Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105

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I put Tucker down and waited as Carter quietly moved around the kitchen to make coffee. I

held my head in my hands as I sat at the island, trying to sort out my thoughts after the

whiplash from the dream. Lost in thought, I didn’t hear Carter come up behind me as he

wrapped his arms around me. I startled only a moment before I relaxed into the comforting

heat of his body. He kissed me where my shoulder met my neck, and I let my head fall to the

side, exposing that side of my neck to him because I don’t know why, but it felt good, relaxing.

He inhaled deeply, before his exhale tickled over my sensitive skin. My body shivered in

pleasure.

“Are you cold?” I was before, but not with his arms around me. I shrugged, not wanting to

explain. He reached over to another stool and grabbed his hoodie, and pulled it over me. His

scent washed over me like a comforting cocoon. I slipped my arms through the too–big sleeves

and felt instantly better, besides the headache.

He wrapped his arms around me again. “Better?” I nodded. “Nightmares?” he asked. I

shrugged again, not knowing how to explain my feelings right now.

“I have a headache.” I explained. He released me, and I frowned. That confused me too, as he

rummaged through a cabinet and set a bottle of Ibuprofen in front of me before grabbing a

bottle of water out of the fridge. He leaned over me, setting the water in front of me before

going back to get the coffee together. I opened the pill bottle and took three before chugging

half the bottle of water. Why was I so thirsty? That’s right, I probably sweated out half the

hydration in my body. I downed the rest of the bottle.

Carter came back with the coffee, and the warmth of the cup seeped into my chilled hands. I

needed to clear my head. I grabbed my smokes and took my coffee with me, and Carter, Rosie,

and Tucker followed me as I stepped out on the deck. Carter let Rosie out of the gate, taking a

seat beside me, his own coffee in his hands as I watched the glow of dawn begin to light the

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