The Billionaire's Courageous Lover (Bold, Alaskan Men Book 3) by Elizabeth Lennox Page A

marshmallows, he thought with an inner chuckle. 
    The red lights of the ambulance were his first clue and his stomach plunged with fear.  “Andie!”  He picked up his pace, moving through the doors of the lodge, his eyes scanning the crowd.  It was mostly empty at this point in the day, so it should have been easy for him to spot the brunette beauty, but Andie wasn’t there.  That feeling in his gut worsened. 
    The ambulance! 
    That was when Andie spotted Knox barreling around the lodge, his eyes bright with rage and even his nostrils flaring out.  Goodness, he would make an excellent dragon, she thought as she stood up. 
    “Andie!” he roared, and the crowds parted to make room for his stampede. 
    “I’m fine!” she said, lifting her hands to reassure him. 
    “You’re not fine!” he came right back, his eyes moving over her from her head to her toes.  And when that wasn’t a good enough perusal, he carried her away from the crowds, moving to the side of the building so they were protected from the curious eyes of the crowd.  As soon as they were hidden, he searched for injuries on the crazy woman himself with his hands, unzipping her jacket and touching her all over. 
    Unfortunately, his confirmation that she wasn’t hurt only caused a great deal of pain.  In a different way.  “Don’t stop,” she begged, when his examination was over and she was leaning against the side of the building, her mind hazy with desire.  “Please, Knox.”
    He stood up and saw the way she was looking at him, her eyes filled with desire, need, and passion.  Instantly, his body hardened.  He wanted her so badly that it was a physical ache most of the time, even when he wasn’t around her.  But when she looked at him like that, coupled with the plea from that soft voice, he couldn’t hold back.  Pulling her into his arms, he slid his hands underneath her still-open jacket and kissed her as if he was starving.  For her.  Which he was. 
    He wasn’t aware of anything other than Andie’s soft curves pressing against his body.  He was frustrated with the thick clothing, wanting to strip them both naked and feel all of her against his hard body.  But he couldn’t stop kissing her to make that happen. Not here.  Not right at the moment.  He could….
    The ambulance sirens going off broke them apart quickly, and Knox looked around, stunned that he’d been kissing her like this with so many people around.  Thankfully, it looked like they were all watching the activity surrounding the emergency and hadn’t witnessed him getting out of control.  But still…
    They were both breathing heavily and he took a step backwards, still holding her arm, needing the connection even if he wouldn’t allow himself to kiss her again.  Kissing Andie was dangerous. 
    “Let’s go,” he grumbled and took her hand. 
    The hiss that came back at him with that gesture had him confused for a long moment.  But looking down at her, he realized that she was now holding her hand.  “What’s wrong?” he demanded, quickly moving so that he was blocking the sun from her eyes and he could look down at her. 
    Andie knew that she should have kept quiet. But the pain that shot through her arm when he took her hand had been unexpected. 
    Knox noticed that her cheeks were no longer rosy from the wind and desire.  They were pale and there was a different look to her pretty eyes now.  His touch gentled and he moved back to shield her from curious onlookers.  “Andie, talk to me.  What’s wrong?”
    She was cradling her hand against her chest when she looked up at him.  “Well, I’m trying to figure that out for myself.”
    He gently took her hand and looked down at the fingers.  “Looks like you broke your middle finger,” he said, noticing the blue color starting to form around the base of her hand.  “You need to get it x-rayed.”
    A hospital?  X-rays?  Oh no!  That wasn’t a good idea! 
    Immediately, she shook