Roping Ryan (The West Series Book 6) Read Free

she smiled a little.
    “Can we stop by my place before we head out of town?” She looked over at him, hoping she looked pathetic enough.
    He glanced over and shook his head no.
    “I would love a change of clothing. Besides, you said it would take them a while to find out who I was.” She tried to think quickly. “If we’re going to be gone long, I’d like to stop by and make sure my cat is safe. My place is on the way out of town.”
    He looked over at her and frowned. “Where do you live?”
    She gave him her address and watched as he thought about it. He really did have a sexy profile, in spite of the long hair and scruffy beard. She had enjoyed watching him when he hadn’t been aware of her.
    “Fine, a quick stop. You can pack a bag while I make a few calls.” He looked over at her. “Got a cell phone in that little bag of yours?”
    She nodded and tried not to smile too much. She knew this would be her only chance at escape. Once she walked into her town house, she planned on taking back the situation.
    He pulled into her driveway, and as they waited for the automatic gate to open, he made a noise and she looked over at him.
    “What?” she asked.
    “Nothing.” He glanced at her. She knew what he saw. Her town house was in the nice part of town. It was bigger and nicer than most people her age had, all thanks to her father and her business. She could afford some of the nicer things in life, and she worked hard for it, so she didn’t feel guilty.
    “I’ll just be a moment.” She went to hand him her cell phone, but he took her hand instead.
    “I’ll come in.” He let her go, then jumped out and walked around to her side before she had a chance to open her door. He took her wrist in his hand. When she tried to pull away, he chuckled and shook his head.
    “Sorry, princess.” He used her keys to open her door and stepped in right behind her. She heard the door click behind them and then sprang into action. She could hear her alarm beep, waiting for her to input her code.
    Dropping her shoes and purse, she swung out and caught him off guard. When his head bounced off her front door, she rushed towards the entryway cabinet and the gun that was tucked into its drawer.
    Just as she was pulling the drawer open, she was yanked backwards and landed on the ground hard. She pushed off and swung like she’d been trained, but this time her wrists were gathered up in one of his bigger ones. She tried to kick out, but her legs were quickly tucked under his heavier body.
    “Stop it,” he growled while trying to hold her still under him.
    She screamed out and used every part of her body to fight him. Finally, after she realized he was no longer fighting her but just holding her until she ran out of steam, she glared up at him.
    “Get off me.” She held perfectly still.
    “Not until you stop all this.” He glanced up as her phone started ringing. “Damn.”
    She looked up at him through the hair that had fallen in her face. He gripped both of her hands in one of his and reached down to push the strands of hair out of her eyes.
    “Are you done?” he asked, smiling slightly.
    She groaned and wished more than anything she’d never taken this job. Her father would have never let someone get him in this situation.
    “Get off me,” she demanded again.
    “Answer the phone and tell them everything is fine.”
    “No.” She smiled up at him.
    He frowned and then looked up as her cell phone started ringing. “Do it.” He growled at her and she could see his anger turn his green eyes darker.
    She nodded, knowing it might be her only chance. He loosened his grip on her hands, and she felt the blood rush back to her fingers. His hips and legs held her down, and she could feel his heart beating where his body touched hers. She tried to ignore the feeling of desire his tight body next to hers was causing. But when she noticed that he had stilled, she looked up and realized her mistake.
    She’d thought she could