Free Boxed Set: Intercepted by Love (The Complete Collection): Books One - Book Six by Rachelle Ayala Page B

seriously, who are you?”
    “If I tell you, promise you won’t tell anyone else in town? Like your boss, Margo?”
    “Of course not.” Her eyes sparkled with interest and she sat up straighter, all attention turned to him.
    “I’m a celebrity, like your rock star King David. I’m on vacation and I’d rather not have anyone bothering me.”
    “You? A celebrity? Are you a movie star?”
    “Maybe.” He arched an eyebrow at her. “Do you like movie stars?”
    Her lips pursed and she shook her head. “You don’t happen to know Declan Reed, do you?”
    “Might have run into him a time or two.” He wrinkled his nose. “Why, you know him?”
    “Let’s not ruin the day by talking about him.” Andie zipped up her jacket. “If you know him, then you’d know what an ass he is.”
    “So you do have a past. Was he an ex?”
    Andie turned her gaze down and sighed. “I’m over him now, so don’t worry.”
    The way she sounded, still hurt or affected, made him want to strangle this Declan Reed, whoever he was.
    He took her hand and rubbed it. “I don’t know who he is. I bet he’s not really that famous.”
    “No, he’s not. I suppose, but in this small town he was a star. The only guy from Itasca to make it in Hollywood. He used to be nice.”
    “You cared a lot about him?”
    Andie closed her eyes and bit her lip, as if she were composing herself. Dammit. She did care, and the clown had hurt her badly.
    “What happened?” he asked. “Tell me.”
    “After he got his first movie deal, he started seeing other women. It’s the same old story, really. Boy meets girl. Boy makes it big. Boy meets lots and lots of girls. I didn’t want to be a number.”
    “I’m sorry.” He kissed the side of her head. “Is that why you haven’t had sex for a long time?”
    “Pretty much. I can’t believe I was ready to give it to you, not knowing anything about you. But you seem nothing like that type of guy.”
    How wrong she was. He was worse. He had more than one at the same time. Try the three he had the night of the Super Bowl.
    “You shouldn’t trust me either.” He tipped her chin to face him. “I already told you I’m here on a getaway. Let’s have fun while we can and leave the ghosts behind.”
    “Sure, that’s what I also want.” Andie gritted her teeth into a semblance of a smile. “I enjoy spending time with you. I can be your tour guide, so you can remember our neck of the woods once you’re back to your real life.”
    “I appreciate that. Tour guide, it is. Maybe we can go somewhere every weekend. I’d like to try all the other things you mentioned.”
    “Cool beans.” She opened the car door. “Today we’re fat biking. Last one down the hill’s a rotten egg.”

Chapter 14
    “This is awesome!” Cade shouted at Andie as they swished and slid over big fat tires down the winding trail. They’d caught a snowmobile that took them to the summit of Watkin’s Peak. From there, it was all downhill.
    Red, his long fur streaked with snow, bounded behind them, barking as he chased their tires.
    “Watch out!” Andie leaned into a sharp curve, dragging her foot around the turn, before letting downward momentum carry her faster.
    Cade’s weight made him sink into the snow more, so he was always pedaling to try and catch her, whereas she seemed to fly over the powdered snow.
    The tires were deflated below anything he expected, probably to give them better grip and control, much like a deflated football was easier to handle.
    Andie zoomed ahead of him and jumped over a ramp.
    “Woohoo!” she yelled as she landed, her hair flying in the air behind her.
    “No fear!” Cade shouted as he drove over the ramp, going airborne.
    The rush of adrenaline and the cool breeze had him high. He held the handlebars steady and swoosh, he landed without even a wobble.
    This was fun and so easy, like mountain biking on clouds. Red raced around them, barking and yipping happily.
    Ahead of him, Andie pedaled to