Lost Paradise by Sheryl Knowlton

Author:Sheryl Knowlton [Sheryl Knowlton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781466939271
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2012-07-20T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Don’t even try to figure out this situation, Shelana reasoned with herself. Last night had not unfolded the way she had anticipated. Kaveh had said that he respected her and would do whatever she wished. They had both declared that they would wait to see what the future held . . . Well, what did any of their declarations have to do with sex? Should she have acted more seductive? At Holy Ground, intimacy was freely given, whenever and with whomever, as long as all of the participants were consenting adults. Shelana was confused and felt a kind of rejection and disappointment. She didn’t care for this sort of sad, empty and confused state.

Very strange. Get busy and get home. You still have chores to do before you sleep, and the girls need their nightly feeding; you should take them out for some exercise as well. Nona may have taken care of them, not knowing when, or if, Shelana would return after going out with an intriguing stranger. Shel paused to peer up at the stars, and for a twinkling, she wondered if possibly Kaveh preferred men when sex was considered. Did he really want to meet and share a meal with her family more than rolling around on her sleeping platform? She rejected the thought. His body told her more than his words. He was proud to be with her and had almost taken her in with his dark eyes. He was attracted to her. The sexual energy between them was almost visible; it had felt so real and so strong. A shiver ran up her back as she increased her pace to the priestesses’ quarters.

She was tempted to avoid him and purposefully not see him again before he left. That would be the easiest path to take. Appearing unconcerned by the night’s events wasn’t as simple as she hoped it would be, and that aggravated her . . . And yet, she didn’t want to appear too aloof and uninterested. She came to a halt again and told herself she was not allowed to think about it any longer. She would keep extremely busy and then see how she felt tomorrow. A new day would shed a slightly different light on any situation. She sighed deeply as she arrived back at her abode.

Sleeping had never been easy for Shelana. The worst part of her ‘night owl’ tendencies was wandering about in the dark and inadvertently bothering other people who were asleep. She crept around her house holding a small candle, fed Mara and Mut, then decided to take them out for a short walk to make sure they were drained for the night. She speculated that repose was impossible for awhile anyway. As she led the cats outside the village her eyes slowly became accustomed to the darkness, which was actually a dim lightness. The moon looked like exactly half of her bright roundness, half of a disc hung in the sky to guide her. She and

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