Hidden Agenda by Alers Rochelle

Author:Alers, Rochelle [Alers, Rochelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780373831753
Published: 2011-12-07T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Eve woke to a dull, throbbing pain over her left ear and a ribbon of waning daylight threading across the embroidered sheet. Her mouth felt as if it had been filled with dry, fluffy cotton. A faint odor of tobacco hung in the air, reminding her that Matt was not far away. Her fingers grazed the small lump along her hairline, and she winced and remembered falling. Closing her eyes, she recalled what had followed.

Matt was there, then he wasn’t. He was there again, his hands moving gently over her body. He’d been warm and comforting. He’d whispered calming words, soothing away her panic and fears, and she hadn’t protested when he undressed her and bathed her.

Whatever embarrassment she’d felt once he observed her nakedness dissipated quickly. Matt’s large hands massaged her sore muscles with the impersonal touch of a physician. He’d applied an antiseptic cream to the scratches on her palms before cradling her to his chest, where she finally succumbed to the drugging effects of the pain reliever.

“Do you want me to fix you something to eat?” His disembodied voice came from somewhere in the bedroom.

Eve turned her head slowly, searching for him in the darkened space. “I thought you couldn’t cook,” she teased. Her voice was still heavy from sleep.

Matt moved from the chair in a corner and made his way across the room. He stared down at Eve, then sat down beside her. “I’m sure I can find something in the freezer.”

She nodded, swallowing several times to moisten her throat. The freezer contained a cornucopia of containers with prepared and frozen soups, sauces and desserts.

“I’d like that, thank you.” She didn’t see his eyes soften with his acknowledged love for her.

Leaning over, Matt press his lips to her silken cheek, his nose nuzzling her ear as he inhaled her sweet, feminine fragrance. “Eve. My wife,” he whispered, his voice filled with awe. “You are beautiful—all over. And one day I’m going to taste all of your ripe fruit even if it means that I’ll burn in hell for breaking my vow that I’ll never consummate this marriage.”

A soft gasp escaped Eve and her heart pounded wildly as she watched Matt rise and walk out of the bedroom. A new and unexpected warmth flooded her body. Could she hope that there would be no annulment? That he was willing to share his future with her?

She loved Matt, but could she afford to take a chance on discovering happiness with him, then have it snatched away whenever he decided to embark on one of his “secret missions” and risk losing his life?

Maybe, just maybe, she could take the chance and the time given to her—to them.

Matt handed Eve a tray and settled down beside her on the bed, supporting his back against the mound of pillows along the headboard.

“It looks delicious,” Eve said, examining the tray filled with a bowl of beef stew, a saucer of sliced cheese and crackers, and two glasses of milk. “Where did you get the milk?”

“It’s powdered.

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