Eternally by Child Maureen

Author:Child, Maureen [Child, Maureen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780263859669
Publisher: Harlequin Mills and Boon
Published: 2008-10-15T07:00:00+00:00

And images of another man.

Jealousy tore through him like shards of glass, slicing at his soul—until he realized what her memories were showing him.

Betrayal.

The man she’d once loved leaving her for another woman. A friend.

He tasted Julie’s tears.

Choked on her fury and shared it.

Pride raced in next, at her joy in rebuilding her life. Making a success of a career she loved.

And then fear roared through her more powerfully than before. Fear of him. Fear of what lay crouched in the shadows.

Fear of what she felt.

Their bond chained them in a tight knot of passion, neither of them able or willing to break free. He shifted her in his arms, sliding one hand up beneath the hem of her shirt, needing to feel the smooth sweep of her skin against his.

A cold, sharp wind swept over the stone roof, slapping at them both as if someone, somewhere were trying to get them to part. It didn’t work.

At that moment, Kieran knew there was no power on earth or anywhere else that could have torn him from her.

She shuddered in his arms and then sighed into his mouth when his fingers stroked up her ribs, to the edge of her bra…and then he was under it, pushing the fragile fabric aside to touch the underside of her breast and every cell in his body erupted with need.

“No.” Julie abruptly broke their kiss, her breath coming in sharp, staggering gulps. Hair whipping about her face in the wind, she pushed out of his embrace and stood watching him through wide, shocked eyes.

“Don’t.”

Kieran’s body was on fire. Hard and hot and ready, he wanted nothing more than to throw her to the stone floor, tear off her clothing and take her. He knew that if he could have her, this connection he shared with her would either broaden or break. And he found he wanted that clarity. This fragile bond that hovered between them, neither strong enough to help him nor weak enough that he could ignore it, was unacceptable.

“You want me. I feel it.”

She drew another unsteady breath and laughed shortly, with no humor in the sound. “Yeah. I do. I also want calorie-free chocolate, but I’m not gonna get it.”

Kieran shook his head, refusing to be put off. Damn it, he ached for her. Another kiss and she’d be willing to give herself to him. One more kiss. One more touch…

As if she could read his thoughts, though, she took another step back and held up one hand, palm out to ward him off.

“What game are you playing, woman?” His voice was strained, taut with the need still grabbing at his throat. “You’re not a child, afraid of her own needs. What keeps you from me?”

“I’m not afraid of want, damn it. And this isn’t a game.” She laughed again, a sharp scrape of sound that held more pain than amusement. “A game. God, I wish it were.” Her eyes fired as she shook her head and pointed an accusing finger at him.

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