They’d come straight from her parents’. Her father had performed the ceremony for them, standing in the backyard under the flowering apple tree. She’d seen tears in her father’s eyes, but he’d smiled and given his blessing, along with the rest of the family.
She and Rafe had a couple hours before they needed to return to enjoy their wedding dinner. Her family and his would gather at the Angel homestead. They’d both wanted a small gathering—they’d party with friends and the rest of the Coleman clan on Friday at Traders.
But now they kissed and touched and fooled around rather innocently for the longest time before things heated up to the point Laurel got worried.
“Public place,” she reminded him. “That feels good, but Rafe, baby, you’ve got to stop.”
He stroked his fingers along the insides of her legs, over her sex, slipping under the edge of her panties. “No one is going to interrupt us. I put up the warning markers, and a couple of my cousins are watching the side paths as a favour.”
Laurel flushed, shocked far more than she thought possible. “Your cousins know we’re having sex?”
Rafe threw back his head and laughed so hard his body shook. He pulled her over him, still chuckling. “Sitko, we just got married. I’m pretty sure everyone in town assumes we’re about to have sex.”
He had a point. “I guess…”
He stilled her worries by giving her something else to think about. Or not think about as he rolled her under him and got them both naked.
It was deliciously dirty to have him over her, sunshine on his strong body. Rafe kissed and teased and touched until she shook with pleasure. Sliding in deep and connecting them physically as he whispered how much he loved her.
Pressing his forehead to hers as he came—shared pleasure she couldn’t get enough of.
She’d wanted a lifetime with him, and now she had it.
Laurel stretched beside him, her white-blonde hair tousled on the blanket. Rafe stroked a strand off her face, her blue eyes capturing his.
“I was so scared that day,” she said softly.
He waited.
“My first day of school. Everyone else had started a week earlier, and they all seemed to have already found their friends. I was one second away from crying.”
“You sure didn’t look it.”
She stared up at him. “I was praying as hard as I could that God would give me a friend. And not just someone to be with so I wouldn’t be scared, but a forever friend.”
Rafe lowered himself to the blanket and curled an arm around her. Unable to speak—her expression so bright she was nearly glowing.
“I believed like a child you were the answer to that prayer, and you really were.”
“Even with all the trouble we’ve gotten into over the years?” he teased.
“That proved you could keep up with me,” she said, cupping his cheek. “And now— Now you’re the answer to my grown-up prayers, and dreams, and wishes, and while I don’t know all the answers, I sure know this one thing—I love you, baby.”
There was nothing he could offer in return except what was pouring out of his heart. “If anyone was an answer to prayer, it was you—I love you, Sitko.”
She laughed against his mouth between the teasing kisses that followed. “That’s not my name anymore. Say it,” she whispered.
“Say it…”
Their tongues stroked together, and he was ready for another round, rolling her under him to the blanket.
He stared into her eyes. “My all. My everything. My love.”
Laurel nodded with satisfaction. “That’ll do.”
I hope you enjoyed Rafe & Laurel's story. The next book in the series is ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOME, Jesse's book.
You can receive updates on new releases including free vignettes by signing up for my newsletter HERE.
If you want more romance set in Rocky Mountain House, check out the Thompson & Sons, which starts with RIDE BABY RIDE. This is Katy Thompson & Gage Jenick's story, an unforgettable night that gets forgotten!
Thompson & Sons
Ride Baby Ride
Rocky Ride
One Sexy Ride
Let It Ride
A Wild Ride
About the Author
With over 1.6 million books sold, Vivian Arend is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 50 contemporary and paranormal romance books, including the Six Pack Ranch and Granite Lake Wolves.
Her books are all standalone reads with no cliffhangers. They’re humorous yet emotional, with sexy-times and happily-ever-afters. Vivian pretty much thinks she’s got the best job in the world, and she’s looking forward to giving readers more HEAs. She lives in B.C. Canada with her husband of many years and a fluffy attack Shitzu named Luna who ignores everyone except when treats are deployed.
For news, free vignettes, and all sorts of mischief, sign up for Vivian’s newsletter:
Vivian Arend: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Newsletter
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Rocky Mountain Devil
Copyright © 2016 by Vivian Arend
ISBN: 978-1-941456-12-5
Cover by Angela Waters
Proofed by Sharon Muha
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations.
First electronic publication: September, 2016
www.vivianarend.com
Contents
Title
Summary
Family Tree
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Epilogue
About the Author
Copyright
Contents