A Reckless Encounter by Rosemary Rogers

Author:Rosemary Rogers
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

16

Vapors rose from the hot water, wreathing his face. He didn’t move, but leaned on the wide ledge of the tub only a few inches from her. Shocked, Celia crossed her arms over her chest and quickly slid down in the water. She stared at him for a long moment before finding her voice.

“What are you doing in here?”

It came out all wrong, a husky whisper instead of an angry demand, but she was far too aware of him, the golden sheen of his skin, the dark blue of his eyes and the smile that seemed to reach inside her soul.

Feverishly she thought that he was far too close to her, and if he stood up, she would see more of him than she needed to see. Panic rose to clog her throat.

“You know why I’m here,” he said softly, and it sounded so ordinary, the way he said it without his usual mockery, that she couldn’t contradict him.

It was true. She knew why he was there. The knowledge made her heart beat faster.

“Yes,” she finally managed to say. “I suppose I do know why you’re here.”

“I didn’t expect to find a mermaid in my tub, but I’m pleasantly surprised—no, don’t turn shy on me now. It’s too late for that. Clear water doesn’t hide much.” He put his hand beneath her chin, and pulled her face gently back to him as she drew her knees toward her chest.

He was being gentle, not harsh or aggressive, and she fought the urge to leap from the tub.

“Please,” she said, her voice a shaky whisper. “I’m not—please leave me alone.”

“Ah no, you don’t mean that.” Long fingers shifted, traced a path along her jaw. She shivered, and he smiled. “You know you don’t mean that, my pretty lady.”

“I do, oh, yes, I do.…”

But there was no time for more denials, for forming proper refusals. He was leaning closer, his face so near she felt the heat from him. It was all so confusing, so strange. It didn’t seem at all improper for him to kiss her, his mouth lingering on her lips, moving then to her earlobe to blow softly and make her shiver again, and all the while the hot scented water enveloping her like a blanket.

“Such a pleasant surprise,” he murmured against her ear while his hand moved over her shoulder down to her breast, “to find a beautiful mermaid in my tub.”

“I didn’t plan to surprise you, I only wanted a bath. Oh, no…don’t do that.…”

“This?” His hand had slipped beneath the water to cup her breast in his palm, fingers tugging at her nipple. It was erotic, arousing, and she began to tremble. Any shreds of resistance she still possessed were fading. There was a steamy sensuality to the moment that was inevitable, as if she had only been waiting for the right moment to arrive, as if she had waited for him all her life. Perhaps she had in a way, though the reasons were all tangled up with so many other emotions that she couldn’t unravel them right now.

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