Enthralled by Carbonneau Alannah

Author:Carbonneau, Alannah [Carbonneau, Alannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction
Amazon: B00GWYSJ1U
Goodreads: 19050447
Publisher: Alannah Carbonneau
Published: 2013-11-25T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Daman

Something had changed in Gracie. Only a few minutes ago there had been a darkness around her I feared I would never penetrate—but now it seemed to have vanished. Her steps were lighter and her smile was gentler, less forced. There was a light in her hazel eyes, shining in the depths where pain and distrust had festered. It was as though she decided to trust again—to open herself to me. The battle I had been prepared to fight only a few minutes ago had me dressed in the finest, most impenetrable of armor—and now I really didn't think I needed it.

Gracie's hand tightened around mine, and my heart felt swollen. It was all I could do not to pull her into my arms and hold her tight to me. Instead, I did the only thing I knew would get her into my arms—and fast. I led her to the water. She paused at the rocky shore, her hand shaking in mine. Her eyes scanned the clear water before drifting to look up at the sky. It was late in the afternoon and the sun was a couple hours away from bowing to the moon. The clouds were a haze of orange, red and pink. It was beautiful, but it couldn't rival the hazel eyes that were currently staring up at it as though she was wishing for something, or praying. I wondered what was drifting through her mind—the woman was usually so easy to read, but right now she was as difficult to read as an ancient script.

I watched her full red lips part as she pulled in a deep breath and her eyes closed. I recognized the look on her face, as it was one I had seen in myself many times. She was asking for courage. But I didn't understand what she thought she would need courage for.

I watched, subconsciously holding my breath captive in my lungs as she breathed out. Her eyes opened and a small smile touched her lips. The urge to claim those lips with my own was strong, but before I found my own courage, she'd tilted her face down. She kicked off her flip-flops and released my hand as she took the first step into the water.

She turned to stare at me as the water flowed over the bare tops of her feet, sloshing around her ankles. Despite her lack of height at five foot two, her legs looked as though they stretched for miles. The white sundress she wore hugged the tiny circumference of her waist before billowing in artful pleats to rest above her knees. The cut of the breast was square and the straps were an inch thick. With the sun glimmering behind her, haloing her red hair, she looked like an angel. When she spoke, my entire body responded. The soothing melody of her voice flowed over me—through me. She called to me like a siren. I was completely helpless against her. And I didn't want it to be any other way.

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