Heart Raider (Heartthrob Series, Book 1) by Knightly Sophia

Author:Knightly, Sophia [Knightly, Sophia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Victoria Koch
Published: 2014-01-11T23:00:00+00:00

Much later, Nick rested his chin on Veronique’s tousled hair. They’d made love all night, learning each other’s bodies. He’d taken his time, drawing out her pleasure, following up fiery climaxes with tender kisses. She’d returned the attention, pleasuring him until he was wrung out and satiated.

Sprawled on top of him, her head was tucked under his chin, her face resting on his chest. He loved the way her soft breasts and velvety nipples pressed against him and her knee nestled between his legs. Her throat purred with soft, contented sounds like a cuddly kitten.

Kissing the top of her head, he held her tight, delighting in the way her body hummed with aftershocks of their recent lovemaking. She’d matched his lust with fervor and a total lack of restraint. She’d been wild and magnificent—so beautiful and trusting.

How would it feel when his house was empty again? He didn’t need to be alone and isolated anymore. He didn’t want it either—he wanted her.

His life had been turned upside down with her arrival, especially when she’d told him, “You’re still that successful, self-made man, Nick. What I admire most is your integrity. Nobody can take that away from you unless you let them. I never believed a word of all that crap the media put out there.” Her loyalty had floored him then and it did now. They hadn’t had any contact in the fifteen years since he’d last seen her, yet she’d never lost faith in him.

Maddening, irresistible and stubbornly loyal, she’d entrenched herself so deeply in his life that just thinking about her leaving gave him a cold, hollow ache in the pit of his stomach.

“Nick, tell me about your childhood,” she said. “You mentioned your father had been a mean drunk. How mean was he?”

Nick shook his head. “I don’t think you want to hear about it. It was ugly.”

“Well, you already know about my disastrous childhood.” She smiled at him. “Look at us, we turned out all right in spite of it. Yours couldn’t have been much worse than mine.”

“Trust me, it was. I still have nightmares.”

“About what?” Veronique kept her face tilted upward as she listened. “Tell me.”

“As a kid, I never used to get a good night’s sleep. I’d sleep fitfully until my father would get home and he was usually stinking drunk. Then the violence would begin. My old man would beat my mom viciously and if I tried to stop him, he’d whip me with his belt until his arm got tired. Then he’d finish up what he started with her.” Nick shuddered as bile rose in his throat. He couldn’t bring himself to mention the darkest part of his nightmares when his old man would kick and pummel his mom, leaving her in a crying heap on the floor.

“Oh, God,” she moaned. “I’m so sorry, darling.” Veronique cradled the side of his face and tenderly kissed his clenched jaw. “You don’t have to say anymore if you don’t want to.”

He sucked in labored breaths.

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