“No.” She wiped at her face and laughed. “I didn’t really miss my flight. I mean I did, but not by accident. I was here, ready. Everyone boarded, but I couldn’t make myself move. I couldn’t make myself get on the plane, so I didn’t bother rescheduling.”
“Baby, why?”
“I didn’t want to leave you.”
His heart split wide open. He pulled her back to him and wrapped her tight. “Shit, I love you so fucking much, Liv. Wait, wait.” he pulled back, squeezing his eyes shut to pull up the memory. Then opened his eyes and held her gaze. “Je t'aime. That’s all I got. I would have had more if I’d had some time to study on the plane.”
She laughed, nodded. “I love you, too. And I’ve been sitting here for an hour trying to figure out what to do and what to say to fix—”
“There’s nothing to fix.” He pulled back and kissed her forehead. “We just need time to get to know each other. And we have months to do that now.” Guilt seeped in. “I’m so sorry about school, Liv. I can’t even believe—”
“It’s okay.” She shook her head. “It turned out okay.”
“No. You’re going and I’m paying for it. I can’t tell you how many people raved about you last night. We can argue all you want about the bill, but I’m—”
“No. You’re not,” she said with that steel streak of hers. Then her lips turned in a little grin. “I am going, but you’re not paying for it because you don’t need to. They’re letting me keep the scholarship. I just have to start next term.”
“When is that?”
“Three months.”
The smile that took over his face sank all the way to his core.
“Well, then, baby,” he cupped her face. “Let’s go sync our tickets. Because we’ve got nothing but you, me, time and Paris in our immediate future. How does that sound?”
She kissed him, long and sweet. And her blue eyes sparkled when she met his gaze. “Ça sonne comme le ciel.”
He grinned and pulled her close, squeezing his eyes closed and absorbing all the joy and love she’d brought to his life. “Sounds like heaven to me, too.”
Dear Reader
Thank you for reading Wild Zone.
I had fun challenging Tate’s saint with Olivia’s free spirit. I think they are good for each other, forcing them both to embrace parts of themselves they otherwise wouldn’t have faced. I hope you enjoyed their story!
This edition of Wild Zone includes a bonus book — RECKLESS, the first book in my Renegades series. If you haven’t read the Renegades yet, I hope you’ll give it a try. If you’ve read and loved the Renegades, you might enjoy rereading this New York Times bestseller again!
Read on!
Books in the Rough Riders’ Hockey Series:
Quick Trick
Hot Puck
Dirty Score
Wild Zone
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Until next time, happy reading!
~ Skye
About the Author
Skye’s New York Times bestselling novels are all about enjoying that little wild streak we all have, but probably don’t let out often enough. About those fantasies we usually don’t get the opportunity to indulge. About stretching limits, checking out the dark side, playing naughty and maybe even acting a little wicked. They’re about escape and fun and pleasure and romance. And, yes, even love, because Skye is ultimately a happily ever after kinda gal.