Christmas Tsar (Blood and Thunder 1) by Susan Stephens

Author:Susan Stephens
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Susan Stephens
Published: 2016-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

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However she played it, he’d seen the hurt in Amber’s eyes. She couldn’t understand how he could leave her without a word of explanation. It was simple. He had no ties other than with Dante, Diego, and Cesar, and they were as close as brothers because they shared the dangers of the undercover work. It wasn’t safe for Amber to know where he’d been, or what he’d been doing. “Need to know basis” wasn’t just a glib phrase, it was a lifesaver. He’d been to clear up the contacts of the gang in Monte Carlo to make sure Amber was safe. They’d seen her face. He couldn’t risk any of them coming back for her. He hadn’t been away because he’d wanted to leave her but because he was concerned for her and cared deeply what happened to her, and even that was a warning that this…whatever it was they had between them, had to end. He couldn’t risk her life. He couldn’t be that selfish.

“Why are you frowning?” she demanded.

“I’m thinking about the very unsuitable things that are happening in my life right now.”

“Like me?” she suggested. “Am I unsuitable?”

“Hugely,” he said, drawing her close.

“It doesn’t seem to put you off.”

“It doesn’t,” he admitted, knowing that was the problem. Caring for her had set the clock ticking on their relationship. It would be a cruel indulgence to prolong it beyond Christmas. “Swim with me,” he said, needing a distraction. Nuzzling her hair aside, he kissed her neck.

“Where to?” she whispered.

“Just as far as that rowboat.” He released her so she could swim at his side. “Hold on to the anchor chain,” he recommended when they reached the small red boat.

“You say such romantic things,” she said, starting to laugh. “And only choose bikinis secured by bows,” she scolded when he started to undo them.

‘I would love to claim responsibility for the purchase of this charming garment,” he admitted as he draped it over the side of the rowboat.

“But you got someone else to buy it,” she guessed. “And now I know why I have to hold on.”

“Don’t worry,” Alexei said with a dry smile. “I’ll keep you safe.”

“In that case, I’m minded to forgive you,” she said as she wrapped her limbs around him.

“Did you miss me?”

“Don’t be silly. I was too busy performing my shipboard duties to even notice that you’d gone.”

He hummed. “Are you serious?” Suddenly her answer mattered more than it should.

He relaxed when she turned serious. “More than anything,” she admitted as she reached for him.

He inhaled sharply as her tiny hands closed around him. “You’re not holding on to the anchor chain,” he scolded.

“I only have two hands, and I can’t hold you in one. You’re very big Alexei.”

He laughed and kissed her, and then he couldn’t wait any longer and plunged deep.

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