Arctic Exposure by Hazel Hunter

Author:Hazel Hunter [Hunter, Hazel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Hot Contemporary Romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

EMILY DIDN’T KNOW the exact moment she realized it wasn’t a dream. It had been so gradual. Her dream of Austin and the real thing–they were so alike. At first, she’d been afraid to let him know she was awake for fear of what he might do to her. She simply became still and kept her eyes closed.

But as Austin continued to touch her, she heard him gasp. Without seeing his face, she felt the tenderness of his touch and was drawn into his tentative exploration of her body. Now she kept her eyes closed, afraid that he would stop. It had been so long since someone had touched her this way.

She had begun pushing relationships away from the start, though she hadn’t realized it. Years of therapy about what her father had done hadn’t helped. She still couldn’t remember what had happened that day. Only the lingering dread remained. And the nightmares–they had started to color everything in her life.

Never a stranger to the attention of men, she had tried to be choosy about them, only to finally accept that the problem was her. Now, she avoided relationships altogether. She lived her life with the camera firmly between her and the real world. And that, she realized, had been a problem too. Her body craved the closeness of a man and here was one who seemed perfect.

Austin’s hand moved down over her stomach and the anticipation was killing her. He paused maddeningly at her belly button but when his fingers finally reached between her legs, she simply could not keep still.

At her movement, his hand stopped and she heard his low voice.

“Oh my god,” he whispered.

She couldn’t stand it anymore and opened her eyes, then rolled toward him.

He was staring at her, his mouth open in shock.

Quickly, he withdrew his hand.

“No,” she said as he started to back away. “No, don’t go.”

He paused.

“Don’t go,” she said again and reached out.

She lightly grasped his bulging upper arm. Though she tugged, it was rock solid. It wouldn’t be moving an inch unless he moved it. Although he hesitated, he began to slide back next to her. She let her hand slide up along his arm, over his shoulder, and then behind his neck. His lips looked so much more inviting when she wasn’t seeing them through the lens. As she drew him in, he was already moving toward her.

His lips were full and soft. They moved slowly, like his hand had–tender and tentative. She opened her mouth to him and, though his kiss grew more urgent, it was chaste. She didn’t need chaste.

She captured his lower lip between hers, as his hand slipped behind her back. The warm breath from his nose flowed down the middle of her chest and her heart started to hammer. Though she had been enjoying nibbling his lower lip, her tongue quickly found his upper lip. As he drew in a sharp breath, his lips finally parted. She felt as though she could devour him and she realized his other arm had gone under her and he was pulling her closer.

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