Free Unleashed by Brittney N. Page A

his presence, Emma turned around again and her breath caught in her throat as she watched him approach her. His eyes were a piercing hazel and brown. They seemed almost predatory, with the way that he was walking up to her. But there was something so cool and calm about his eyes also. They drew Emma in, just as they did in the club. She couldn’t take her eyes away no matter how hard she fought. And she really did fight. But something in her body wanted to challenge him just as he was challenging her.
    Instead of running away this time, Emma held her ground. In his black Italian loafers, beige shorts, and his muscle black t-shirt Emma could feel herself begin to get light headed.  As he got within arm’s reach, he stopped right in front of her. My God, he’s just as gorgeous in the day as he is at night. Emma couldn’t help but look at him up and down. His smell was intoxicating as well. He smelled like the ocean with a hint of Burberry, but it was purely man. As she looked past his legs to the zipper of his shorts, she couldn’t help but wonder what lied under there as well. Then she got to his upper body, you could see his abs through his muscle shirt. God is good, she thought to herself. Without thinking, Emma bit her lips as she looked and admired his chiseled arms. When she got to his beautiful lips, she saw the slight smirk that resided on them. Immediately Emma snapped out of the trance that she was embedded in a few moments ago. Heat flushed to her cheats and she sent up a silent prayer that she wasn’t blushing profoundly.
     
    Zack smirked at Emma’s blatant look over of him. He couldn’t help but let her get a whole look at what he was made of. She might as well now, because this was just the beginning. Once she got back to his face, he smiled at her and decided he could speak to her now.
    “Good morning, mystery woman in the black dress.” His voice was low and sultry. 
    Emma’s eye brows arched in curiosity, and she wondered just how he remembered what she was wearing in the club. So he DID notice her.
    “Good morning” Emma replied coolly. There was no way she could let him see the effect he has on her at this moment. If it was up to her she would run away once again. But there was a challenge in his eyes, testing her to see if she would stay. “Can I help you with something?”
    Zack was sure she didn’t want him to answer that honestly because if he did, he would tell her what room number he was in and to meet him there stark naked on his sheets. But he chose against that option and held his smile.
    “Actually, you can. My name is Zack, and last night I wanted to let you know how beautiful you looked but for some reason I couldn’t get to you.”
    “Maybe it was because of the woman on your arm” Emma stated matter of factly.
    So she did notice him as well? Even that he went there with another woman? Zack questioned himself.
    “Yes, my friend Jessica. She needed a dancing partner so I went out with her. It’s a great club. This island is definitely good for its music and night life.”
    “You’re friend? Ha. That’s nice. Well, it was nice to meet you Zack .” Emma shook her head as she began to walk away. There was no way he was going to play that little “she’s just my friend card” that all players used whenever they wanted to try and hook up with another woman. She definitely was not about to stay and listen to whatever excuse Zack was going to come up with. But for some reason she liked his name though, Zachary. That name seemed to fit him.
    Zack started to walk beside her and then stopped as got in front of her.
    “Running away again I see. I can’t even get your name?” Zack asked. There was no way he was going to let her get away again. He needed to know her. Even in the daytime, right under the sun, her eyes were bright. With the makeup she was wearing, he could still see the natural beauty that emanated beneath it. But if she wanted to play hard to get, and even try