“Ryan?”

“I’m good.” I swallow hard and nod. “Yeah, I’m really good, thanks. You look fantastic. Why don’t you have any gloves?”

She frowns down at her bare hands.

“Oh, I must have left them somewhere. I’m always doing that.” She pushes her hand through her snow-covered hair self-consciously. “I’m a little frazzled today.”

“No, you look beautiful.”

I stand at least a foot taller than her, and everything in me wants to kiss her, but I don’t. I pull my own gloves off and pass them to her. “Put these on. It’s too cold to be without them.”

“But what about you?”

“I’ll be fine,” I insist and smile with satisfaction when she tugs the gloves on. They’re way too big for her, but she’ll be warm.

“I’ll get them back to you.”

I laugh and shake my head. “Don’t worry about it. Really. I won’t keep you out in this cold.”

She looks like she wants to say something, but then she shakes her head and offers me another big smile. “I hope you have an excellent Christmas, Ryan.”

“You, too, Polly.”

She hurries off, and I watch her go, hunched against the wind of the storm, and feel my gut clench.

I want her. I’ve wanted her for a long time, and I had her for one incredible night that has seemingly ruined me for all other women. Chase told me to let the dust settle, and with Jake’s adoption almost finished, I think it’s time to give some energy to the gorgeous redhead.

I’ve just slipped inside my new truck and started the engine when a call comes in from my security team at my property.

“This is Wild,” I answer.

“Sir, it’s Adams. We have a situation.”

I scowl out of the windshield as I put the truck in gear and ease out onto the roadway.

“What kind of situation?”

“You need to get home, sir. We need eyes on you.”

“I’m on my way.”

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