CHAPTER 14: Harker
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“You want to marry me?” Alison looked like she’d just been pushed from an airplane.
“No, but I’ll do it.” Harker had to admit it made him happy to surprise her. She’d thought she had him neatly trapped, but he wasn’t a novice at negotiations. If he wanted something, he’d do whatever it took to get it, and he wanted her.
“Oh. Wow. You...” Her mouth opened and shut but nothing else came out.
He wanted to laugh. This was the first time he’d ever seen her speechless. It wouldn’t last long but he’d enjoy it while he could.
“You will?” Her face paled.
“Yes.” He leaned forward, inhaling her scent. She always smelled fresh and slightly floral. He hadn’t figured out if it were a perfume or body lotion but whatever it was it made him horny as hell. “You should thi
