Chasing the Sun (Star Harbor Book 1)

by Lena Hendrix

“You needed me here for this?” “What can I say?” I grinned. “Turns out I like watching you lift heavy things.” Callum sighed through his nose. “Christ, woman.”

“Where the hell are your tops?” Sheila flung her arms out, nearly taking Elodie down with her. “Too restrictive. The universe wants us to be free.” Rose clapped. “Preach.”

Instead of protesting, she curled into me, fingers fisting in my shirt, her breath warm against my throat. “Mmm. You smell good,” she murmured. I swallowed hard. “You smell like tequila and bad decisions.”

“Lock up,” he demanded. I shook my head and turned. “Yes, sir,” I teased. A firm thwack struck me right in the ass, and I yelped. “That’s right,” he rumbled in my ear with a playful edge in his voice.

“I just want to make you dinner.” Really, I wanted to take care of her, and I didn’t know what the fuck to do with that.

The dream I had imagined was beautiful, but it wasn’t mine anymore. She was.

For the first time in forever, I didn’t feel like I was standing in someone else’s story. I felt like I was home.