Page 2 of His Curvy Secret

“I’m looking at you.” Rowan said.

Silence fell between us as we stared at each other.

My brain turned into scrambled eggs as I tried to make sense of my thoughts. But his sexiness, his intense stare, his challenging statement…fuck what the hell was happening?

I’d never felt this way around a guy before and I wasn’t sure how to handle it. “Okay then…how about showing me where thekitchen is? I’m hoping my brother has something decent to drink out here in the boonies.”

Rowan laughed and the sound did strange things to my insides. “It’s just through here, but I doubt he has anything besides beer.”

I let him pass me and followed behind, my eyes dropping down to his sexy ass in those tight jeans of his. “Typical. Sometimes there’s a secret stash of vodka in his freezer.”

“Are you always this entertaining?”

“Ha! Julian would say no but I like to think I am.” I grinned as I took a look around the large kitchen. My brother seemed to do pretty well for himself, and even the decor wasn’t half bad.

I peeked in the fridge and saw a bottle of my favorite wine. “Aw he does love me!” I said as I pulled it out.

“He said you might say that. Here, let me pour you a glass and I’ll finish showing you around.” Rowan said just as Julian strolled into the kitchen.

“Drinks first? I like how you think, Mi.” My brother said as he grabbed a beer for him and Rowan. “My best buddy from the military here can be a bad influence when it comes to drinking, so watch out.”

Rowan’s head snapped up and he shot Julian a dirty look. “I think your sister knows the truth.”

“I do. Julian’s the bad influence.” I grinned before I took a sip of my wine.

“Wow, sis. I welcome you into my home and this is what I get?”

Rowan laughed. “She’s great. Someone else to gang up on Julian with? Count me in.”

“Hey there, watch it.” Julian warned though there was a playful tone underneath, I knew he meant business. “Mila is off limits to all of you clowns around here. Besides, she’s sworn off men.”

I rolled my eyes directly at Julian. “Relax. I can speak for myself. And I haven’tswornoff men. Just taking a break.”

“A permanent one. I’ll be damned if anyone around here thinks they can take advantage, hurt you, whatever.”

I could feel both of them watching me and suddenly, the room felt suffocating. “So are you guys gonna show me around or what?”

Julian nodded. “Yeah, let’s go.” He walked out of the room first and I followed but I didn’t make it far before I felt a large hand wrap around my arm and pull me backwards.

A loud gasp nearly escaped my lips but I managed to push it down in time.

Rowan’s head dipped lower and when his lips brushed against my ear, a shiver ran down my spine. “Your brother might say your off limits, but little does he know, I don’t care. I take what I want. And what I want isyou.

CHAPTER TWO

Rowan

Fuck,did she have to be so goddamn gorgeous?

I scrubbed a hand over my face and beard and tried to focus on the football game on the TV, but my mind was elsewhere.

“Whoa, shit, did you see that, man?” Julian asked before he started cussing at the game.

“Crazy pass.” I muttered before my thoughts ran off again…directly upstairs to the root of the problem- Mila.

“Pass? Bro are you even watching the game?”

“Of course, I’m sitting here aren’t I?”

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