchen.
    “I’ll be waiting out front to