Heaven by Belinda McBride

Author:Belinda McBride [McBride, Belinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Published: 2015-02-25T16:00:00+00:00

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“Fancy meeting you here.”

Noemi wiped the sweat from her forehead and shielded her eyes from the sun. The voice had a thick Scot’s brogue that caused her heart to leap. Up there, at the crest of an old stone barn, she saw the outline of something magical.

“Rex?”

“Aye, lass.”

She swayed in fatigue, wondering if she’d begun to hallucinate. Surely Rex wasn’t sitting on the thatched roof of a barn? Noemi had taken the train west, and gotten off at a small station, switching to a northbound train. She’d had little to eat, and the hike… Well, she’d not expected it to take so long. She was hallucinating.

But she wasn’t. Rex stood, extended his wings, and glided easily through the air till he landed lightly at her side. “Ah, Anahita. You’re home now.” He wiped a tear trickling down her cheek. “You’ve had us in a world of worry.”

“How’d you know to meet me here?” She looked in wonder at the picturesque little croft. She hadn’t seen a thatched roof in ages. Flowers defied the climate and grew rampantly up the walls of the little house. Outside the barn, pens and green fields were forlorn, empty of the sheep that should be grazing. A cat sat on a fence rail, watching her with an enigmatic gaze that seemed as old as the land.

Something caressed her ankle. Looking down, she saw Rex’s magnificent tail, stroking her with tentative affection. “I sure could have used your company a few days ago. Nearly wore Rion out. I think the single time we had together made me need you more than I ever have, lass. I’m an addict. You’re my drug.”

He held out a hand and she clasped it, feeling strength and power flowing through every cell of his body. He was feeding her, simply by touch. Clearly she was addicted to him as well. She sighed and leaned forward, resting her forehead against his.

“Rion?”

He nodded. “He’s here too. He’s put a brave face on it, always trying to be the strong one. I told him, you know—who you are—but I think he always knew.”

She blinked rapidly, trying to stop the tears. “When I was asleep in the motel, you were in my mind. It was like the warmest dream I’d ever had. But after you left, she came.”

“Carly?”

She nodded.

“She hurt you badly. I’m so sorry, Noemi. So sorry for everything.”

The brilliant smile had left his eyes and in its place were grief and guilt and love so deep she couldn’t fathom it. Then his arms were around her, his body shaking with emotion.

“It wasn’t your fault, Rex. Not at all.”

“I should have known, Noemi. I’ve known Carly all my life and had no idea she was so close to the edge.” He held her at arm’s length, looking down into her face. This time, she wiped the tears from his nut-brown cheeks. She leaned into him, settling a kiss on his smiling lips.

She whispered in his ear, “I have wings, Rex. I don’t know if I can fly, but when Anahita and I came together, my wings returned.

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