Amir (BBW Bear Shifter Moonshiner Romance) (120 Proof Honey Book 3) by Becca Fanning Page B
Authors: Becca Fanning
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have to to keep you safe.”
He tilted her chin up, then leaned forward and kissed her. It caught her off guard and she almost pulled back. But then she realized, he was kissing her. Kissing her.
She relaxed and kissed him back, enjoying the feel of their lips sliding together and pressing against each other. He ended the kiss and pulled back to look at her.
She broke into a grin and looked down, suddenly feeling shy. He pulled her into a hug and whispered into her ear, “I really like you.”
She hugged him back, letting the feeling of warmth take over her. In that moment, she had never felt so safe or cared for. She never wanted it to end. “I’m starving after the day we’ve had,” Knox said. “Will you go to dinner with me? Do you have plans or anything?”
“No plans.”
“Okay then.” He stood and took her hand and led her to his truck.
They drove to a small restaurant that she’d never seen before.
“I know this might not be the nicest looking place, but the food is amazing,” he said.
They sat at the table across from each other and placed their order.
“Thank you for everything today,” Jasmine said. “I feel like I’ve brought so much trouble into your life.”
“No,” he said. “Are you kidding? You’ve made things interesting. Though, I do wish you would have told me sooner about your ex. That way I would have known to tell the nurse at the hospital. But oh well, at least I knew before he showed up at the house looking for you.”
“But that’s the problem. He might come back. He does have a gun. You don’t need my problems on you. I should find another job.”
“What! No, don’t do that. You’re an amazing housekeeper, and we need you desperately. And don’t worry about him. One thing that comes with being a shifter is that if people find out, they like to come after you. We’ve been hunted before and we’ll be hunted again. There are guns and knives all over the house and on the grounds, but we’re all the deadliest weapons.”
She nodded. “You’re not bulletproof, though.”
“No, but in bear form, I’m much stronger. Bullets don’t do near as much damage as they would to a human.”
“I feel like… I don’t deserve you. To go through all this for me. We barely know each other.”
He reached across the table and covered her hand in his. “I want to know you more. You deserve to be safe. You deserve to be happy. Does working for me and spending time with me make you happy?”
“Yes. Very.”
“Okay then.”
“I like you, too.” It came out as almost a whisper, and she felt self-conscious saying it. A man like him shouldn’t like a woman like her.
“Do you?” He pulled his mouth into a glowing smile.
She nodded and giggled. “I have never felt this way. I didn’t like my husband very much when I married him.”
“Then why did you marry him?”
“My parents. They brought me here from Iran when I was very little. They wanted to go back, but I didn’t. I was almost 18, so they agreed to let me stay if I married a Persian man. That they chose.”
“Oh wow. Must be horrible having to be married to someone you don’t like. Did he treat you good at all?”
Tears flooded to her eyes again, making her even more self-conscious. She swiped at them quickly. “Not really.”
He squeezed her hand. “Well, you don’t have to worry about that now. I’m not perfect, but I’ll treat you right. I’ll protect you.”
“I’ve never felt so safe in my life.”
After dinner, they returned to Knox’s house. “I want you to stay here tonight. Just to make sure you’re safe and the bee sting is okay. You can sleep in my room and I’ll take the couch.”
“Oh, you don’t have to do that. I’ll be fine at home.”
“No way. My bedroom is clean and everything. I have this really amazing housekeeper who does a fabulous job.”
“Thank you, but really. I’ll be okay.”
He shook his head. “I’m insisting
He tilted her chin up, then leaned forward and kissed her. It caught her off guard and she almost pulled back. But then she realized, he was kissing her. Kissing her.
She relaxed and kissed him back, enjoying the feel of their lips sliding together and pressing against each other. He ended the kiss and pulled back to look at her.
She broke into a grin and looked down, suddenly feeling shy. He pulled her into a hug and whispered into her ear, “I really like you.”
She hugged him back, letting the feeling of warmth take over her. In that moment, she had never felt so safe or cared for. She never wanted it to end. “I’m starving after the day we’ve had,” Knox said. “Will you go to dinner with me? Do you have plans or anything?”
“No plans.”
“Okay then.” He stood and took her hand and led her to his truck.
They drove to a small restaurant that she’d never seen before.
“I know this might not be the nicest looking place, but the food is amazing,” he said.
They sat at the table across from each other and placed their order.
“Thank you for everything today,” Jasmine said. “I feel like I’ve brought so much trouble into your life.”
“No,” he said. “Are you kidding? You’ve made things interesting. Though, I do wish you would have told me sooner about your ex. That way I would have known to tell the nurse at the hospital. But oh well, at least I knew before he showed up at the house looking for you.”
“But that’s the problem. He might come back. He does have a gun. You don’t need my problems on you. I should find another job.”
“What! No, don’t do that. You’re an amazing housekeeper, and we need you desperately. And don’t worry about him. One thing that comes with being a shifter is that if people find out, they like to come after you. We’ve been hunted before and we’ll be hunted again. There are guns and knives all over the house and on the grounds, but we’re all the deadliest weapons.”
She nodded. “You’re not bulletproof, though.”
“No, but in bear form, I’m much stronger. Bullets don’t do near as much damage as they would to a human.”
“I feel like… I don’t deserve you. To go through all this for me. We barely know each other.”
He reached across the table and covered her hand in his. “I want to know you more. You deserve to be safe. You deserve to be happy. Does working for me and spending time with me make you happy?”
“Yes. Very.”
“Okay then.”
“I like you, too.” It came out as almost a whisper, and she felt self-conscious saying it. A man like him shouldn’t like a woman like her.
“Do you?” He pulled his mouth into a glowing smile.
She nodded and giggled. “I have never felt this way. I didn’t like my husband very much when I married him.”
“Then why did you marry him?”
“My parents. They brought me here from Iran when I was very little. They wanted to go back, but I didn’t. I was almost 18, so they agreed to let me stay if I married a Persian man. That they chose.”
“Oh wow. Must be horrible having to be married to someone you don’t like. Did he treat you good at all?”
Tears flooded to her eyes again, making her even more self-conscious. She swiped at them quickly. “Not really.”
He squeezed her hand. “Well, you don’t have to worry about that now. I’m not perfect, but I’ll treat you right. I’ll protect you.”
“I’ve never felt so safe in my life.”
After dinner, they returned to Knox’s house. “I want you to stay here tonight. Just to make sure you’re safe and the bee sting is okay. You can sleep in my room and I’ll take the couch.”
“Oh, you don’t have to do that. I’ll be fine at home.”
“No way. My bedroom is clean and everything. I have this really amazing housekeeper who does a fabulous job.”
“Thank you, but really. I’ll be okay.”
He shook his head. “I’m insisting
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