Chapter 13

“Look who is lecturing now,” she said lightly attempting to cover her silly over reaction to a couple of abrupt marks. “It's kind of nice though,” she added settling back against the seat and casting him a sideways glance. “You being all protective. When I was little I used to dream of having a Big Brother who would look out for me..”

He's jaws tightened. “Cara.” He warned in a low gravelly rasp that should have deterred her but instead sent a hot quiver through her belly.

Catching her tongue between her teeth she bit down literally on the reckless impulse to see how far she could push him in this mood. Chances where his ground was worse than his bite. But she was not brave enough to find out.

An hour later Xavier leaned against the side of his car ankles crossed arms folded over his chest full his mind stuck on a single word like a turntable needle stuck on scratched vinyl. He clenched his jaw.

If what Cara provoked in him was protectiveness it sure as hell wasn't of the brotherly va